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Timeline

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  • Recent AGM and Campaign Meeting

    Our first AGM as a CIO and Charity was held on 13th July 2022. The minutes, reports and other documents are available here. The meeting was followed by a regular campaign meeting, which focussed on the recent changes… Read More

  • Grandson of Theatre Creator Hugh Sewell Kingdon visits Streatham Hill šŸ“ŗ

    Christopher Hugh Kingdon, the grandson of Hugh Sewell Kingdon, who created the Theatre and the nearby Locarno, along with his family, visited Streatham Hill. Our Memories project lead Stephanie Black asked Chris to tell us about his grandfather… Read More

  • Jill Stanford remembers her father Jack Stanford and Streatham Hill Theatre šŸ“ŗ

    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

  • Campaign continues after theatre ownership change

    Back in July 2022 we heard that the theatre freehold had been sold again, to Ruach City Church. Since then, we have held our AGM and Campaign meetings to update and discuss our plans. Ruach have been in… 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

  • A visit to Streatham Hill Theatre to play Bingo in 1994

    If you didnā€™t look at the floor level it could still be a theatre. The seats of the dress circle and upper circle still in situ. The mouldings still etched out in gilt, somewhat faded, the columns and… Read More

  • New issue of theatre history book for 93rd birthday

    The 20th November 2022 is the 93rd anniversary of the opening of Streatham Hill Theatre in 1929. To celebrate we have reprinted John Cresswell’s fascinating book The Streatham Hill Theatre: The story of a suburban theatre. This issue… Read More

  • Crown & Sceptre reopens

    A while back we heard that the Crown and Sceptre was closing and at risk. We’re pleased to hear it has reopened under new management, who say: “We are thrilled to announce that the Crown and Sceptre has… Read More

  • Patron David Harewood awarded OBE in 2023 New Years Honours

    Congratulations to our patron, actor and broadcasterĀ David Harewood, whoĀ has been made anĀ OBEĀ in theĀ New Year HonoursĀ list for 2023. More here: https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/david-harewood-obe-bbc-one-charles-lauren-laverne-b1050110.html SHARE LINK VIA TwitterFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail

  • 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

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