Streatham Hill Theatre
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.
About
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 © 2026 · All Rights Reserved · The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre (FoSHT)
Timeline
Then and Now, the glamour days of Streatham – 2013 Streatham Festival
For the Streatham Festival 2013 Beacon Bingo have kindly invited the festival to use the former mezzanine lounge of the former Streatham Hill Theatre. Amongst the events on offer is Streatham Theatre Company’s production Then and Now, reflecting… Read More
On the Air: STC returns to Streatham Hill Theatre
Following on from their launch show at the theatre, STC are back with a new show On the Air. A special live anniversary performance of a Sherlock Holmes story is performed in an historic radio theatre in front… Read More
STC’s Memories of Streatham Blog
Streatham Theatre Company’s blog has been collecting memories of Streatham, including a number involving Streatham Hill Theatre. The blog was started as part of the Playing with Sugar project: “We involved local people in devising and performing a new… Read More
Lighting up the Theatre – Streatham Skyline
The “Streatham Skyline” project is lighting up a number of key buildings in Streatham, including Streatham Hill Theatre. More details below: https://www.london.gov.uk/programmes-strategies/shaping-local-places/regeneration-project-streatham https://www.beepstudio.co.uk/design-strategy https://www.michaelgrubbstudio.com/portfolio/streatham-skyline/ https://www.pharoscontrols.com/about/news/streatham-high-road-london/ SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail
Access All Eras – Halloween at Streatham Hill Theatre
At Hallowe’en (All Hallows Eve and All Hallows Day) ghouls and ghosts – and old actors – come out of the fabric of this historic theatre. This is a rare chance for a night time tour of our local former theatre,… Read More
“Hitler did not like Panto” for Streatham Festival 2015
As part of the Streatham Festival in 2015, Lucy Spanyol created a series of blue plaques for various sites around Streatham, including the Streatham Hill Theatre. It alludes to the bombing of the theatre during World War 2…. Read More
Breaking the Code – Streatham Festival 2015
Streatham’s very own theatre company, STC, presents Breaking the Code at Streatham Hill Theatre, for this year’s Streatham Festival. It tells the story of Alan Turing, who was the eccentric genius who helped break the complex German Enigma… Read More
Streatham Film Festival shows Dracula
The 2015 Streatham Free Film Festival has shown the 1931 film Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi in the very building where Lugosi appeared in the play version of Dracula in 1951. SHARE LINK VIA XFacebookBlueSkyThreadsEmail
Halloween 2015 – The Devil Rides Back to Streatham Hill 📺
Supernatural author Dennis Wheatley wrote many books based on the occult. For a time Wheatley lived in Streatham and his last house here burned down in mysterious circumstances! His most famous book is The Devil Rides Out, published in… Read More
Beacon Bingo Gala Night with tour by STC
Streatham Theatre Company provided a history tour of the theatre for Beacon Bingo’s gala night on 14th November 2015. Saturday 14th November 2015 marked 53 years of bingo at the Streatham Hill Theatre Join us on the red… Read More
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