This year’s 50th Olivier Awards 2026, along with sponsors Cunard, have launched a national “Love Your Local Theatre” campaign. There is a nationwide social media drive inviting people to share what their local theatre means to them. Participants are encouraged to post a video, image or graphic celebrating their chosen venue.

The Olivier Awards will also see past winners and nominees recognise the local venues that first inspired them and nurtured their talent. By celebrating these formative connections, Love Your Local Theatre will emphasise the importance of theatres across the breadth of the UK in developing world-class creatives and sustaining the wider theatre ecosystem.  https://solt.co.uk/olivier-awards-2026-love-your-local-theatre/

The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre would like to take part in this social media campaign, and we are calling on our supporters to add their own personal messages through social media. Your messages supporting our campaign to rejuvenate Streatham Hill Theatre will show how we would love it to be our own local theatre once again.

You could refer to

• how local theatre inspired you, and in particular if and how the Streatham Hill Theatre did – for example: memories of attending, seeing great shows or performers, inspiration for a career…
• how local theatre, and in particular a rejuvenated Streatham Hill Theatre, can benefit local communities, education and social well-being, as well as support local high streets and businesses.

Messages should include the #LoveYourLocalTheatre and #StreathamHillTheatre hashtags, and an appropriate image or video if possible. We will also use your messages in our campaign and add any memories of the theatre to our archives.

As a bonus, each eligible post will be entered into Cunard’s prize draw, with one winner receiving an unforgettable theatre experience of two tickets to the Olivier Awards 2026 with Cunard, a two-night stay at The May Fair Hotel, and £500 in Theatre Tokens to spend at one of 300+ theatres nationwide. The prize draw is open until 11.59pm on Thursday 5 March. https://officiallondontheatre.com/webforms/love-your-local-theatre/

The Olivier Awards ceremony itself is on 12th April at the Royal Albert Hall.

Thanks very much for your help and support; let’s hope this helps raise the profile of the theatre while it is at risk of loss through planning changes.