St. Peter's Theatre

• Theatre ID
  3661
• Built / Converted
  1924
• Dates of use
  • 1924: continuing
• Current state
  Extant
• Current use
  Theatre (amateur theatre)
• Address
  Fraser Road, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 1EE, England
• Websites
  • Portsmouth Amateur Diary
  • Giselle Academy of Theatre Arts website
  • Southsea Box Office
  • The Phoenix Players website

Details

A small theatre in a hall behind St. Peter's Church, purpose-built by the church in 1924 for the benefit of the local community. St. Peter's Theatre is used by several amateur groups, and has three resident companies - including two theatre schools. Seating 200 in tiered seating, the theatre is small and simply decorated but technically well-equipped, with sixteen flying lines above the raked proscenium stage. The auditorium sits on the upper level of the building, with a lower hall and further rooms available at ground floor level for rehearsal and other ancillary requirements. Fears for the future of the theatre have arisen in 2011 following news that the church may move to new premises as part of the Somers Town regeneration project.

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• Events
  • 1924 Use: continuing
  • 1924 Design/Construction: (architect unknown).
• Capacities
  • Original: 200
• Listings
  • Grade Not listed
• Stage type
  • raked, proscenium arch