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 of the Covid-19 pandemic is being felt across the theatre sector. Streatham Hill Theatre remains on the…
The Society of London Theatre has published a new report raising awareness of the specific needs of London’s historic theatres and their role as a vital asset to the city’s night time economy, central to pandemic recovery. Although focused on London’s West End theatres, it is very relevant to Streatham Hill Theatre in the ‘West…
The RAF Aerial Photo collection 1945-49 shows the damage suffered by Streatham Hill Theatre as a result of being hit by a flying bomb in 1944. Note the hole in the roof and the south wall, and what looks like a recovered roof truss lying in the open ground to the south. From Layers of…
The late Professor Ian MacKillop recorded an interview with T K Vincent for the British Library Theatre Archive Project on 10th November 2003. He was born in Bromley in 1939 and was a scholarship pupil at Dulwich College. He mentions in the interview his time with the National Youth Theatre. He talks of seeing shows,…
Neil Heayes recorded an interview with Natalie Dunton for the British Library Theatre Archive Project on 16th January 2008. He was a resident of Streatham and talks of seeing shows at the Streatham Hill Theatre in his two-part interview – Part 1 and Part 2 (and from page 2 of the transcript): NH: … As…
We have received a kind donation of 86 Streatham Hill Theatre programmes for our archive, from Edge Hill University. We thank their Professor of Theatre Praxis in the Department of Creative Arts who found them in their store and got in touch with us. We’ll add these to our list of programmes at some point.…
SW Londoner Magazine has covered The Friends campaign in two recent articles by Henry Bird: Ten theatres added to annual ‘Theatres at Risk’ register, highest number since 2013 Streatham Hill Theatre marks fourth year on ‘Theatres at Risk’ register SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail
The Historic England Archive allows you to explore over 400,000 digitised photos taken from aerial photo collections of over 6 million photographs. Here are some showing Streatham Hill Theatre, with many being RAF survey photos showing WW2 bomb damage – you can see the big hole in the theatre and the recovered roof beam on…
Stay Free, the 1978 song by The Clash (JOE STRUMMER, MICK JONES, PAUL SIMONON, TOPPER HEADON), makes a couple of references to Streatham when it was still a centre of entertainment in the late 70’s. An’ weekends we’d go dancingDown Streatham on the bus It also contains the lines (referring to the Crown & Sceptre…
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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 of the Covid-19 pandemic is being felt across the theatre sector. Streatham Hill Theatre remains on the…
A Call to Action – Securing the future of London’s theatres
The Society of London Theatre has published a new report raising awareness of the specific needs of London’s historic theatres and their role as a vital asset to the city’s night time economy, central to pandemic recovery. Although focused on London’s West End theatres, it is very relevant to Streatham Hill Theatre in the ‘West…
RAF Aerial Photo shows WW2 Theatre Bomb Damage
The RAF Aerial Photo collection 1945-49 shows the damage suffered by Streatham Hill Theatre as a result of being hit by a flying bomb in 1944. Note the hole in the roof and the south wall, and what looks like a recovered roof truss lying in the open ground to the south. From Layers of…
Prof. Ian McKillop recalls seeing significant productions at Streatham Hill Theatre 📻
The late Professor Ian MacKillop recorded an interview with T K Vincent for the British Library Theatre Archive Project on 10th November 2003. He was born in Bromley in 1939 and was a scholarship pupil at Dulwich College. He mentions in the interview his time with the National Youth Theatre. He talks of seeing shows,…
Neil Heayes recalls shows at Streatham Hill Theatre 📻
Neil Heayes recorded an interview with Natalie Dunton for the British Library Theatre Archive Project on 16th January 2008. He was a resident of Streatham and talks of seeing shows at the Streatham Hill Theatre in his two-part interview – Part 1 and Part 2 (and from page 2 of the transcript): NH: … As…
Over 80 programmes donated to the archive
We have received a kind donation of 86 Streatham Hill Theatre programmes for our archive, from Edge Hill University. We thank their Professor of Theatre Praxis in the Department of Creative Arts who found them in their store and got in touch with us. We’ll add these to our list of programmes at some point.…
SW Londoner articles cover the campaign
SW Londoner Magazine has covered The Friends campaign in two recent articles by Henry Bird: Ten theatres added to annual ‘Theatres at Risk’ register, highest number since 2013 Streatham Hill Theatre marks fourth year on ‘Theatres at Risk’ register SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail
Archive added to the Community Archives and Heritage Group
Our archives are now recorded on the Community Archives at the group’s website. SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail
More aerial photos
The Historic England Archive allows you to explore over 400,000 digitised photos taken from aerial photo collections of over 6 million photographs. Here are some showing Streatham Hill Theatre, with many being RAF survey photos showing WW2 bomb damage – you can see the big hole in the theatre and the recovered roof beam on…
“An’ weekends we’d go dancing / Down Streatham on the bus” 🎵
Stay Free, the 1978 song by The Clash (JOE STRUMMER, MICK JONES, PAUL SIMONON, TOPPER HEADON), makes a couple of references to Streatham when it was still a centre of entertainment in the late 70’s. An’ weekends we’d go dancingDown Streatham on the bus It also contains the lines (referring to the Crown & Sceptre…
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