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
Campaign Meeting Wednesday 1st May 2024
Our online meeting will be on Wednesday 1st May at 8pm. Register via our events page. SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail
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
Campaign Meeting Wednesday 26th June 2024
Our online meeting will be on Wednesday 26th June 2024 at 8pm. Please register via our events page. We’ll be discussing the latest developments at the theatre and next steps in the campaign. See our latest newsletter for… Read More
Ruach City Church Opening 30th June 2024
In our last newsletter we noted that Ruach City Church are opening SHT for their first church service at 10am on Sunday 30th June, and that the Bishop has extended an invitation to anyone who wishes to attend…. Read More
Streatham Hill Theatre – a personal connection
Whilst sorting through many, many boxes of my father’s papers I came across a bag of mixed theatre programmes, nine of which are for Streatham Hill Theatre dated pre-war 1939*. I cursed the vast quantity of 60 plus… Read More
Notice of AGM 18th September 2024 at 8pm
Please save the date, and register online via our Events page. NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre will be held at 8pm on Wednesday 18th September 2024 to… Read More
Riverside Radio interview 📻
Our chairman David Harvey, interviewed by Andy Bungay at Riverside Radio, about the current situation with the theatre, Lambeth and Ruach City Church… Part 1 at around 32 mins Part 2 at around 40 mins SHARE LINK VIA… Read More
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
SHT in Questions to Lambeth Council
Streatham Hill Theatre was covered in questions to Lambeth Council on 16th October 2024. Item 7 of the 16th October 2024 Council meeting was ‘Questions from Councillors’ – see Item 15 on pages 12/13 of the ‘Final Council Questions… Read More
Presentation to Cinema Theatres Association
SAVE THE STREATHAM HILL THEATRE – an illustrated talk by David Harvey & Elizabeth BurtonAlan Baxter’s Gallery, London, EC1M 6EJFriday 18th October 2024 6.30pm (doors open 6.00pm)Tickets: £10 (plus booking fee), includes a glass of wine or a… Read More
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