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 only partially in use, as a slot machine lounge by Merkur Casino UK.
The freehold has been sold to Ruach City Church; 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
Copyright © 2025 · All Rights Reserved · The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre (FoSHT)
Timeline
Campaign covered by Riverside Radio 📻
Thanks to Riverside Radio’s Pamela Mounter and Andy Bungay for covering our campaign. Saturday’s edition: starts around 33mins in. Sunday’s: SHARE LINK VIA TwitterFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail
Planning comments deadline extended to 30th May
Following problems with the Lambeth planning site, Lambeth will continue to take comments on the change of use application, but they should be made by Friday 30th May! Find out how to comment at our Campaign page. SHARE LINK… Read More
Another fire in Ruach’s Streatham Location (SHT)?
A local correspondent has spotted Fire Brigade appliances including a turntable ladder, Police and Police Dogs in attendance and smoke in Ruach’s part of the building. Apparently Merkur Slots not affected. This follows on from Ruach’s two electrical… Read More
Campaign Meeting Wednesday 2nd July 2025
We have our next online meeting on Wednesday 2nd July 2025 at 8pm. Please register via our events page. We’ll be discussing the campaign and the recent planning application. SHARE LINK VIA TwitterFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail
Memories of the Mecca Days from Peter Gauci
In 1962, the Theatre became Mecca’s flagship bingo social club, run by Eric Morley, head of Mecca and founder of Miss World, who in 1970 called Streatham Hill “the greatest entertainment centre in Britain”. We have heard from… Read More
Talk to Streatham Society 1 July 2025 📺
The Friends’ David Harvey and Liz Burton gave a talk about Streatham Hill Theatre to the Streatham Society, entitled “Streatham’s Sleeping Beauty”, as part of the Wandsworth Heritage Festival. 1st July 2025, 7.30pm at St. Leonard’s Church. More… Read More
Urban Explorers visit SHT 📺
Urbandoned, a group of “urban explorers” took a sneaky look at Streatham Hill Theatre in 2023 and have today published this video. While we can’t condone trespassing, it does provide a good record of the theatre at the… Read More
Patron Samira Ahmed elected President of 20th Century Society
Our patron Samira Ahmed has been elected as the new President of the Twentieth Century Society. Samira is a journalist, broadcaster and writer whose work explores the intersection of popular culture, heritage, art, science, politics and social change. She… Read More
Visiting V&A Archive’s SHT Collection
The V&A museum has nine boxes of material relating to Streatham Hill Theatre in its former theatre museum archives. We have been trying to see these for a while but were delayed by COVID and the V&A archive’s… Read More
Campaign Meeting Wednesday 27th August 2025
We have our next online meeting on Wednesday 27th August 2025 at 8pm. Please register via our events page. We’ll be discussing the campaign and the recent planning application. SHARE LINK VIA TwitterFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail
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