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Theatres Trust considers theatre still at risk in 2024 📺

Streatham Hill Theatre remains at risk in the 2024 At Risk Register maintained by Theatres Trust.

“We have just published our annual list of theatres under threat of permanent closure, redevelopment, or demolition across the UK. This year’s Theatres at Risk Register consists of 39 theatres, which all have strong architectural merit, cultural heritage or value to the local community as performance venues. See the full Theatres at Risk list.”

Theatres Trust
The Launch Event recording on YouTube

Theatres Trust has updated their assessment of the theatre, recognising recent changes of ownership and ACV status.

Nominate the Friends in a £1000 Charity Draw

MOVEMENT FOR GOOD AWARDS PROGRAMME 2024 – £1,000 CHARITABLE DONATIONS

You can help us by nominating the Friends for this charity draw to win £1000, which could, for example, help us fund our campaign or contribute to our archive programme.

The Benefact Group, does financial services differently – we give all available profits to charity and good causes. Movement for Good is our annual programme of giving that anyone can get involved in, and again this year we’ll be donating over £1 million to charities and good causes nominated by you.”

How it works:

  • Nominations are accepted between Jan 1st 2024 – 19 Dec 2024.
  • During this time anyone can nominate their favourite charity or charities for an award of £1,000 – it’s one nomination per charity, per person.
  • You can nominate a registered charity, not-for-profit organisation or community interest company in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Channel Islands or Isle of Man. Click here to see the full terms and conditions.
  • There are six £1,000 draws in 2024, so the earlier you nominate, the more chances your charity has of being drawn.
  • Once you’ve nominated, your charity will be included in all the remaining £1,000 draws in 2024.
  • The more nominations a charity gets, the better their chances of being drawn, so once you’ve nominated please share with your network.
  • Please note: Nominations from previous years do not roll over.

Nominate us here

  • Search for “The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre” and it should find:
  • Charity Name “1193643 – THE FRIENDS OF STREATHAM HILL THEATRE”.
  • Select “Heritage Arts” as the Charity Type
  • Enter your name and details
  • Click on the big green Nominate button

First Campaign Meeting of 2024

Our first online meeting of 2024 will be on Wednesday 10th January at 8pm. Register via our events page.

Asset of Community Value status awarded again

Back in 2018, Lambeth Council approved (PDF) our nomination (PDF) of Streatham Hill Theatre as an Asset of Community Value (ACV), confirmed (PDF) in early 2019 after a review requested (PDF) by the owners and our flashmob demonstration.

The original ACV expired in July 2023 and The Friends applied for a second term, which has just been approved by Lambeth in December 2023, and will last five years. There is a chance that the owners may raise an objection, but if so we will respond.

ACV status gives the community a chance to acquire the property should the owners want to sell, subject to some exceptions.

Send a free Ecard from Streatham Hill Theatre

Let us help ease your Christmas pressure – simply send everyone you know one of our Ecards. The selection includes classic pantomimes and views of the beautiful theatre.

Just make your selection here. Sending an ecard is free, but you are always welcome to make a donation in support of our campaign!

Timeline document for Streatham Hill Theatre

The Friends have published a Timeline for Streatham Hill Theatre, now available on our Publications page.

Clock

The document is a summary of Streatham Hill Theatre’s history from its inception to the current day. It includes many of its key events, and its current status and ongoing concerns. It contains links to sources of background detail.

This document will be kept up to date as appropriate.

Theatres fit for the future 📺

Theatres Trust talks about its plans to support UK theatres, across four key themes: resilience, environmental sustainability, inclusion and placemaking.

This video features our Patrons, Simon Callow and Samira Ahmed.

Lambeth Architecture 1914-39 book covers Streatham Hill Theatre

Lambeth Architecture 1914-1939 by Edmund Bird and Fiona Price (2012) is part of a trilogy, with Lambeth Architecture: A Brave New World 1945-65 and Lambeth Architecture 1965-99, published by Lambeth Archives.

Amongst the Lambeth architectural gems included, is Streatham Hill Theatre:

Used by kind permission of Edmund Bird.

The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre logo

Notice of Annual General Meeting 6th September 2023

NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre will be held at Vinters Studio 2, 1b Sunnyhill Road, London SW16 2UG at 8pm on Wednesday 6th September 2023 to transact the following business:

Agenda
1. Apologies(a)

2. Minutes of last AGM held 13th July 2022(c)

            Matters arising and acceptance

3. Receive reports from Trustees(c)

4. Receive financial statements and report from the Treasurer(c)

5. Election of Trustees(c, d)

6. Resolution to amend the Constitution to permit electronic meetings(c)

7. Other business of The Friends

By order of the Board of Trustees

Jon Harrison, Secretary

The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre CIO
Registered in England:
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Number CE024993
Registered Charity Number 1193643
Registered office: 1b Sunnyhill Road, London, SW16 2UG
info@streathamhilltheatre.org   
www.streathamhilltheatre.org

Notes

(a) We are required to hold a physical meeting by the Charity Commission. If unable to attend, members may appoint a proxy using the appointment form(c).

(b) The CIO Constitution is published here: http://resources.streathamhilltheatre.org/friends/The%20Friends%20of%20Streatham%20Hill%20Theatre%20CIO%20Constitution.pdf

(c) Supporting documents and forms are published here: http://resources.streathamhilltheatre.org/friends

(d) One-third of elected Trustees must stand down, along with any Trustees appointed since the last AGM, but are all eligible for re-election. Members may nominate candidates using the nomination form(c).

No registration or tickets are required. The AGM will be followed by an in-person campaign meeting.

Kind donation of Programmes

We have received some programmes from Tessa Manning, who writes:

These programmes were owned by my late Mum, Pamela Elderfield who lived in Tierney Road in the early 1950’s. She loved going to the theatre and went throughout her long life. It would make her happy to donate these to your archive, and I hope the theatre gets a chance to live again. Good luck with your campaign.”

We’ve catalogued them and added them to our archives, joining a growing collection of programmes.