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We are delighted to announce the following nominations have been received for General Council (GC) for 2020/21 Chair – Simon Gleisner (transcript of speech) Deputy Chair – Marissa Papas (transcript of speech) General Secretary – Fiona Daffern (transcript of speech) General Technical Manager – House Manager – Gareth Milton (transcript of speech) Marketing Director – Roisin Deady (transcript of speech) Membership Director – Guy Jones (transcript of speech) Publicity Director – Tom Watts (transcript of speech) Rights and Payments Director […]

Tickets Are Now On Sale For Fest Norwood Events As you may have heard, Fest Norwood returns this year during the dates 9-15 August. And whilst this year’s festival will be unlike the past two as many events have to be held online, we’ve still managed to come up with a programme that includes some real world activities many of which focus on our wonderful community and local area including: • a treasure hunt • a community art trail • […]

Light It In Red Last night SLT joined more than 650 other venues and went red to highlight the crisis facing the arts right now by flooding our watch tower, foyer and stairwell with red light: On the evening of 6 July, events companies across the UK including, theatres, concert halls, playhouses, nightclubs, galleries and conference centres are lighting their buildings red in order to draw attention to the crisis facing the entertainment industry. We were the first ones out, […]

SLT Merchandise Now Available! We’re thrilled to announce that we have launched our SLT Merchandise page with our first collection of products ready to order for delivery in July. As many of you know, SLT has had to close its doors to members, audiences and to income these past few months during the Covid-19 Pandemic. However, we are thrilled to announce that we have set up a new Merchandise Page where members and fans of SLT can buy apparel and […]

Save the Date! 8pm, 17 August 2020 SLT Annual General Meeting (Followed by SLT Member’s Club Annual General Meeting) We are delighted to announce the details for the 53rd SLTC AGM and 45th Members’ Club AGM, which will be held virtually on Monday 17 August 2020. It has been agreed, by both General Council and Members’ Club Committee to hold this years’ AGMs virtually. This is in response to the current pandemic and requirement to social distance (and that theatres […]

SLT Virtual Open Mic Night The virtual SLT Open Mic & Showcase is taking a break for a little while, but keep an eye out for updates. This will be a regular event taking place on Thursdays via Zoom, depending on the number of performers coming forward.  It’s a chance for budding musicians, stand-up comics, poets and general ne’er-do-wells to try out their material or hone live skills, currently for SLT members only as performers. Send a message to event […]

An online writing project during our closure Something Like Theatre – the virtual Old Fire Station project – will use a series of short plays to build up virtual, immersive theatre tours of our building. These can be rooted in historical fact or entirely fantastical – they can include monologues, duologues or group scenes, of any genre. This is a writer-led process, so what you create will dictate the form the piece ultimately takes. Whether you’re a writer, actor or […]

Coronavirus (COVID19) Update 12/3 from South London Theatre As you may be aware, the Government has moved the status of the COVID-19 pandemic to the “Delay” phase, and the guidance from the NHS has now changed. You can find the latest guidance here. The guidance is now to stay at home for 7 days if you have either: a high temperature a new continuous cough This is so important for SLT. We are all theatre people and have often worked […]

It’s good news on the SLT Membership front, as our paid-up member figures are staying consistent and we are starting the year well, with membership revenue in February being 35% up on February last year. The beginning of the year along with September are often the times when lots of people join up and as you can see from the graph below, late Summer is when things take a dip. Let’s see how the blue section shapes up as we […]