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Riverside Studios is a production studio, theatre and independent cinema on the banks of the River Thames in Hammersmith, London, England that played host to contemporary and international dramatic and dance performance, film, visual art exhibitions and television production prior to closing for redevelopment in 2014. It is planned to reopen in 2018.〔 == History == In 1933, the Triumph Film Company moved into what is now Riverside Studios, a former industrial warehouse in Crisp Road, London, picturesquely located on the Thames just south of the late Victorian Hammersmith Bridge. Under the ownership of Jack Buchanan, the company produced such films as ''The Happiest Days of Your Life'' (1950) and ''Father Brown'' (1954), starring Alec Guinness. In 1954, the studios were acquired by the BBC for its television service.〔http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/archive/pdffiles/monographs/bbc_monograph_14.pdf〕 Series 2 to 6 of ''Hancock's Half Hour'' (1957–60) were made at what was now the BBC Riverside Studios, along with other drama and music programmes, including the science-fiction classic ''Quatermass and the Pit'' (1958–59), early episodes of the long-running ''Doctor Who'', and the children's programme ''Play School''. The facility was in continuous use until the early 1970s, the rooftop camera position providing one of the highlights of the annual University Boat Race each Easter Saturday. In 1975, after the BBC moved out, a charitable trust formed by Hammersmith and Fulham Council took control of the building. Soon afterwards, two large multi-purpose spaces shaped by architect Michael Reardon from the two main sound stages, and to be used for a mixed programme of live theatre, music, dance and film, and a functional foyer area with exposed industrial-style trunking and pipework was created as an always-open meeting point at the heart of the building. In 1976, Peter Gill was appointed Riverside's first Artistic Director and soon established the Studios as a leading London arts venue with acclaimed productions of ''The Cherry Orchard'' with Judy Parfitt, Julie Covington and Michael Elphick (1978), ''The Changeling'' with Brian Cox (1979) and ''Measure for Measure'' (1980). During the 1980s, the Centre was the venue for the highly successful Dance Umbrella seasons, and hosted a huge variety of productions from across the world - including, notably, the work of Polish theatre maestro Tadeusz Kantor. An influential gallery area also flourished, under the direction of Greg Hilty. Channel 4's opening night launch party was held at the Studios in 1982. During the 1980s, the Riverside was also home to Motley Theatre Design Course, under the directorship of Margaret Harris. Following repeated financial crises, and the directorship of David Gothard, Riverside pulled in its horns. William Burdett-Coutts (also Artistic Director of Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms) was appointed Artistic Director of Riverside Studios in 1993. The Studios' Cinema, with an eclectic repertory programme, became firmly established as a primary revenue stream to keep the Studios open, in addition to Arts Council of Great Britain and local authority funding, and there were fewer home-grown live productions. Studios 1 and 3 were lucratively used once more in the 1990s for broadcasting, including the Chris Evans vehicle ''TFI Friday''. ''CD:UK'' was broadcast from Riverside from 2003 until 2006. Later projects included the BBC's ''Mighty Truck of Stuff'' (2005–6) and Channel 4's ''T4'' (2006–9) and ''Popworld''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Riverside Studios」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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