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  • The Friends vision summary for SHT

    Lambeth planning have asked us to outline how the Friends envision the building being used, so we have prepared this summary (PDF). It outlines how the Friends see a rejuvenated SHT working with an experienced theatre company to bring benefits to the local community and local businesses. SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail


  • Campaign Meeting Wednesday 20th November 2024

    Our online meeting will be on Wednesday 20th November 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 more. SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail


  • Michael ‘Big Lad’ Burgess-Shaw

    The Friends have been shocked and saddened to hear of the untimely passing of ‘Big Lad’ at the age of 45 on Saturday 2nd November 2024. We were introduced to him by one of our members, Martin Clark, who had worked with him for many years at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, where Big Lad…


  • Tribute to the late Timothy West

    We are sorry to hear of the death of Timothy West, one of the UK’s most loved actors. His autobiography ‘A Moment Towards the End of the Play’: An Autobiography explains his links to Streatham Hill Theatre. Timothy West’s parents were the actors (Harry) Lockwood West and Olive Carleton-Crowe (born in Wandsworth), and he notes in his…


  • Heart Streatham features SHT Vision and Theatre Proposals

    The Christmas Issue (pp8-9) of Heart Streatham magazine features the Friends vision for Streatham Hill Theatre, including proposals from award-winning director Thom Southerland who wants to bring back theatre and community access to the building. SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail


  • More Programmes Donated

    We’ve had another kind donation of programmes from Catherine Bennett, collected by her mum who was born in 1933 and grew up on the Clapham Park Estate. She was a “scholarship girl” at St Martin-in-the Fields High School for girls in Tulse Hill, and used to go to SHT while at school, and later with…


  • Campaign Meeting Wednesday 15th January 2025

    Our online meeting will be on Wednesday 15th January 2025 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 more. SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail


  • The Friends help Dunraven School’s Sixth Form Geography students with their ‘Regenerating Places’ studies

    The friends were delighted to meet just before Xmas with Zoe Cranmer, the Head of Geography at Dunraven School, and a group of her A Level Geography students to talk about the history of the Streatham Hill Theatre and our campaign to bring it back to use as a performance space and creative hub for Streatham…


  • Ruach reveal two electrical fires at the Theatre 📺

    A passer-by has told us “There is a total power outage to the building, Merkur slots closed and a sign on the door. No other lights on anywhere, the last time there was a single light in the foyer big now nothing at all. Strange the shop next door has power as do all other…


  • Theatres Trust says Streatham Hill still at risk

    Back in 2017, the Theatres Trust added Streatham Hill Theatre to its “At Risk” register. Each year since, the theatre has remained on that list, and it has been confirmed today that it is still on this year’s list. The theatre’s entry in the 2025 register is here. Our Statement of Heritage Significance gives much…