OSO Arts Centre

OSO Arts Centre
The Old Sorting Office
OSO Arts Centre, Barnes Green
Address 49 Station Road, Barnes, SW13 0LF
London, SW13
United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°28′20″N 0°14′47″W / 51.4723°N 0.2465°W / 51.4723; -0.2465
Public transit National Rail Barnes National Rail Barnes Bridge
Type Fringe theatre
Capacity 74 seats
Current use Theatre and Arts Centre
Opened 2012 (2012)
Website
osoarts.org.uk

The OSO Arts Centre is a theatre and arts centre located in Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.[1] The building was previously the postal sorting office, but was redeveloped into a mixture of residential and commercial space with the first residents moving in in 1999.[2] In 2002 the arts centre opened and in 2012 the OSO Arts Centre came under the direction of a new board of trustees. The building is located on Barnes Green, and provides arts services to the community, both in the form of evening performances in the theatre[3] space, and daytime dance and art classes.[4] Some well-known names have performed at the OSO over the years including Patricia Hodge, Timothy West, Stephanie Cole, Julian Glover, and Robert Pattinson.[5]

The OSO Arts Centre hosts productions by the Barnes Community Players[6] and the Barnes Children's Literature Festival,[7] as well as plays by young theatre companies[8]

References

  1. ↑ "OSO Arts Centre". ArtsRichmond.
  2. ↑ "History of the OSO building". OSO Arts Centre Website.
  3. ↑ "OSO Community Arts Centre". Visit Richmond.
  4. ↑ "The Old Sorting Office". Barnes Village.
  5. ↑ "Have a Good Time with Robert Pattinson". Vulture Festival.
  6. ↑ "Mrs Warren's Profession at the OSO". Richmond and Twickenham Times.
  7. ↑ "Holy Willoughby to delight at inaugural Barnes Children's Literature Festival". Richmond and Twickenham Times.
  8. ↑ "First World War's Final Months". Evening Standard.
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