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  • Riverside Radio interview about Heritage at Risk listing 📻

    Elliot Turnbull hears from David Harvey, Renato Balsadonna and Simon Callow why the preservation of Streatham Hill theatre is of utmost importance. It’s been added to the National Heritage At Risk Register. SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail

  • Jim McManus remembers Streatham Hill Theatre 📺

    Jim McManus is a Streatham resident and retired actor who remembers the Streatham Hill Theatre. He played Corporal Flight and was Assistant Stage Manager on Simple Spymen at Streatham Hill Theatre in October 1961, which had a famous cast including… Read More

  • Pantomime at Streatham Hill Theatre

    Today is #PantoDay! Oh yes it is! The Streatham Hill Theatre had a long tradition of Christmas pantomimes, staging such well-known stories as Babes in the Wood, Dick Whittington and of course Sleeping Beauty. Going to a panto… Read More

  • Kenneth Cranham remembers Streatham Hill 📺

    Kenneth Cranham CBE is a former South London resident and actor who remembers the glamour of Streatham Hill and Soho. He talks in this video interview (with subtitles) with photographer Stephanie Black, our Memories Project lead. A transcript (PDF) is available. SHARE LINK… Read More

  • Streatham MP’s Motion in Parliament Highlights Campaign 📺

    Our Streatham MP, Bell Ribeiro-Addy (Lab) presented a motion ‘that this House has considered support for small businesses in Streatham during the covid-19 outbreak’ and highlighted that ‘there has been an enthusiastic local campaign to reopen the historically listed… Read More

  • Peter Pan’s almost Lost Boy

    I have only one memory of the theatre but it has stayed with me for a very long time. Probably around 55 years or perhaps a little more. I lived in Streatham – at the Green Lane end… Read More

  • Ted de Poitiers remembers… 📺

    Ted de Poitiers is 92 years old but still remembers the joys of visiting Streatham Hill Theatre backstage, as a child of 10. He talks in this video interview (with subtitles) with photographer Stephanie Black, our Memories Project… Read More

  • What is drawing more homebuyers to Streatham?

    On 28 January 2022, the Financial Times article (via paywall) ‘What is drawing more homebuyers to Streatham?’ mentions the potential repurposing of Streatham Hill Theatre. SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail

  • Streatham Hill Theatre as an inspiration to artists

    Even before it opened, the Streatham Hill Theatre has inspired artists and illustrators. Watercolour by David Wilson David Wilson, who was living nearby painted the construction of the theatre in 1928 – 1929. The watercolour is a charming… Read More

  • 10 theatres added to the 2022 Theatres at Risk Register

    Theatres Trust, the charity that campaigns to protect the UK’s theatres, has published its annual Theatres at Risk Register. 10 theatres have been added to the 2022 Register, far more than in any recent years, as the impact… Read More

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