Save Streatham Hill Theatre for the community
Do you have memories of Streatham Hill Theatre?
The Friends would love to hear any personal memories you have relating to the theatre, which we can publish here on this website. We are also interested in images and photos, videos, posters, programmes etc. relating to Streatham… Read More
The Streatham Astoria – a rival venue
The Astoria, a rival to Streatham Hill Theatre opened on Monday June 30th 1930 at 7.30 p.m. with the film Paris. It is currently a multi-screen Odeon. Geoff Gill (Former Chief Technician) gives an overview of its history on the… Read More
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Campaign overview presentation launched
On our YouTube channel we now have an illustrated presentation of our campaign to date, created by our creative supporters team. Find out more about the theatre, its history and heritage and our campaign to save it.
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Statement of Heritage Significance on Streatham Hill Theatre released, giving a remarkable look inside the dormant building
Today we have released information to the press: The Statement of Heritage Significance by a leading international architecture firm brings together over 100 pictures and drawings to show that the 1920’s building is a potentially well preserved time… Read More
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The book “A story of a suburban theatre” now available to purchase online
The book The Streatham Hill Theatre – The story of a suburban theatre by John Cresswell is now available to buy on our new online shop. There’s limited stock so hurry for that unique Christmas present! UPDATE March… Read More
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The heritage of the lighting control systems
At our campaign meeting on 15th July 2020, Matt Haskins, international lighting designer, presented an illustrated history of the lighting control systems at the theatre. His slides are available here.
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A vision for the future: July 2020
Our volunteer architecture team has created a vision of how the building can be adapted to suit future use as a flexible multi-purpose arts and culture centre, with workspace for creatives and small businesses. Here are some of… Read More
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‘Theatre at Risk’ Streatham Hill Theatre gets a helping hand from Theatres Trust
A grant of £6,000 has been awarded to The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre to contribute towards a viability study and economic impact assessment. Streatham Hill Theatre is one of London’s most lavish ‘sleeping beauties’ and the last… Read More
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A virtual tour of Streatham Hill Theatre
For our first online campaign meeting on 8th April 2020, David Harvey our chairman, presented a virtual tour of the theatre. The slides are available here.
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More Theatre Programmes Donated
We have been sent a few old programmes from the theatre, in memory of Mr Victor and Mrs Winifred Ward who enjoyed a number of shows, including: Oklahoma Call Me Madam Zip Goes a Million South Pacific The… Read More