Explore performance spaces near you

This September, theatres around the country are opening their doors to the public with free events celebrating their architecture and history with Heritage Open Days, Open House London and Scotland’s Doors Open Days.

Heritage Open Days

England’s largest heritage festival Heritage Open Days takes place from 9 - 18 September. More than 60 theatres around the country are taking part this year, including Bristol Old Vic and the Tyne Theatre and Opera House in Newcastle – both are showing their historical and rare backstage machinery. Take a tour of the Grade II* Groundlings Theatre on our Theatres at Risk Register, or find out more about the Little Theatre Gateshead, the only theatre built and opened during WWII.

Visit Heritage Open Days for details.

Open House London

Celebrating London’s architecture and urban landscape Open House takes place from 8 - 21 September. There are:

• drop-in sessions at Streatham Space Project, which Theatres Trust worked to bring to fruition, and the recently refurbished Jackson Lane Arts Centre
• tours of London’s local and community theatres including Half Moon Young People’s Theatre, South London Theatre, Bromley Little Theatre, and the National Youth Theatre.
• go behind the scenes at the National Theatre, Barbican Centre, and Shaftesbury Theatre. 

Visit Open House London for details.

Doors Open Days

Explore sites across Scotland with Doors Open Days, celebrating the country’s heritage and the built environment, with events every weekend in September. Tours are taking place at Webster Memorial Theatre Arbroath, Fort Theatre Bishopbriggs in Glasgow, and Byre Theatre St Andrews.

Visit Doors Open Days for details.

Cover image | Streatham Space Project