Streatham Hill Theatre

Streatham Hill Theatre is a historic theatre in Lambeth, England. It was built in 1928–29 and was the last theatre designed by W. G. R. Sprague.[1]

Streatham Hill Theatre

Opening in 1929, it staged theatre, opera, ballet and variety until 1962, apart from a period between 1944 and 1950 when it was closed due to bomb damage. In 1962 it closed to theatre, reopening as a Mecca bingo hall. Bingo continued under several operators until 2017.

It was Grade II listed 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."[2]

The building was added to the Theatre's Trust Theatres at Risk register in 2018.[3]

Also in 2018, London Borough of Lambeth granted Asset of Community Value status to the theatre.[4]

As of 2018, the building is out of use, apart from a small slot machine lounge, and there is a campaign to save the theatre for the community, led by the Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre[5].

References
  1. "Streatham Hill Theatre - Theatres Trust". database.theatrestrust.org.uk.
  2. England, Historic. "STREATHAM HILL THEATRE, Lambeth - 1244564 - Historic England". historicengland.org.uk.
  3. "Streatham Hill Theatre". Theatres Trust.
  4. "ASSETS OF COMMUNITY VALUE-LIST OF SUCCESSFUL NOMINATIONS" (PDF). www.lambeth.gov.uk. 2018.
  5. "Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre".


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.