Founder and managing director of new production company The Stable, Neil Marcus
A new production company, The Stable, is unveiled this week, established exclusively to commission, develop and present new musical theatre productions. The company is commissioning and producing ten shows over the next six years, each of which will be premiered and presented at off-West End and regional theatres.
In recent years, a prestigious roster of intimate London and regional theatres have started to focus on presenting more musical theatre, and this is where The Stable will focus on producing their shows. It aims to tap into and drive a growing trend for ‘off-West End’ and regional studio musicals. These productions benefit from the critical attention and word-of-mouth that their host venues attract, and can cost as little as 10% of what it costs to mount a show at a mainstream West End theatre – but with all the benefits of top class production values. Audiences appreciate the savings on ticket prices and also supporting smaller venues.
The Stable is backed by Ingenious Ventures, a division of Ingenious, the UK’s leading creative industries investor.
Neil Marcus, the managing director of The Stable says: “I have never known such a groundswell of talent in the UK – a new wave of writers (composers, lyricists and dramatists) are poised to shake up the musical theatre world. With Ingenious’ support – financial, operational and creative – The Stables is well positioned to achieve our goal of championing an incredible talent pool of new writers who are poised to take centrestage.”
Marcus is founder and managing director of The Stable. Before founding the company, he ran Mercury Musical Developments, an organisation that nurtures musical theatre writing. Recent producing or devising credits include: Michael Feinstein & Friends (Palace Theatre) with Elaine Paige and Julian Ovenden; The A-Z of Mrs P (Southwark Playhouse) and Stiles & Drewe’s Soho Cinders (Soho Theatre). Marcus was the first artistic director of Jermyn Street Theatre and is also the artistic director of the London Festival of Cabaret.
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