New Vic Theatre
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The New Vic Theatre is a prominent modern theatre-in-the-round and cultural venue located in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, known for its innovative productions and community-focused programming.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Vic Theatre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5948769 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Vic Theatre Context triple: [Newcastle-under-Lyme, hasLandmark, New Vic Theatre]
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A.
Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic is a historic and renowned theatre in Bristol, England, celebrated as one of the oldest continuously working theatres in the English-speaking world.
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B.
Swan Theatre
Swan Theatre is an intimate Elizabethan-style playhouse in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, known for staging productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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C.
The Marlowe Theatre
The Marlowe Theatre is a major performing arts venue in Canterbury renowned for its programme of drama, musicals, comedy, and other live entertainment.
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D.
Old Vic Theatre
Old Vic Theatre is a historic and influential London playhouse renowned for its classical and contemporary productions and its role in shaping British theatre.
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E.
Orchard Theatre
Orchard Theatre is a prominent performing arts venue in Dartford, England, hosting a wide range of live theatre, music, comedy, and touring productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New Vic Theatre Target entity description: The New Vic Theatre is a prominent modern theatre-in-the-round and cultural venue located in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, known for its innovative productions and community-focused programming.
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A.
Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic is a historic and renowned theatre in Bristol, England, celebrated as one of the oldest continuously working theatres in the English-speaking world.
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B.
Swan Theatre
Swan Theatre is an intimate Elizabethan-style playhouse in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, known for staging productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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C.
The Marlowe Theatre
The Marlowe Theatre is a major performing arts venue in Canterbury renowned for its programme of drama, musicals, comedy, and other live entertainment.
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D.
Old Vic Theatre
Old Vic Theatre is a historic and influential London playhouse renowned for its classical and contemporary productions and its role in shaping British theatre.
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E.
Orchard Theatre
Orchard Theatre is a prominent performing arts venue in Dartford, England, hosting a wide range of live theatre, music, comedy, and touring productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
cultural venue ⓘ producing theatre ⓘ theatre-in-the-round ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modern ⓘ |
| artisticDirector | Theresa Heskins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artisticDirectorStart | 2007 ⓘ |
| capacity | approximately 600 seats ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
local community organisations
ⓘ
national theatre companies ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focus |
access to the arts
ⓘ
regional audiences ⓘ socially engaged theatre ⓘ |
| formerName | Victoria Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDepartment |
New Vic Borderlines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Vic Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
café-bar
ⓘ
foyer exhibition space ⓘ main auditorium ⓘ rehearsal rooms ⓘ studio spaces ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arena stage
ⓘ
in-the-round auditorium ⓘ wraparound seating ⓘ |
| hasProgramme |
community outreach
ⓘ
creative learning ⓘ education projects ⓘ youth theatre ⓘ |
| knownFor |
community-focused programming
ⓘ
innovative productions ⓘ theatre-in-the-round staging ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Staffordshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | Newcastle-under-Lyme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | New Vic Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1986 ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
community performances
ⓘ
theatrical productions ⓘ touring productions ⓘ |
| produces |
Christmas productions
ⓘ
classic plays ⓘ family shows ⓘ new writing ⓘ |
| region | West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Victoria Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seatingType | theatre-in-the-round ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Vic Theatre Description of subject: The New Vic Theatre is a prominent modern theatre-in-the-round and cultural venue located in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, known for its innovative productions and community-focused programming.
Referenced by (1)
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