“Southwark Playhouse’s brand is as quirky as it is classy.” The Stage
Southwark Playhouse is all about telling stories and inspiring the next generation of storytellers and theatre makers. It aims to facilitate the work of new and emerging theatre practitioners from early in their creative lives to the start of their professional careers.
Through our schools work we aim to introduce local people at a young age to the possibilities of great drama and the benefits of using theatre skills to facilitate learning. Each year we engage with over 5,000 school pupils through free schools performances and long-term in school curriculum support.
Through our Young Company (YoCo), a free youth-led theatre company for local people between the ages of 14-25, we aim to introduce young people to the many and varied disciplines of running a semi-professional theatre company. YoCo provides a training ground to build confidence and inspire young people towards a career in the arts.
Our theatre programme aims to facilitate and showcase the work of some of the UK’s best up and coming talent with a focus on reinterpreting classic plays and contemporary plays of note. Our two atmospheric theatre spaces enable us to offer theatre artists and companies the opportunity to present their first fully realised productions. Over the past 20 years we have produced and presented early productions by many aspiring theatre practitioners many of whom are now enjoying flourishing careers.
What People Say…
“… they’ve carved out such unique and distinctive spaces… Southwark Playhouse now occupies a key place on our London theatre map.” The Stage
“An astounding venue.” The Guardian
“High-achieving, life-giving spirit.” Fiona Mountford, Evening Standard
“… the revitalised Southwark Playhouse.” Lyn Gardner, The Guardian
“Southwark Playhouse churn out arresting productions at a rate of knots.” Time Out
“I love that venue so much. It is, without doubt, one of the most exciting theatre venues in London.” Philip Ridley, Playwright.
Southwark Playhouse
Theatre in Southwark
rated 7 / 10 from 2 reviews
Address
77-85 Newington Causeway, Southwark, SE1 6BD
77-85 Newington Causeway, Southwark, SE1 6BD
Telephone
020 7407 0234
020 7407 0234
Category
Theatres
Theatres
Region
Southwark
Southwark
Covid 19 Information
We are strongly advising the continued wearing of face masks in our theatre spaces and whilst moving around the building.
We will also be continuing our stringent cleaning routine, including fogging the auditorium between every performance with anti-bacterial spray, sanitising touch points and communal areas periodically, and placing multiple hand sanitising points around the building for you to use.
We will continue to keep contact details for audience members, for the NHS Track and Trace service.
For your peace of mind, we can also advise that both of our auditoriums are mechanically ventilated to provide the recommended air flow of 8 litres per second per person.
With these measures still in place, we will be increasing the capacity of both our theatre spaces and our bar, and eliminating the use of Perspex screens between seats in our auditoria.
The safety and comfort of our audiences is our top priority and we will continue to monitor any changes in government guidance relating to indoor performances, alerting ticket bookers via email if anything affects their visit.
We are strongly advising the continued wearing of face masks in our theatre spaces and whilst moving around the building.
We will also be continuing our stringent cleaning routine, including fogging the auditorium between every performance with anti-bacterial spray, sanitising touch points and communal areas periodically, and placing multiple hand sanitising points around the building for you to use.
We will continue to keep contact details for audience members, for the NHS Track and Trace service.
For your peace of mind, we can also advise that both of our auditoriums are mechanically ventilated to provide the recommended air flow of 8 litres per second per person.
With these measures still in place, we will be increasing the capacity of both our theatre spaces and our bar, and eliminating the use of Perspex screens between seats in our auditoria.
The safety and comfort of our audiences is our top priority and we will continue to monitor any changes in government guidance relating to indoor performances, alerting ticket bookers via email if anything affects their visit.
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Whether you are seeing a production on the main stage or in the Vault below, Southwark Playhouse will offer the same thing. Drama. Working with schools and young, up and coming writers, the theatre is always striving to present new and creative theatre. Located between Bermondsey and London Bridge, the Southwark Playhouse is another with a bar worthy of a visit alone.
User Reviews
Belinda
from Hersham
from Hersham
Jul 8, 2014
PLEASE can you change the seating. I loved the play but with a bulging, pregnant belly found the seats too tight, too hard and just too uncomfortable. It's enough to make me not go back :-(
Susie
from Surrey
from Surrey
Apr 10, 2014
Really cosy, atmospheric theatre with an approachable and non-pretentious vibe, but the seating in the main theatre is awful - so uncomfortable and for anyone with any kind of height, I'd imagine it would be impossibly tight. I was willing the second half of the performance to end as I was desperate to move out of the chair! The cafe/bar is great serving good, basic food at very reasonable prices and quickly enough to wolf down before the performance!