Park Theatre Reviews Summary

Location & Accessibility

Pros:

• "Small and intimate, probably good views from all seats, easy to get to on the tube, just 2 stops from Kings Cross."
• "Lovely and popular place next to the tube."
• "Literally just around the corner from the Finsbury Park tube station."
• "The Park Theatre is a small community theatre situated just 5 mins walk from Finsbury Park Station."
• "It's 7 or 8 minutes from Finsbury Park station... it would be closer if it wasn't for the station redevelopment."
• "Theatre is less than 5 mins walk from Finsbury Park station."
• "A very small and intimate theatre, located 50 metres from Finsbury Park Station."

Cons:

• "Parking difficult."
• "The area isn’t brilliant, but persevere, as the place itself is lovely."

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "Staff great, smiling and helpful."
• "This is a lovely place to come, with really friendly and informative staff, and a great bar selling a range of drinks and food."
• "Incredibly friendly and helpful staff."
• "The staff are incredibly friendly, and the multi-use space is great to relax and have food, coffee, or a beer."
• "Friendly staff and ushers."
• "The staff were super friendly and I had a nice chat."
• "Great local theatre with a great programme including frequent visits from household names and up-and-coming actors and directors. Nice cafe bar too and friendly staff."

Cons:

• "Staff where rude and unaccommodating and tried to stop me going in."
• "Extremely rude staff."
• "The staff seemed overwhelmed by demand prior to a Saturday matinee."
• "I was so disappointed when I walked in and went straight to the box office to ask where Theatre90 was, after saying that I’ve never been to the theatre before, but the male (about 50 years old and wearing a baseball cap with a bear on it), was so unnecessarily rude to me."

Facilities & Design

Pros:

• "Two relatively small, intimate spaces and a very well patronised bar to go with each of them."
• "The main theatre and studio spaces are well designed with every seat being a good seat."
• "The space itself is clean, well presented and welcoming."
• "The modern red building accommodates a small modern bar in the ground floor with outdoor terrace."
• "Great facilities with bar, snacks and seating areas."
• "Boasting two stages (one small one upstairs) and mirroring the ambiance and design of the Donmar, this truly is a clear sign of the rapidly improving neighborhood of Finsbury Park."
• "Gorgeous new theatre in Finsbury Park. Beautiful remodel of the original building into a dynamic and light theatre space."

Cons:

• "The theatre is very small and there is not enough space to let people get through without everyone leaving the row to let them through."
• "We were in 200 seat theatre and legroom is OK but there is no room for people fo pass you by so you really need for everyone to get out of the row so people can get to their seats ŵhen they are further down the row which is a very odd design."
• "It is a nice place, but in my eyes, the sitting is poorly designed. Absolutely inefficient use of space, obstructed viewing from gallery which could easily be remedied, uncomfortable seats."
• "The seats we had were more of a bench which seats two people which is fine if you know the person but feels a bit odd if you are sharing with a stranger."

Food & Drink

Pros:

• "A great little, but intimate, theatre. It has a great bar/cafe."
• "Great bar selling a range of drinks and food."
• "Decent selection of snacks and drinks available, including premium nuts and ice creams."
• "Great place to meet up to have a coffee and bite to eat around Finsbury Park. More spaces upstairs with comfortable sofas to sink yourself into on a lazy day."
• "Nice for a morning tea and croissant aux amandes on the terrace outside sitting in the sun!"
• "A nice cafe has pizza before the show."
• "They have a decent bar and you can get food and eat before at reasonable prices."

Cons:

• "The soup of the day... was running out but nobody appeared to have thought of starting some more, so when our alternative (mushroom) eventually arrived it was cold."
• "Food is a bit basic and the service, whilst friendly can be a little haphazard."
• "Only Pizza and nuts on offer food-wise."
• "No hot drinks served after 7pm in Winter with the cold and rain either??? It was really not good enough!"
• "The bar space was lacking in food options, minor gripe and didn't impact the overall experience."
• "Overpriced drinks at the bar."

Performances & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "First time visitor but loved “The way old friends do”."
• "Great local theatre with excellent plays which sometimes transfer to the West End or go on tour."
• "The beating heart of fringe theatre! With two modern theatre spaces for up and coming and established thespians to perform relevant and interesting work."
• "One of the most intimate theatre's I've been to with seating on three sides of the stage."
• "The atmosphere is cosy and relaxed, they have good selection of drinks."
• "This is such a lovely theatre. Very intimate performance. The staff are so friendly and welcoming. We arrived early to enjoy a hearty bowl of soup before the show, served with a smile."
• "A fantastic and vibrant contemporary theatre, barely a stones throw from Finsbury Park station."

Cons:

• "If u want to see a show go to a proper theatre with friendly staff That give u freedom to go to the toilet and have access to your belongings and loved ones… this establishment is a joke!"
• "Please be cautious about booking tickets with this theatre."
• "Can be a bit hard to see background projections if close to wings."
• "We were extremely dissapointed with this show which is hugely promoted as Abba tribune... We didn't hear even One Full Abba song during the whole performance."
• "Appalling theatre and production - don't waste your money."