Love this venue, it never disappoints. Inadvertently, we booked our show and a table in the Resturant the exact week before we turned up. It was our fault entirely. The staff we excellent and very understanding of our situation. They found us a table in the Resturant and as an act of kindness they did not charge us any service charge. Also, the lady in the booking office could not have been more helpful. She was able to find us seats and allowed us to transfer our tickets. Excellent customer care. As for the show, funny, well acted and would love to see it transferred to the west end.
Lovely venue and absolutely marvelous show... My teenagers and I loved watching The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13 3/4 ....Great acting by all and so very funny, in parts... Highly recommend!
The space is well put together industrial lost and found. Jam jars with tea lights, mismatched furniture, rough hewn wood, exposed pipework and brick. It feels curated, but not affected. The set menu pleasingly changes dependant on the show, regionally re
Close Up musical was brilliant much better than some of the critics said. Dance, singing scenery all great. Theatre seats had too many people squeezed in .Take out one per row for safety & comfort. Quaint building near Borough market & good view of the Shard
Very quaint setting. Seating more comfortable than expected. Box Office staff very welcoming. Nice atmosphere and good view from seats. Saw Close Up, which was a fabulous production with a very talented cast and live music. GREAT first experience and would definitely come again.
Cute theatre, always has interesting productions on and a nice atmosphere. Located not far from London Bridge Station.
Seats are a bit uncomfortable after awhile, they are bench style but has good ranking for views of the stage.
Shame the restaurant is no more, staff friendly and cute little bar for drinks.
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The Menier Chocolate Factory used to be a buzzy, zeitgeisty, award winning theatre with an art gallery and exellent pre theatre dining space. Coming here now is pleasant enough, but there's a sense things have moved on, and the Menier has been left behind. The dining space and art gallery are, alas, no more.
The Menier is proud of its past - posters of theatre productions that have graced the stage here adorn the walls - but where is today's history in the making?
I was at the Menier to see a new musical, "The Third Man," (based on Carol Reed's film noir classic) set in a shady post-WW2 Vienna where nothing is as it seems, not least the death of black marketeer, Harry Lime. Though Don Black's lyrics rarely rose above the mundane, the score, with its clever echos of Weimer cabaret, was a different matter entirely. Together with the staging and direction by Trevor Nunn - which was a minimalist, monochrome, delight - a wonderful sense of mood, time, and place was established. This was a seductive, 'come hither, come zither' production.
Derek Griffiths, children's TV icon of (my) yesteryear, has a small role in this production. He stole every scene he was in. An act of light fingered larceny that was a joy to behold.
It was lovely to see that this theatre has survived lockdown. Almost every production I've seen is memorable. I noticed that the bustling cafe is no more. I hope they're able to restart that in the future. The charging bar at the back is up and running.
I visited to see The Third Man, which I found rather charming and lovely (contrary to some of the reviews). There is a large ensemble cast. The quality of the songwriting was very high. Accompanied by a live orchestra up in the gods. What's not to love.
See it if you can a ticket, some of which are being heavily discounted to £10.
CLOSE UP- TWIGGY
Fantasic musical... great music and a stage full of brilliant actors 👏 taking on the Twiggy story 👍 there was nobody trying to outshine anybody....even at the end the leading cast members in the show just blended into the total cast to take a standing ovation from the audience. Great support from the musicians making the whole experience a theatre night to remember
Love the theatre. Always have. It is quite unique! Wish it were a bit bigger and a bit cooler. The musical show was about Twiggy. Written and directed by Ben Elton. Perfect balance of story with music of the time and some personal choices that are not of the era. The cast was excellent and the audience responded.
It is a bit of a different venue for a theatre. It feels like an abandoned warehouse with a theatre in one part and is less obviously a theatre from the outside due to the look of the building
The seats are long padded benches that don't tip up which causes problems if you need to pass others in the row, but they are reasonably comfy and well-tiered.
Very good production of The Third Man. Innovatively staged - and a musical version. Really enjoyed it - great space and friendly staff. For people with reduced mobility it could be quite challenging.
Lovely, welcoming "off West End" theatre. They have the ability to pick wonderful productions and the current show, Close-up the Twiggy musical, is one of them.
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