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Random Reads – 29 June, 2019 The Importance of Being Earnest “I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train.” Ladies and Gentlemen, it would be my singular pleasure to invite you to an evening of high wit, delectable company and cucumber sandwiches. The first of what I hope becomes a regular event in the South London Theatre social calendar, Random Reads aims to be a fast-paced, hopefully hilarious, reading of a […]

2-11 August, 2019 Last August SLT hosted the first annual Fest Norwood and it was a blast! Local businesses, venues and community came together and staged 75 events over 10 days, 62 of which were free. The festival was a huge success with events including art exhibitions, heritage, music, dance, life drawing, theatre, events for toddlers, film screenings, magic, dementia workshops, acting and directing workshops, new writing, choirs, spoken word and poetry, comedy, arts & crafts, open-mic sessions, quizzes, photography, […]

Time flies when SLT are having fun!!! … and before you know it, it’s submission time again! So all you Directors, budding Directors, and also those of you that have a script you love in search of a Director … it is time to dust off those scripts and throw them into the friendly ring of a new SLT Submission period! We are now looking at Spring/Summer 2020 … the buzzing of bees, croquet on the lawn … and a […]

Due to the unavailability of rights for the planned production, SLT now has an open slot in the Autumn/Winter Season and we would love to find a director to fill it. But speed is of the essence as the Autumn Auditions are already starting! So for a week we are reopening submissions. As time is short we would ideally love to hear from someone who is not directing in the 2019 calendar year, yet the challenge may best suit someone with […]

The next new members’ night will be at 8pm Wednesday 17 July   Ever wondered what it’s like to be a member of SLT, but been afraid to ask? If you’re over 18, come down to the Old Fire Station and find out. Or perhaps you’ve not long joined and want to meet a few more of the folk worth knowing around the place – and there are so many! Whatever your interest or motivation for finding out more: on-stage, […]

The next open mic night will be on Wednesday 17 July.   The next SLT Open Mic & Showcase, will be from 7.30 – 10.30pm in the South London Theatre bar. A chance for budding musicians, stand-up comics, poets and general ne’er-do-wells to try out their material or hone live skills, whilst enjoying the ambience and extremely reasonably-priced refreshments from the members’ bar. Send a message to event coordinators Michael Marsden or Katrina Rublowsky if you want to hold a slot, […]

What happened at this year’s SLT AGM New Chairman Simon Gleisner gives us an overview I’d like to thank everyone who came along to the Old Fire Station on Monday for our 52nd AGM. It was a great turnout and made for an entertaining evening full of passion and love for our wonderful theatre. The full minutes will be coming out in due course, but I did want to share a few headlines for those who couldn’t make it. Firstly, […]