M-Theatre
2884/2 New Phetchaburi Alley, Bang Kapi, Huai Khwang, Bangkok 10310
This is Bangkok's working midsize theatre, not a tourist showpiece. The programming skews Thai-language productions and local experimental work. If you want Broadway touring casts, look elsewhere. Come for what the local theatre community actually makes.
You step into the Manoonphon Building lobby and the theatre entrance sits ahead, flanked by cafes and a restaurant on the ground floor. The main auditorium runs 787 seats in a traditional proscenium layout, wide enough that sightlines from the back rows stay clean.
The venue opened in 1993 as Bangkok Theatre, with Princess Sirindhorn presiding over the inaugural ceremony on July 28 that year. DAS Entertainment ran operations until 2004, then Sahamunyaphol Company took over in 2005. Dreambox Theatre joined as a partner in 2007, renovated the building through 2008, and renamed it M-Theatre when it reopened. Dreambox still manages programming and client relations.
The 2008 renovation added an Event Hall wing for visual arts. Contemporary painting and sculpture exhibitions rotate through alongside the performance calendar. Two studio spaces (Creative Industries and Blue Box Studio) handle smaller experimental runs, workshops, and rehearsal bookings. The main stage draws Thai-language drama, dance companies, and musicals, with occasional international touring productions. Dreambox's own ensemble premieres original work here and adapts Western plays for Thai audiences.
Parking splits between the building's own lot and the adjacent Chan Isara structure. Street parking on New Phetchaburi fills early on show nights. The nearest BTS stops are Ekamai and Thonglor, both a taxi ride away. Tickets for most productions run through Thai Ticket Major, with walk-up box office sales depending on the show. The building is fully wheelchair accessible, including the auditorium and restrooms.
This is a venue built for the local arts calendar, not the expat circuit. Show schedules lean heavily on Thai-language work, and subtitles are rare unless the production specifically targets a bilingual audience. The cafe and restaurant stay open during intermissions.