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The Friends help Lambeth Archives celebrate Shakespeare with Simon Callow

The Friends were pleased to be able to help Lambeth Archives celebrate the return of their original Shakespeare folios to the new Lambeth Archive premises in Brixton. The Archives have created an exhibition covering Shakespeare in Lambeth, including… Read More

Programmes delivered from Australia!

We recently received a message from John Flower, offering programmes his father had collected. John has hand delivered them to us while visiting England. Thank you John! There’s a full list of performances at Streatham Hill Theatre, and… Read More

Shakespeare at Streatham Hill Theatre

From the schedule at the back of the John Cresswell book about the theatre, we have identified 7 Shakespeare plays as having been put on there in total. While there were three in 1932, there were none at… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

Kind donation of many more Programmes

We have received a large batch of programmes from Elizabeth Maytom, whose mother and grandmother were regular and avid attendees at the theatre both pre-war and post-war, when they lived in ABC roads. We’ll be cataloguing them and… Read More

Update: Theatre being de-Bingo’ed!

After the sale of the freehold of Streatham Hill Theatre to Ruach City Church, the leaseholders Merkur have been clearing out their bingo fittings, including external signage. From Land Registry documents we understand that Merkur’s slot machine operation… Read More

Jill Stanford remembers her father Jack Stanford and Streatham Hill Theatre 📺

Jill Stanford is the daughter of Jack Stanford the Dancing Fool, who was an eccentric tap dancer mime artist. She has wonderful memories of going to the Streatham Hill Theatre to see her father in a production of… Read More

Streatham Hill Theatre re-visioned in Lego

Ian Howells has created an amazing Lego model, based on the artist impression of a future Streatham Hill Theatre. His photos show the incredible detail of his magnificent model.

Two more high profile Patrons

David Harewood, MBE and Jools Holland, OBE, DL have today become Patrons of The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre campaign to find a sustainable solution to the future of the building, and promote its return to use as… Read More