A 40- to 60-seat fringe venue above The Bread & Roses Pub, this intimate and versatile space boasts a wide variety of productions which bring in local and far-reaching audiences alike. Artistic quality and representation of our societies' real diversity are at the heart of the theatre's programming with a focus on new writing, underrepresented voices, distinctive work and the development of new work and opportunities. As well as welcoming visiting companies, the theatre hosts an in-house schedule of its own, producing well received in-house productions and facilitating a range of schemes and events.

The Star, in the heart of Guildford, has been entertaining the people of the town for more than 400 years and is proudly continuing that tradition as the area’s longest-running live music venue.

Quarry Street
Guildford
United Kingdom
Surrey
GU1 3TY

Tel:

Located at Charterhouse School, Godalming:

The Ben Travers Theatre is a modern, fully equipped theatre. It not only offers the ideal venue for small stage plays and other artistic performances, but a superb corporate presentation facility, seating 220 people in the standard layout or 250 in the round. The Theatre has a maximum capacity of 340, including a maximum of 100 company members (ie cast, crew, chaperones etc).

 

Charterhouse School

Godalming

United Kingdom

Surrey

GU7 2DX

Tel: 01483 291763

 

The Great Hall, Charterhouse

Godalming

United Kingdom

Surrey

GU7 2DX

Tel:

Located within the University of Surrey campus, the Ivy Arts Centre is Guildford’s premium venue for world-class musical theatre, plays and productions. Every Season the Ivy features a series of internally produced and national touring productions. The Centre has three performance venues, the main 220 Bellairs Theatre and the smaller Rex Doyle Studio Theatre and PATS Studio Theatre.

University of Surrey

Guildford

United Kingdom

Surrey

GU2 7XH

Tel: 01483686876

The Nomad Theatre is located behind Bishopsmead Parade in East Horsley, Surrey.

The story started in 1934 when the Nomads staged their first play, Journey’s End, in the Guildford Borough Hall. From then until 1957, performances were held in local halls and rehearsals took place in various different places – leading to the name Nomad Players.

In 1957, the society was given some land with a building  on it which up till then had been used as a builder’s store and this was converted by the members into a small theatre. Since then there have been many changes. The purchase of a wartime timber  building use to house a bar and new wardrobe happened in 1979. By the time the group celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in 1994 it had become a charity, Nomad Players Limited, and had started a weekly children’s drama workshop – the Nomes. By then the Young Nomads had been active for 20 years and the group had become a member of the Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain. It was also becoming obvious that the old theatre would need replacing and plans were being drawn up, but financing such a project was always going to be a problem. Happily, the National Lottery had just appeared on the scene and The Nomads were one of the early applicants.

The National Lottery gave us a unique opportunity to develop a theatre that provided all the facilities we need for our wide-ranging drama activities. From our preliminary application onwards the Arts Council of England encouraged us to build a really well-equipped, good quality theatre.

Initially, in the autumn of 1995, we were awarded an interim grant of up to £50,000, of which we spent £34,000 on developing the best possible design. In April 1996 the Arts Council, after a redesign had been submitted, awarded us a major grant of £911,000. In early 1997 we were awarded a increment to cover additional items; this resulted in a final cost for the building of £1,346,000.

The Nomad Players had to provide £338,000 and they managed to complete this by 2001. The last project of the new theatre development was the inauguration in February 2003 of a sculpture, Dancing Gypsy, in the theatre foyer. It was created by Faith Winter, FRSBS, the renowned sculptor.

 

Bishopsmead Parade

East Horsely

United Kingdom

Surrey

KT24 6RT

Tel: 01483 284747

The Electric Theatre is a vibrant multi-purpose venue featuring community and professional work in the heart of Guildford.

In 1913 handsome new Electricity Works were opened on Onslow Street to provide power for Guildford town centre. As demand for electricity grew, the works became too small and a bigger station was built.

The Electricity Works were retained  as a distribution centre and all the town centre mains radiated from this point. Unfortunately after 1968 the building lay dormant (used only as a scenery store for the various theatre groups based in the area) and it was not until twenty years later that the building's potential as a theatre was recognised.

Prior to the existence of the Electric Theatre, local amateur theatre groups in Guildford had the use of what was an ex-Territorial Army garage in Leapale Lane. It was a 150 seater theatre, and at the time it came into use in the 1970s, was considered a state of the art theatre, even being featured on the popular BBC science programme Tomorrow's World. But three years after it opened, the building was demolished to make way for a new road.

The design project was undertaken by Council architects. The 1913 Electricity Works building houses the theatre space itself, with extensions housing the foyer, bar, restaurant, dressing rooms, Farley room and toilet facilities.

 

Onslow Street

Guildford

United Kingdom

Surrey

GU1 4SZ

Tel: 01483 501200

Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre opened its doors in 1965 as a proud memorial to the much loved French actress who had made her home in Effingham Common, and whose warmth, humour and talent gave her an unrivalled position on the English stage for nearly fifty years.

“How wonderful that Guildford’s special Theatre is celebrating its fiftieth Birthday!  The Yvonne Arnaud was built by local enthusiastic theatregoers and has served its community brilliantly for half a Century. 

“The fact that it is alive and flourishing is a real testament to the determination of its audience, local businesses, those who support it through donations, however large or small, those who work there and, of course, Guildford Borough Council, who have invested so much in it over the years and continue to do so.  The Council should be proud of its support, as should everyone involved.  

Happy Birthday to Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre!”  

Dame Judi Dench DBE

 

“Guildford without its Yvonne Arnaud Theatre would be unthinkable.  It has bought so much pleasure to hundreds of thousands of people over the years and its terrific Youth Theatre is a wonderful asset, not only for the young people of the town but from all around.  Here’s to the next fifty years!”

Dame Penelope Keith DBE

 

Millbrook

Guildford

United Kingdom

Surrey

GU1 3UX

Tel: 01483 44 00 00

The Leatherhead Theatre - opened in 1969 as the Thorndike Theatre - was one of a significant number of new theatres built in Britain during the 1960s and 1970s. It is one of the best examples of the period.

 

7 Church St

Leatherhead

United Kingdom

Surrey

KT22 8DN

Tel: +44 1372 365141