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Timeline

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  • Streatham moves from Wandsworth to Lambeth

    As part of local government reorganisation on 1st April 1965, The London Borough of Wandsworth was formed from the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, but excluding the former parish… Read More

  • Syd Lawrence Orchestra give tribute to Glenn Miller

    Live performance continued at the theatre during the Mecca Bingo period. Acts would entertain in between or after the bingo sessions – these included Roy Castle, The Nolans and, on 14th October 1971, the Syd Lawrence Orchestra giving… Read More

  • Grade II listing granted: 22nd September 1994

    The theatre was granted a Grade 2 listing in 1994 as “an unusually lavish example of a theatre built in the short-lived revival of building in 1929-30; as a suburban example of this date the building may be unique”. Much of… Read More

  • Mayfair takes over building from Mecca in 1998

    On 18th August 1998, Mayfair Bingo signed a sublease for the theatre from Mecca. SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail

  • Published: Streatham Hill Theatre – The story of a suburban theatre

    The Streatham Society has published a book by John Cresswell, telling the story of Streatham’s West End style theatre from its inception in 1926 through to 2000 when it was a bingo hall. It is available from our… Read More

  • Colin Draper on starting his career as a “third electrician” at Streatham Hill 📻

    Colin Draper started work aged 16 at Streatham Hill Theatre. He recorded his career for the British Library’s Theatre Archive Project in November 2004, interviewed by Ewan Jeffrey. There’s a transcript (PDF) available too. The interview starts with… Read More

  • Our Patron Simon Callow on Pantomime

    As a six-year-old, Simon Callow first attended a pantomime at Streatham Hill Theatre. In this article from the Guardian newspaper in 2005 he talks about his experiences with pantomime since… https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2005/nov/30/theatre.pantoseason SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail

  • “Bingo Girls” Exhibition

    12 Jul 2008 – 13 Jul 2008 at ASC Studios Streatham Hill: An exhibition of portraits by artist Timothy Sutton celebrating the old Streatham Hill Theatre and the ladies who are paying for its preservation. https://www.artrabbit.com/events/bingo-girls SHARE LINK… Read More

  • Streatham Hill Theatre – a Memory by Peter Gauci.

    Peter Gauci became the general manager of Streatham Hill Theatre in 1973, managing the Mecca Social/Bingo club. It was the flagship club of the company and was every manager’s dream to run it.  He documented his memories on… Read More

  • Streatham Society posts about the Theatre’s history

    The Streatham Society regularly post about the history of Streatham Hill Theatre on Twitter as part of their “On this Day” programme. You can follow them on X, and on Facebook, or see their website for more. SHARE LINK… Read More

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