Tricycle Theatre

The Tricycle Theatre is located on Kilburn High Road in Kilburn in the London Borough of Brent, England. Since 1980, the Tricycle has been presenting a wide range of plays reflecting the cultural diversity of the area, as well as political works and verbatim reconstructions of public inquiries.

History

Wakefield Tricycle Company

The Tricycle Theatre opened on the Kilburn High Road, London, in 1980 as the permanent home of the Wakefield Tricycle Company, a touring theatre company that was known for producing British premieres, new writing, children's shows and theatre for the community in London and the South East. The Wakefield Tricycle Company had been started in 1972 by Ken Chubb and Shirley Barrie, performing initially in a room behind the Pindar of Wakefield pub in King's Cross. The name 'Wakefield Tricycle Company' was adopted as a pun on the Wakefield Cycle of mystery plays, the pub's name and the fact that the initial company had three members.

The company commissioned new plays which it presented at arts centres around the country and then brought into small London theatres, such as The Bush and The King's Head. The Wakefield Tricycle produced over 60 plays including works by Sam Shepard, John Antrobus, and Olwen Wymark as well as co-founder Shirley Barrie.