In the early 19th century Park row in New York was once home to Theatre alley the center of the city's small but popular and very rowdy Theatre District. This area was frequented by actors and theatre professionals, and a lot of low rent accommodation was given to the people working in the theatre. Such as, the Park Theatre, before it was burnt down in 1848, The New theatre on Nassau Street and the John Street Theatre. Later on in the 19th century, the theatre district moved to what is now known as Broadway, but Park row was the first theatre district of New York. Row Street is a relatively new company but it is a continuation of a company that first performed way back in the 90s and early 2000s in Scotland. Performances of new plays by an ensemble of actors, writers and directors. Like all theatre companies our drive is to be financially self-sufficient. So the new Row Street has seen us concentrate more on marketing and promotion. With the help of local businesses, we have been busy promoting theatre ticket sales through adverts on ITV1. This will enable us to help market and promote new works, both, by ourselves and also in association with other theatre companies throughout the UK.

 

    "If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story" Orson Welles. The art of storytelling has been around since time began. Where would history or religion be without good storytellers. Parents educate their children from a young age through stories. Christianity is based on the stories told by the disciples, and in 600bc saw the birth of the Thespians. The origins of theatre lie in the religious followers of Dionysus, the greek god of fertility and wine. The dionysians developed a more structred form of drama from the original ceremony of chants, frenzied dancing and animal sacrifice. Then in 600bc a priest of Dionysus, by the name of Thespis, introduces a new element which became the birth of theatre. He engages in dialogue with the chorus, the first actor. Ever since actors have proudly called themselves Thespians. 

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    From the first pioneers of Dionysus to Fleabag at the national theatre and all those in between, such as Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde and your own local Theatre. All the work, all the sweat and tears have added to the story and that's what we hope to bring you with this website, another piece of the story.

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    Row Street will be adding our own Live Theatre to this Website. This will be of new plays and will be added in the coming months.

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