Built in 1587 by Philip Henslowe, the Rose was the first theatre on London's Bankside; its repertory included plays by Kyd, Jonson, Shakespeare and Marlowe.

Shakespeare's Globe Trust is dedicated to the experience and international understanding of Shakespeare in performance. Uniquely its work celebrates the fact that the greatest dramatic poet in the English language lived and worked in London and that the cradle of English theatre was on Bankside by the River Thames.

Brick Lane Music Hall is an oasis of glittering nostalgia - a gracious Victorian music hall recreated a stone's throw from the City of London with modern audiences very much in mind.

Over the past 15 years only (since it's inception as the Academy) the building has staged everything from weddings to film launches with a myriad of other events in between.

The air conditioned auditorium seats 785, there are spacious foyers, two bars and a restaurant. Backstage there are dressing rooms for about 100 actors.

Previously known as Lewisham Theatre. Currently undergoing a major refurbishment program.

The Chelsea Centre is a theatre, an arts centre and a thriving community resource at World's End on the King's Road, London.

From its humble beginnings rehearsing in a disused chicken shed in North London with thirty members, a few guitars and bags of energy, the company has gone on to entertain sell-out audiences at the Royal Albert Hall.

Under one roof are a concert hall, two theatres, three cinemas, two art galleries, a sculpture court, conservatory and public library, as well as 3 restaurants, private function rooms, conference suites, two exhibition halls and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

No details available about this venue when we visited the website.

The Warehouse Theatre is a converted Victorian warehouse, built in 1882 for a sand, cement, and lime merchant. In spite of refurbishments, it still has several original features.

The Royal George Theatre is London's newest and brightest Pub theatre and is now nearly one year old. Situated above a charming and newly refurbished Victorian pub in Deptford, South East, London, The Royal George has quickly earned a reputation for presenting a full program of quality professional theatre at truly affordable prices.

The Questors Theatre is the largest community theatre in Europe, with an audience membership of around 3,000, with 600 members actively involved in productions.

Earls Court and Olympia host around 270 events each year and are one of London's leading attractions with over 3,000,000 visitors annually.

The Bob Hope Theatre - Eltham, is a voluntary organisation providing first rate amateur entertainment to the local community.