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  • Streatham Hill Theatre the subject of Master’s Degree Final Thesis by French Architecture student

    In 2024 our theatre attracted the attention of French architecture student Sixtine Compin from the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Lyon. She and her tutor met with some of The Friends on a visit to the UK where we provided information on the theatre and our campaign, and presented her with a copy of the…

  • Notice of AGM 9th October 2025 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 Thursday 9th October 2025 to transact the following business. The meeting is open to all, however only voting Members may speak or…

  • Norbury Knitters Knit Banner for SHT

    We greatly thank the Norbury Knitters of Knitting Norbury Together for creating this banner to publicise our campaign to save Streatham Hill Theatre. The banner will be put on public display around Streatham, moving from place to place. Please keep a lookout for it, and if you see it, please post a photo on your…

  • Interference with Foundation Stone Plaque

    There has been some interference with the historic external foundation stone laying plaque. A steel plate has been fixed by unscrewing the plaque fixings at the left hand end and inserting the plate. It has numbers which may relate to ongoing TfL works on Streatham Hill? The right hand end has been loose for some…

  • Streatham Festival Tour of the Theatre

    The Streatham Festival team approached the current owners Ruach City Church through the auspices of local MP Steve Reed’s office to ask for access to the theatre for this year’s (2025) Streatham Festival. There was the possibility for a concert, a comedy event and guided tours. After a period of negotiations regarding content, costs and…

  • More works at the Theatre

    We have noticed that electrical works are being carried out by Ruach at this listed building, which we believe have not be approved under planning or listed building consent. This follows on from other unauthorised works. The works include fixing cables to the internal walls and plasterwork, and running cables through new holes made in…

  • More Programmes added to the Archive

    We’ve had a donation of programmes from Gilbert and Sullivan operas performed in the 1930s at Streatham Hill Theatre. Debbie Haughton found them in her late mother’s belongings, who left a note saying that the theatre did a season of these operas every year when was a child (she was born in 1929). SHARE LINK…

  • Brixton Chamber Orchestra Concert at Streatham Hill Theatre 19 December 2025

    Brixton Chamber Orchestra will stage a concert at the theatre on 19th December at 7pm as part of their 2025 Christmas Estates Tour, staging 11 free gigs across Lambeth from Friday 12th to Sunday 22nd December. “We’re back with a seasonal setlist packed with something for everyone – from classical and grime to disco, pop,…

  • Campaign Meeting Wednesday 3rd December 2025

    We have our next online meeting on Wednesday 3rd December 2025 at 8pm. Please register via our events page. We’ll be discussing the campaign and the recent planning application. SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail

  • Historic England: Reusing Historic Cinemas as Places of Worship

    We spoke with Dr Kate Jordan of Westminster University earlier in the year as she was researching the take over of former cinemas as places of worship, and had come across Streatham Hill Theatre, which while not a cinema, had been taken over. She has now published an article about this on the Historic England…

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