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Episode 2 of the South London Theatre Podcast is out! Chase off the January blues with this conversation with Saskia van’t Hoff, director of the upcoming 27th Letter Theatre production Not Such Stuff by Chris Wint hosted by South London Theatre. Our discussion will help you brush up your Shakespeare or, if you care not a jot for the Bard, give you an interesting perspective on his work and its ongoing relevance. Content warning: there is discussion of contemporary misogyny and some […]

We need musicians for our production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night coming Summer 2022! If you play guitar, accordion, wind instruments, or percussion, and keen to be part of our exciting show, please get in touch. The show runs 28 June – 2 July 2022 Attendance at some rehearsals will be required on Sunday afternoons, from May onwards. If you’re an actor/musician and are interested  – please get in touch! Check out our Spring/Summer Season to find out more about the […]

Anna Rubincam announces the cast for her forthcoming production of The Bald Prima Donna. “Thank you to everyone who auditioned for me.  You all threw yourselves into the absurdity completely and I was so impressed with the level of talent.  My cast is a wonderful mixture of new faces and familiar ones, and I can’t wait to see what they do with this material.” Anna Rubincam, Director Cast: Mr Smith: Owen Chidlaw Mrs Smith: Ingrid Miller Mr Martin: Andy Barrett […]

Our spring/summer season starts soon, but we’re already planning our second half programme which will run from August to December. Our submissions window is now open, with a deadline of midnight at the end of Sunday 27 February. If you’re keen to submit a play you’d like to direct, please email us as soon as possible and we’ll send you all the necessary information plus the form to complete. If you’re a playwright, please find a willing director to submit […]

p>Lily Ann Green announces her cast for Rona Munro’s Iron. The production was due to be on in 2020, and was part of the season that was cancelled due to the pandemic. As Lily Ann says:

Director Mark Ireson is delighted to announce the cast of The Phlebotomist by Ella Road. An astonishing 55 people came to audition in person and online, and the standard was so high that making the final choice was extremely difficult. The actors who will appear onstage are: Bea – Sarah Pearcey Aaron – Jamie Bowman Char – Han Evans David – Brian McNulty Ensemble – Bex Law In addition, there are more than 20 people who will have speaking parts […]

Some highlights from Charlotte Benstead, Chair of the Building Preservation Trust Hello all ! I am due to give you our annual round up of stuff from the Building Preservation Trust (BPT). We held our AGM on 5 January, and unlike the SLT, the BPT (being the supporting artist in the whole running of things) has a small gathering of its Trustees to ensure we stay compliant with company and charitable law (I can tell you are excited!) and this […]