Stockwell Playhouse

Stockwell Playhouse (known as the LOST Theatre until 2015) is a 180-seat Off West End Fringe theatre based in Stockwell, South London, dedicated to promoting and developing young and emerging talent.

A variety of different shows are produced throughout the year there including One Act and Five Minute Festivals.

In addition to the auditorium, the venue has two rehearsal spaces for hire by performers. There is also an award-winning bar space on the first floor called Bar 208, with a variety of drinks and beers on tap.

History

The LOST Theatre was founded by Cecil Hayter in 1979 at the London Oratory School as an after-school theatre club, taking its name from the school's initials.[1]

In 1982 LOST was relocated to a new venue on Fulham Broadway. At this 100-seat black box, LOST was host to over 100 plays and festivals for the next 17 years until re-development of the area forced the company to look for a new home.[2] During the next 10 years LOST was an itinerant company, hiring other theatre spaces in order to continue its work whilst branching out into Europe taking shows to Spain and Russia. In 2004 negotiations began for the acquisition of its present home in the London Borough of Lambeth (208 Wandsworth Road). This building opened in January 2010.[3]

The theatre was a featured venue in the 2015 BBC3 series South Side Stories.[4] The bar won Best Theatre Bar at The Offies in 2013 hosted by OffWestEnd.com.[5]

In 2017, LOST Theatre changed its name to Stockwell Playhouse.

Sir Derek Jacob is the theatre's arts patron.[6]

Productions and usage

In addition to putting on in-house productions, Stockwell Playhouse serves as a theatre space available for itinerant or touring companies to hire.

Stockwell Playhouse also produces annual One Act and Five-Minute festivals. The One Act Festival allows writers to submit works between 20 and 45 minutes in length to the Festival Artistic Committee. Winners of the festival receive a monetary prize. The Five Minute Festival has three rules: submissions must be less than five minutes in length, they must have a narrative thread, and at least either the writer, director or cast must be under 27 years old. The pieces can cover a wide range of areas including: dance, theatre, spoken word, poetry, physical theatre, ensemble work, and devised work. The winners receive £100.

Throughout the year, several acting and dance teachers conduct classes in the rehearsal studios each week.

References

  1. ↑ 13 December 2013 (2013-12-13). "LOST Theatre". British Theatre. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  2. ↑ "LOST Theatre - The Theatres Trust". www.theatrestrust.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  3. ↑ "LOST & Found: Lambeth Gets New Theatre". WhatsOnStage.com. 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
  4. ↑ "Tag Archives: South Side Story". www.brixtonbuzz.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  5. ↑ Full List Of The 2012 Winners Of The Offies 2013. www.offwestend.com. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  6. ↑ "Tradescant Road and South Lambeth: A new theatre for Stockwell". tradescant.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-12-08.

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