In the spotlight
What is the history of the Menier Chocolate Factory?
The Menier Chocolate Factory in London started as a 19th-century chocolate factory and was converted in 2004 into an intimate Off-West End theatre ([www.menierchocolatefactory.com](https://www.menierchocolatefactory.com/about/#:~:text=The%20Menier%20Chocolate%20Factory%20is,numerous%20awards%20for%20its%20productions)) ([theatrecrafts.com](https://theatrecrafts.com/pages/home/venues/uk-london-menier-chocolate-factory/#:~:text=Formerly%20used%20to%20produce%20chocolate,been%20derelict%20since%20the%201980s)). Today it stages acclaimed plays and musicals in its 180-seat venue, many of which transfer to the West End and Broadway ([www.menierchocolatefactory.com](https://www.menierchocolatefactory.com/about/#:~:text=Since%20its%20opening%2C%20the%20Menier,with%20fresh%20and%20exciting%20interpretations)) ([www.theguardian.com](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2010/may/10/menier-chocolate-factory-west-end-broadway#:~:text=York%20www,a%20remarkable%2015%20Tony%20nominations)).
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