Piano Works to leave West End for Covent Garden
All of the Piano Works West End employees will join the new site, which boasts a capacity of 600 and a unique island stage in the middle of the venue
Live music bar Piano Works has announced that it is moving to Covent Garden this month.
It is re-opening within a Nightcap venue at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on the corner of Drury Lane. This comes after the company applied to Westminster Council to increase its licensed capacity at its current venue from 400 to 700 people but was rejected.
Piano Works said this made operating within Westminster untenable due to external cost pressures, leading to the venue searching for new premises.
All of the Piano Works West End employees will join the new site, which boasts a capacity of 600 and a unique island stage in the middle of the venue.
Alan Lorrimer, owner of The Piano Works, said: “Returning to the Gillian Lynne Theatre location has always been a dream of mine and I have always felt it would be the perfect spot for a Piano Works location. When our West End capacity licence request was rejected, I approached the team at Nightcap and was delighted that they agreed to this exciting opportunity to partner with us in such a collaborative way.”
Sarah Willingham, CEO of Nightcap plc, added: “I’m so looking forward to working with Alan and his talented team at The Piano Works, to bring another fantastic concept into a Nightcap venue. Our customers will love it and our teams will work together to make sure that they have the best night out over this busy Christmas period and into the new year.”