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The 2025 AGM will be held on Friday 26 September at 7.30pm The bar will be open from 6.30pm. Please come along to catch up with friends, hear details of […]

1947 – 2025 We are extremely saddened to hear of the death of Bill Dudley at the end of May. An outstanding theatre designer, he started his career at the […]

The Tower Board has appointed Alistair Brown as Theatre Manager, replacing Jess Vollar-Bell who left at the end of last year.  Alistair will be taking up his duties at the […]

Plans for September – December We are delighted to announce our autumn season of plays. Tuesday 30 September – Saturday 4 OctoberGirls by Theresa IkokoDirected by Rebecca Dike Tuesday 7 – Saturday 11 OctoberBlack […]

The Tower made an appearance on BBC Radio 4 on Friday 14 March. Lib Dem MP, Lisa Smart, led a debate in parliament on Wednesday encouraging Government support for community […]

We were very sorry to hear Beryl Holyoake died on 25th February.  She was a stalwart of the Tower’s stage management teams in London for many years, from the 1970s […]

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Margaret Ley at the age of 95.  Margaret joined the Tower in 1955 and, with husband Colin, became part […]

Huge congratulations to Landé Belo who won the Best Producer award at this year’s Black British Theatre Awards held at the Lyceum Theatre on Monday 4 November. This was in recognition of her work […]

Artistic Director Amanda Waggott has announced the six plays planned for next summer. As well as the usual programme at our London base, we are delighted to announce that the […]

Enjoy a meal before evening performances at a 20% discount! We are thrilled to announce a new partnership with our neighbours, La Rosetta restaurant, in Stoke Newington High Street! If […]

Accounts for Tavistock Repertory Guarantors Ltd (the Tower’s legal entity) for the financial year 2023 – 2024 are now available here on this web site and on the Charity Commission […]

We are very excited to share the news that Adenike Ojo won the best playwright award and Mya Onwugbonu won best director.   Adenike’s play, In Hiding, received its première at […]

Report and accounts for the company for the financial year 2022 – 2023, reviewed by the independent examiner, are now available on the web site. 2022 – 2023 Accounts

We were delighted to receive this message from Alfred Molina, marking the Tower’s 90th birthday.

Promoting Hackney Artists & Their Work Applications are welcome from community groups, cultural organisations, artists and artists’ collectives from within Hackney to hang their art work at the Tower Theatre. […]

An audio drama in three episodes

The matinée audience of Mules was treated to an exclusive Q&A session with award winning playwright, Winsome Pinnock, who shared with us the inspiration behind the play and talked about […]

Metamorphosis In Lockdown was a finalist in the Most Innovative Production category of the Scenesaver Birthday Honours list

Virtual Tower goes from strength to strength! We’re delighted to announce that the recent production of Metamorphosis in Lockdown (by Franz Kakfa, adapted by Angharad Ormond, Ian Hoare and Paul […]

The Management Committee has appointed a team (Ruth Sullivan, Simona Hughes and Angharad Ormond) to take over form Martin Mulgrew, who has stepped down as Artistic Director.

The Tower has a vast archive of photos for its shows – largely prints for the earlier years and digital CDs for more recent shows.  David Sprecher and Laurence Tuerk […]

HERE’S A SUMMARY OF THE RESULTS Thanks to all of you who completed to our Members’ Survey. We had an excellent response, and here’s an overview of what you told […]

We’re delighted to announce that we have secured a grant towards the costs of re-opening the building … GOOD NEWS!A grant application to the Theatre Reopening Fund, administered by the […]

While the theatre is closed, we were able to press ahead with several building projects, which are now complete. The lift is now installed and working. The shiny new roof […]