First Campaign Meeting of 2024
Our first online meeting of 2024 will be on Wednesday 10th January at 8pm. Register via our events page.
Save Streatham Hill Theatre from change of use to a church
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Asset of Community Value status awarded again
Back in 2018, Lambeth Council approved (PDF) our nomination (PDF) of Streatham Hill Theatre as an Asset of Community Value (ACV), confirmed (PDF) in early 2019 after a review requested (PDF) by the owners and our flashmob demonstration.
The original ACV expired in July 2023 and The Friends applied for a second term, which has just been approved by Lambeth in December 2023, and will last five years. There is a chance that the owners may raise an objection, but if so we will respond.
ACV status gives the community a chance to acquire the property should the owners want to sell, subject to some exceptions.
Send a free Ecard from Streatham Hill Theatre
Let us help ease your Christmas pressure – simply send everyone you know one of our Ecards. The selection includes classic pantomimes and views of the beautiful theatre.
Just make your selection here. Sending an ecard is free, but you are always welcome to make a donation in support of our campaign!
Timeline document for Streatham Hill Theatre
The Friends have published a Timeline for Streatham Hill Theatre, now available on our Publications page.
The document is a summary of Streatham Hill Theatre’s history from its inception to the current day. It includes many of its key events, and its current status and ongoing concerns. It contains links to sources of background detail.
This document will be kept up to date as appropriate.
Theatres fit for the future 📺
Theatres Trust talks about its plans to support UK theatres, across four key themes: resilience, environmental sustainability, inclusion and placemaking.
This video features our Patrons, Simon Callow and Samira Ahmed.
Lambeth Architecture 1914-39 book covers Streatham Hill Theatre
Lambeth Architecture 1914-1939 by Edmund Bird and Fiona Price (2012) is part of a trilogy, with Lambeth Architecture: A Brave New World 1945-65 and Lambeth Architecture 1965-99, published by Lambeth Archives.
Amongst the Lambeth architectural gems included, is Streatham Hill Theatre:
Used by kind permission of Edmund Bird.
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Notice of Annual General Meeting 6th September 2023
NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre will be held at Vinters Studio 2, 1b Sunnyhill Road, London SW16 2UG at 8pm on Wednesday 6th September 2023 to transact the following business:
Agenda
1. Apologies(a)
2. Minutes of last AGM held 13th July 2022(c)
Matters arising and acceptance
3. Receive reports from Trustees(c)
4. Receive financial statements and report from the Treasurer(c)
5. Election of Trustees(c, d)
6. Resolution to amend the Constitution to permit electronic meetings(c)
7. Other business of The Friends
By order of the Board of Trustees
Jon Harrison, Secretary
The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre CIO
Registered in England:
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Number CE024993
Registered Charity Number 1193643
Registered office: 1b Sunnyhill Road, London, SW16 2UG
info@streathamhilltheatre.org
www.streathamhilltheatre.org
Notes
(a) We are required to hold a physical meeting by the Charity Commission. If unable to attend, members may appoint a proxy using the appointment form(c).
(b) The CIO Constitution is published here: http://resources.streathamhilltheatre.org/friends/The%20Friends%20of%20Streatham%20Hill%20Theatre%20CIO%20Constitution.pdf
(c) Supporting documents and forms are published here: http://resources.streathamhilltheatre.org/friends
(d) One-third of elected Trustees must stand down, along with any Trustees appointed since the last AGM, but are all eligible for re-election. Members may nominate candidates using the nomination form(c).
No registration or tickets are required. The AGM will be followed by an in-person campaign meeting.
Kind donation of Programmes
We have received some programmes from Tessa Manning, who writes:
These programmes were owned by my late Mum, Pamela Elderfield who lived in Tierney Road in the early 1950’s. She loved going to the theatre and went throughout her long life. It would make her happy to donate these to your archive, and I hope the theatre gets a chance to live again. Good luck with your campaign.”
We’ve catalogued them and added them to our archives, joining a growing collection of programmes.
Jim McManus feature in Best of British magazine August 2023
The August edition of Best of British magazine features the late Jim McManus, local resident and renowned actor, who told us his memories of Streatham Hill Theatre. Jim died on 11 April 2023.
The article is a response to a reader’s question:
What became of Jim McManus who was possibly the best actor to have impersonated Tony Hancock?
The full page is available in our online resources folder (PDF).
With thanks to the Best of British Magazine
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Consent for Work on Listed Buildings 📺
The Theatres Trust ran a useful webinar today about planning and listed building consent for heritage buildings.
Did you know:
- A listing covers the whole building, its fixtures and fittings, including stage machinery and any specially designed furniture, and the curtilage of the building (area around it)
- A listed building needs ‘listed building consent’ as well as ‘planning application consent’ for changes
- Even some maintenance might need listed building consent
- It is a criminal offence to work on a listed building without consent
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