Wembley Park Theatre was built in 2019 on the site of the former television studio, Fountain Studios. The theatre opened with a varied programme of live events, including Dinosaur World Live and War Horse. In August 2020 Wembley Park Theatre was the first venue in the UK to host an indoor musical theatre performance after theatres were forced to close their doors due to the Coronavirus pandemic with a socially-distanced production of the new musical Sleepless: A Musical Romance, based on the popular film Sleepless in Seattle.
Wembley Park Theatre is owned by Troubadour Theatres, which was founded in 2009 and has operated 8 commercial theatres, including the King’s Cross Theatre, White City Theatre and pop-up spaces in Waterloo Station and Kensington Gardens.
The theatre is one of many new developments in the Wembley Park area, which is one of the fastest-growing areas of London. The area is home to the iconic Wembley Stadium and SSE Arena, as well as the London Designer Outlet, and the largest Boxpark in the UK, with over 20 street food traders.
