UK’s first zero-waste performance space The Greenhouse to tour London this summer

A zero-waste performance space is to tour across London this summer.

A first for the UK, moving venue The Greenhouse is made completely from found and recycled materials, with a clear roof, and no floor but the grass beneath your feet.

The in-the-round setting begins its tour at the Royal Docks (11 May – 4 June) as part of the Sea Change Festival and its season of sustainability. The Greenhouse will host Flotilla, a video installation by Melanie Manchot, alongside a free programme of events and workshops. On Sunday 28th May, the team will host a free, all-day Youth Festival on the site in Thames Barrier Park. The schedule will involve a range of workshops, as well as drinks and live music, created by and for young people aged 14 to 30.

Following this The Greenhouse will return to Canary Wharf (19 June – 14 July) for a month with a programme of shows before finishing off the tour the venue will stop at the iconic Battersea Power Station (7 August – 3 September) with a programme of free events, workshops and a bar.

Across all tour stops, the team will be running an innovative zero-waste bar for the first time, offering drinks from Toast Ale at £4.95 a pint, as well as a range of juices from Milk&More. There will also be a range of social events and workshops, to build community, have fun, and share sustainable skills.

Oli Savage, Artistic Director, said: “This is a really exciting year for The Greenhouse, popping up in three different locations and reaching a range of different communities around London. We’re also taking a new programming model, and are hoping to welcome over 40 companies into our space over the coming months, to ensure we have an amazing offer, while inspiring as many audiences and artists as possible to live and work more sustainably.”

For more information, visit www.thegreenhousetheatre.com