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Monday 6:30pm - 11:30pm Tuesday 1pm - 11pm Wednesday 6:30pm - 11:30pm Thursday 6:30pm - 11:30pm Friday 6:30pm - 11:30pm Saturday 2pm - 11:30pm

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An exciting programme of theatre productions across two venues: Southwark Playhouse Borough and Southwark Playhouse Elephant🐘+🏰. No booking fees!
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Southwark Playhouse is all about telling stories and inspiring the next generation of storytellers and theatre makers. It aims to facilitate the work of new and emerging theatre practitioners from early in their creative lives to the start of their professional careers. Through our schools work we aim to introduce local people at a young age to the possibilities of great drama and the benefits of using theatre skills to facilitate learning. Each year we engage with over 5,000 school pupils through free schools performances and long-term in school curriculum support. Through our Young Company (YoCo), a youth-led theatre company for local people between the ages of 11-25, we aim to introduce young people to the many and varied disciplines of running a semi-professional theatre company. YoCo provides a training ground to build confidence and inspire young people towards a career in the arts. Our theatre programme aims to facilitate and showcase the work of some of the UK’s best up and coming talent with a focus on reinterpreting classic plays and contemporary plays of note. Our two atmospheric theatre spaces enable us to offer theatre artists and companies the opportunity to present their first fully realised productions. Over the past 20 years we have produced and presented early productions by many aspiring theatre practitioners many of whom are now enjoying flourishing careers.

01/11/2026

Trade the dark evenings for a darkened auditorium...

Coming up in November:

NERO
Sater and Sheik's new musical about the cost of absolute power.

Relative Motion
A gripping new romantic comedy-turned-psychological thriller.

Fly, You Fools!
Three actors and a Foley artist band parody the most epic fantasy story of all time.

Memoriam continues at Southwark Playhouse Borough until 21 November.

30/10/2026

Know someone who puts the ho-ho-ho in hospitality?

We're looking for organised and welcoming people to join us over the festive period as Front of House Assistant and Bar Team Members (Fixed Term, 19.5 hours per week and 29 hours per week).

Applications close on Monday 2 November.

Find out more: https://southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/

29/10/2026

Your first look at Memoriam.

This ★★★★★ “Captivating and courageous” (Read About Stuff) Papatango Prize-shortlisted new play explores a near future in which tech company Memoriam is able to extract and repackage human memories as immersive VR experiences.

But as the boundaries between commerce and remembrance blur, the repercussions could be far greater than anyone could have imagined...

Memoriam | Southwark Playhouse Borough | Until 21 November

Videography by Jake Waby Productions 📽️

28/10/2026

Two weeks from opening, cast members Stephanie Greenwood and Sean Hart reveal some of their favorite moments from new romance-turned-psychological thriller Relative Motion.

Follow Sam and Paul's relationship across milestones and train platforms for a limited 4-week run you won't want to miss.

Relative Motion | Southwark Playhouse Borough | 11 November - 5 December

26/10/2026

Wishing the company of Memoriam a wonderful press performance this evening.

Take your first look at this searing new play set in a near future in which memories can be extracted and sold as immersive VR experiences.

Memoriam | Southwark Playhouse Borough | Until 21 November

Photography by Charlie Flint 📸

26/10/2026

12 Stalls to Stage Award nominations - what a way to start the week!

Congratulations to all the productions that were nominated for a Stalls to Stage Award for their run at Southwark Playhouse, including a whopping seven nominations for new musical 'Redcliffe'.

- Best Musical: 'Ballad Lines'
- Best Musical: 'Redcliffe'
- Best Writer: Jordan Luke Gage, 'Redcliffe'
- Best Actor in a Musical: Jordan Luke Gage, 'Redcliffe'
- Best Actress in a Musical: Grace Galloway, 'Ride The Cyclone'
- Best Supporting Actor in a Musical: Dan Krikler, 'Redcliffe'
- Best Supporting Actress in a Musical: Jess Douglas-Welsh, 'Redcliffe'
- Best Supporting Actress in a Musical: Kirsty Findlay, 'Ballad Lines'
- Best Supporting Actress in a Musical: Rebecca Lock, 'Redcliffe'
- Best Debut: Bartek Kraszewski, 'Ride The Cyclone'
- Best Debut: Benjamin Akintuyosi, 'MILES.'
- Best Casting: Will Burton, 'Redcliffe'

23/10/2026

Autumnal palettes but make it ✨theatrical✨

22/10/2026

Say hello to Gomer Jones! 🪖

Private Jones is inspired by the real story of Gomer Jones, who after losing his hearing, faked a hearing test to enlist in World War 1.

But when this unlikely recruit becomes an unexpected hero, will the prize he’s been chasing really be worth it?

A show full of grit, heart, and a sweeping original score, don't miss this thrilling new musical about the journeys that transform us and the friendships that remind us we’re not meant to go it alone.

Featuring a 12-strong ensemble of hearing, hard-of-hearing and deaf performers, this is an extraordinary story of hope, courage and finding your place in the world.

Private Jones | Southwark Playhouse Elephant | 14 December - 30 January

Photography by Charlie Flint 📷
Design by Mighty Fine Design

21/10/2026

Your first look at charmingly chaotic comedy Dog Mom.

With "whip-smart dialogue" (The Stage) and "charm aplenty" (London Box Office), this offbeat ode to unconditional love follows newly-divorced Sarita as she squeezes into a tiny Brooklyn apartment and starts a new life she could never have expected.

Dog Mom | Southwark Playhouse Borough | Until 7 November

Videography by Greta Zabulyte 📽️

20/10/2026

This is your final chance to secure your tickets to the UK premiere of Jane Eyre - Musical.

Final performance this Saturday at Southwark Playhouse Elephant.

Address

77-85 Newington Causeway
London
SE16BD

Opening Hours

Monday	6:30pm - 11:30pm
Tuesday	1pm - 11pm
Wednesday	6:30pm - 11:30pm
Thursday	6:30pm - 11:30pm
Friday	6:30pm - 11:30pm
Saturday	2pm - 11:30pm

Telephone

+442074070234

Website

http://www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk/

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