110 Streatham Hill
London
SW2 4RD
No visitors or mail please.
The Friends have no access to, or control of, the building, which is currently partially in use as a slot machine lounge by Merkur Casino UK and as a church by Ruach City Church who bought the freehold.
The original headlease held by Mecca Bingo (Top Rank) has been cancelled; and Merkur’s original lease has been replaced.
The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre is a volunteer-run charity campaigning to save this ‘sleeping beauty’ for the benefit of the community.
We are registered in England as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Number CE024993 and Registered Charity Number 1193643.
We are members of NCVO ncvo.org.uk
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Timeline
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. SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail
Welcome to our website
We have spent some of our volunteer time creating a new, easier to use website. Please explore using the menu above to see more about the theatre’s heritage and our campaign to revive it. Then you can join… Read More
How COVID-19 has affected the campaign.
When we started the campaign COVID hadn’t been heard of, there was a shortage of community space and workspace in Streatham and a desire in the community to save the practically empty SHT. This was an opportunity to… Read More
Calling all creatives!
The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre’s campaign is calling on creative industry professionals to lend their support. When we worked to publicise the crowdfund earlier in the year, the Friends were fortunate enough to receive the backing of… Read More
Major leap forward in plans to save Streatham Hill Theatre as leading consultants announced and begin work on viability study
The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre, supported by the Mayor of London, Lambeth Council and The Theatres Trust, and backed by a successful crowdfunding initiative, have started work with FEI, the successful bidders of a hard fought competitive… Read More
Are you a potential future user?
In our vision for the revived SHT, as well as professional arts and entertainment, there will be a range of permanent and temporary spaces for rehearsal and performance use by local arts groups (e.g. drama, dance, music, choirs) and… Read More
Announcing Nine Fabulous Patrons on the Theatre’s 91st Birthday
The announcement on what would have been the theatre’s 91st birthday, is some welcome good news at a time when the industry is in crisis. The key points are: The campaign’s new Patrons are past and present Streatham… Read More
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
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
Campaign overview presentation launched 📺
On our YouTube channel we now have an illustrated presentation of our campaign to date (with voiceover and subtitles) created by our creative supporters team. Find out more about the theatre, its history and heritage and our campaign… Read More
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