Save Streatham Hill Theatre for the community
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
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.
Theatre At Risk: 28th January 2020
Streatham Hill Theatre remains on this year’s Risk Register, as launched by Gary Kemp at Hoxton Hall.
90th Anniversary Celebration: 20th November 2019
To its centenary and beyond! 90 years to the day the theatre opened with “Wake Up and Dream“, ‘Streatham Stars’ Simon Callow and Catherine Russell joined us to celebrate, cut the cake and launch our crowd-funder for a viability study to examine its future for… Read More
Theatres At Risk Register: 22nd January 2019
SHT continues to be listed on the Theatres Trust ‘At Risk Register‘, launched today at Alexandra Palace Theatre by Jack Dee. London Live’s news covered the event… https://www.youtube.com/embed/hsoyP11s2E4
Still At Risk: 23rd January 2018
Once again, the theatre features on the Theatres Trust “At Risk” register, launched today at Soho Theatre by Dara O Briain.
Theatre is “At Risk”: January 2017
In 2017 the theatre was added to the Theatres Trust’s Theatres at Risk Register due to the possibility of redevelopment of the building or sale of part/s of the building, meaning that “the auditorium itself may be left… Read More
Beacon Bingo announcement: January 2017
Beacon Bingo has announced today an opportunity to work with businesses to replace Beacon Bingo at Streatham Hill Theatre. Beacon Bingo Streatham Hill, part of the Praesepe group of companies, has offered Bingo to its customers for over… Read More
Grade II listing granted: 22nd September 1994
The theatre was granted a Grade 2 listing in 1994 as “an unusually lavish example of a theatre built in the short-lived revival of building in 1929-30; as a suburban example of this date the building may be unique”. Much of… Read More
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Last Updated: 30 July 2020 by FoSHT-admin
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.