Gate, the home of international storytelling.
The Gate brings people together from across the world to engage with theatre, performance art and ideas.
Founded in 1979 to stage groundbreaking international plays, in an intimate space above a pub in Notting Hill, the Gate became a platform and home for some of the 21st century’s most radical artists, writers and directors from across the globe, known for it’s transformative ability to push the boundaries of what theatre is and could be.
It is where they came together to imagine storytelling differently and where theatre and experimental thinking were front and centre.
Today, the Gate presents a dynamic programme of international productions, events and support programmes.
We believe in the power of theatre to provoke new ways of storytelling.
If you would like to find out more about how we work please visit our Policies page.
The Gate Theatre is a true Cinderella story. With little money and an awkward space, it has shown how a small theatre, led with courage, imagination and a strong sense of what it is, can grow into one of the most important and internationally influential theatrical powerhouses.
Our Vision
A different way of storytelling
Theatre and performance that actively interrogates who we are and how we live, is a platform for people whose voices might not otherwise be heard and a space to promote equality of opportunity and social change.
Agency through storytelling
Gate produces collaborative, socially-engaged theatre and performance work. We offer opportunities for established professionals and rising talent including people whose voices may not otherwise be heard. We believe that storytelling should move people and encourage them to think.
Challenge the narrative
We believe engagement with the arts has the power to provoke thought, create public platforms for voices that might not otherwise be heard, it has clear social value with the power to imagine society differently.
Not only have the Gate strengthened my commitment for daring, radical and joyful work, and educated me on the countless ways in which to achieve that, but they have given me my London professional stage debut. It was honestly one of the best experiences of my life.
