The Bread & Roses Theatre

Innovative & award-winning fringe theatre in Clapham, upstairs at The Bread & Roses Pub


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  • Home
  • Donations
  • What's On
  • Opportunities
    • Bring a Show
    • Networking Event
    • Newsletters
    • Equal Opportunities Policy
  • About
    • Theatre
    • Team
    • News
    • Find Us
  • Playwriting
    • Writers Membership
    • Playwrights Circle
    • Playwriting Course - BREAD & PROSES
    • Script Doctor
    • Playwriting Award >
      • Playwriting Award 2023/2024
      • Playwriting Award 2018/2019
      • Playwriting Award 2016/2017
      • Playwriting Competition 2015
    • Publications
    • Short Plays for The Platform

Bring a Show

We operate without any up-front hire fees, deposits or reserves, instead we offer a straight forward box office split, for a fully equipped theatre venue with a flexible set-up that can be adapted to the needs of your production.
'a new wave of venues (....) – all on the sort of sweetheart deals of old.' - The Guardian
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Currently we are accepting submissions for the following:
  • Prime slots (Tue-Sat, 7.30pm): these are programmed 6-9 months in advance.
  • Alternate slots (4/5 performances), 1-3 night slots & kids shows: often still last minute availability

​For all details on how we work, please have a look at our Marketing Pack and you can submit your project proposal directly on our website (see tabs above). Also do let us know if you have any work coming up that we could come and see.

We curate our programming and tend to book our main season 6-9 months in advance, so make sure to get in touch asap if interested in a one- to three-week-run. The theatre and pub are separate businesses, so we rent the space from the pub and receive no money from any bar sales. Nonetheless, we are offering the theatre to visiting companies without any fees and companies always take home money!

As a standard deal we offer box office splits, without any deposits or reserves. Upon request we consider offering set hire fees at very competitive rates as well. Besides box office splits we offer a lot of additional support (see Marketing Pack p. 7), but as we do not receive any funding we are not able to support companies financially. We also consider co- or associate productions, but again will not be able to offer funding. Please also note, that plays for our in-house productions are selected through our Playwriting Award and we cannot accept unsolicited play submissions beyond that without a producer or production company attached.

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  • Prime Slot - ​usually Tue to Sat 7.30pm / + possible matinées​​​
5/6 performance per week. 1-, 2- & 3-week-runs. Can create and control the theatre’s set-up for their run.

  • ​Alternate Slot​ - Tue, Wed, Thu 9.30pm + Fri, Sat 5pm
Usually 1-week-run with 4/5 performances. Performing on top of prime slot’s set-up.

  • Custom 1-/2-/3-Day Slot​ - usually Sun, Mon 7.30pm
Might have to perform on top of prime slot’s set-up.

  • Children's & Family Theatre​ - daytime during weekends and school holidays
Might have to perform on top of prime slot’s set-up.

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Feedback from previous companies & producers

We've had great feedback from companies and producers which have worked at our venue so far, check out below for yourself what some of them said on twitter.   Many companies and producers have also returned with further productions.
'Bread and Roses is everything a venue should be: genuinely diverse, immensely supportive, financially fair to artists, pro-active - and utterly professional. As a solo LGBT writer, performer and producer without secure funding or resources, I am deeply appreciative of the way in which Bread and Roses has embraced and supported my work so positively and warmly.' - Rose Collis (December 2017, after bringing several shows)

Finished the 3-day run of Don't Turn the Lights On. Thank you @BreadandRosesTC for all your support. We had great times there! #DTLO

— Theatre Counterpoint (@Theatre_CPoint) August 13, 2016

We had a such a great time today! Thanks to @BreadandRosesTC for hosting #InSightTheatre and thanks to all who came to watch! #inclusivearts

— Babar Fringe 2016 (@BabarAtFringe) July 4, 2016

thank you so much for everyone who came to support us and the @BreadandRosesTC for being so wonderful! here's to working with talent! <3

— Lo/Fall Theatre (@LoFallTheatre) March 21, 2016

It's the morning after our last night and it was a complete joy. Thanks to @BreadandRosesTC and @wearehiive for a great week of #DogPlayDead

— Well Behaved Women (@TheWBW) January 10, 2016

A very special thank you to @BreadandRosesTC for hosting us this week. Now on to @edfringe. UK tour continues.

— Shark Eat Muffin (@SharkEatMuffin) August 6, 2016

We had an absolutely wonderful time performing at @BreadandRosesTC! Thank you all for coming xx

— Appetite Theatre (@AppetiteTC) July 15, 2015

What an amazing sell-out run! Great space @BreadandRosesTC with incredible crew, beautiful audiences… https://t.co/2EwgD5v5XD

— GetOverItProductions (@GetOverItPro) June 28, 2015

What!?! A full house again!! #Femmetamorphosis bloody marvellous! Thank u @BreadandRosesTC @ElicitTheatreCo #ETC2015 pic.twitter.com/sLMVXwjoBC

— Miss Sharron Spice (@mSharronSpice) June 22, 2015

A big thank you to @BreadandRosesTC for having us. Great venue, lovely people! Check out their upcoming shows for the new year!

— Tristram Kimbrough (@tmekimbrough) December 5, 2014

Wonderful show and an even more wondeful audience. Thanks to all who came, and to @BreadandRosesTC for hosting our nonsense.

— Dan & Joe (@Dan_and_Joe) November 24, 2014

Big up to the wonderful @breadandrosesTC team so helpful, fab new venue everyone should put on a show here #FAScratch http://t.co/BqdPfgJMmS

— Female Arts (@femalearts) November 24, 2014

Huge thanks to all in Short(s)Wave, @BreadandRosesTC & our great audiences for making the show such a success. We can't wait to do it again!

— Shortswave (@Shortswave) March 23, 2015

Well that was SCRIBBLE: Welfare. We came, we rocked it. Thank you to @BreadandRosesTC for being fab and to all you lovelies who came

— MindYourHead (@myhtheatre) February 16, 2015

Fentiman had a wonderful time at @BreadandRosesTC What a lovely venue! And everyone so helpful and friendly. Feel homeless now. xxx

— Sharon Jennings (@fentimanplayers) February 15, 2015

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The Bread & Roses Theatre
68 Clapham Manor Street, Clapham SW4 6DZ, London

Ticket purchases are non refundable. Concession prices apply to students; under 18s; pensioners; those on disability and unemployment benefits; Equity, BECTU & SDUK members; Portico Places cardholders. ​As a young venue we are still upgrading and developing the space, any additional donations are much appreciated and will be used towards improving the theatre even further and keeping the venue going in the long-term.


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