Putney Arts Theatre

• Theatre ID
  3318
• Built / Converted
  1968
• Dates of use
  • 1968: continuing
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Theatre (Amateur theatre)
• Address
  Ravenna Road, Putney, Wandsworth, London, SW15 6AW, England
• Website
  • http://www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk

Details

Putney Arts Theatre is a conversion of the old Union Church by Group 64. The initial conversion to theatre use was in 1968, with a 50-seat studio space added to the 150-seat main theatre in the 1970s. Subsequent improvements and additions have been enabled by a number of funding applications and financial gifts. Major refurbishment works were carried out in the main auditorium in 1994, followed by an upgrade to the studio theatre and public facilities in 1998, and later works in 2008 including the renaming of the studio theatre as the Antony Bridges Studio. The theatre has its own workshops, providing creative spaces for the resident youth and adult theatre companies. The theatre is also used by external groups, particularly being made available as a resource for the local community.

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• Events
  • 1860 Design/Construction: Union Church (architect unknown).
    • Sir Samuel Morton Peto - Architect
  • 1963 Owner/Management: Union Church acquired by London County Council.
  • 1968 Use: continuing
  • 1968 Design/Construction: conversion to theatre (architect unknown).
  • 1994 Alteration: Main auditorium reconstructed.
  • 1998 Alteration: Exterior walls cleaned; studio and bar areas refurbished.
  • 1998 Owner/Management: Group 64 (later Putney Theatre Company) purchased freehold.
  • 2008 Alteration: Studio space upgraded and re-named Antony Bridges Studio.
• Capacities
  • Original: 160
  • Current: 155; Main Theatre
  • Current: 46; Antony Bridges Studio Theatre
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Stage type
  • Proscenium flat
• Dimensions
  • Stage dimensions: Depth: 30ft Width: 41ft