Waltham Forest Theatre

• Theatre ID
  3518
• Built / Converted
  1937
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  dark (theatre, exhibitions, workshops)
• Address
  Lloyd Park, Forest Road, Waltham Forest, London, E17, England
• Website
  • Save Waltham Forest Theatre

Details

The Waltham Forest Theatre was constructed in 1937 and is situated within Lloyd Park. The use of the theatre includes performance, exhibitions and large scale workshops. It seats around 300 and accommodates a large number of community groups in the Southern end of the Borough. The Council closed the theatre in 2007 due to maintenance costs and is looking to redevelop with an open-air theatre in its place as part of a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) bid for the restoration of the whole park. An Arts and Performance Needs Assessment was undertaken by consultants in March 2007 on behalf of the Council which advised that there was a need for theatre in the area and best option was to refurbish the existing theatre. A local Action Group, The Save Waltham Forest Theatre was set up to save the building in February 2008.

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• Capacities
  • Original: c.300
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed