New Diorama: the most important theatre in London you’ve never heard of

This month, two critically acclaimed British shows make their much-anticipated debut in the West End. What do Operation Mincemeat and For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy have in common? They were both developed by an 80-seat playhouse near Regent’s Park run by a team of just eight.

“I don’t think there are many organisations in the country like us,” says David Byrne, the artistic director and chief executive of New Diorama. “I don’t think a studio theatre has ever really got to the place we’re at.”