The Anvil, Basingstoke

Infobox Theatre
name = The Anvil

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caption = The Anvil, Basingstoke in 2008. View of the south side of the theatre from the footbridge over Churchill Way.
address = Churchill Way
city = Basingstoke
country =
designation =
latitude = 51.266677
longitude = -1.088933
architect =Nicholas Thompson of RHWL
owner =Basingstoke and DeaneBorough Council
capacity = 1,400
type = Multi-purpose venue
opened = April 1994
website = www.anvilplus.org.uk

The Anvil is a theatre and performing arts centre in the town of Basingstoke in Hampshire, UK.

Built on a site originally set aside for the third phase of Basingstoke's shopping centre, The Anvil was built to tackle what was then seen as a 'cultural desert' in the Basingstoke area. The aim of the project was to raise the profile of the Borough and to establish it as a major regional centre with a range of first class facilities. The building's name reflects it's unusual shape, particularly when seen from the western approach which somewhat resembles the horn end of a traditional blacksmith's anvil.

External links

* [http://www.rhwl.com/project_18.aspx The Anvil - RHWL Architects page about the project]