Playhouse East / Independent theatre · rehearsal house · creative hub · Haggerston
E8 4DG ● Box office open EN
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Independent · Haggerston · E8 · Est. 2024

Where new
work gets made.

Playhouse East is an independent theatre, rehearsal house and creative hub in Haggerston — affordable space, artist development, live performance, and home to Actors East training.

Four ways into the Playhouse. Born from process — built to lower the friction between the work and the stage.
See What's On → Hire a Space → Bring Work Here → Train with Actors East ↗
Productions
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This season
Working Floor
5,000SQ FT
100-seat theatre · 3 studios
Public Funding
£0
Self-built · independently run
Section 00 / Wayfinding

Find your / way in.

Four doors into the Playhouse. Most people come for one thing — the rest is here when you need it.

5-second wayfinding
Door 01For audiences

See a show.

New theatre, festivals, late jazz, work-in-progress nights and independent performance — most weeks of the year.

You're here forTickets · Listings · Box office
What's On→
Door 02For makers

Hire a room.

Three studios across two venues — honest, affordable space for rehearsal, classes, workshops and shoots. Pay what you can.

You're here forStudios · Day rates · Availability
Hire Space→
Door 03For artists & companies

Bring work here.

Submissions, visiting companies, WIP festivals, scratch nights, new writing, and longer-form development support.

You're here forSubmissions · Open calls · Pitching
Bring Work Here→
Door 04For actors · separate site ↗

Train as an actor.

Classes, workshops, Meisner and long-term craft training through Actors East — our specialist training arm, based in the building.

You're here forActing classes · Workshops · Long-term training
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