Cambridge Arts Theatre

Cambridge Arts Theatre

Address	6 St Edward's Passage Cambridge, England United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°12′15″N 0°07′06″E / 52.204300°N 0.118424°E / 52.204300; 0.118424
Capacity	666
Opened	1 February 1936 (1936-02-01)
Website
cambridgeartstheatre.com

Cambridge Arts Theatre is a 666-seat theatre on Peas Hill and St Edward's Passage in central Cambridge, England.^[1] The theatre presents a varied mix of drama, dance, opera and pantomime. It attracts touring productions, as well as many shows direct from, or prior to, seasons in the West End. Its annual Christmas pantomime is an established tradition in the city. From 1969 to 1985, the theatre was also home to the Cambridge Theatre Company, a national touring company. The Cambridge Arts Theatre was founded in 1936 by the Cambridge economist and statesman John Maynard Keynes.

The Cambridge Arts Theatre has also been home to performances of Cambridge University's Marlowe Society, and it provides a venue for the university's triennial Cambridge Greek Play performed in Ancient Greek. In previous years it also housed performances by Footlights, the Cambridge University Gilbert & Sullivan Society and the Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society.