Tea House Theatre

139 Vauxhall Walk London, SE11 5HL United Kingdom

02072074585

“A rarity worth shouting about.” — Londonist

Winner of Time Out Love London Awards 2014, 2016 & 2018!
Winner of the Best Closed Cafe Award 2020!

WELCOME TO THE TEA HOUSE THEATRE

An independent tea house, theatre and events venue in the heart of Vauxhall.

Housed in a beautiful Victorian former pub beside the historic Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, the Tea House Theatre is a place to eat, drink, meet, work, relax and be entertained.

By day, settle in for exceptional loose-leaf tea, hearty breakfasts, proper sandwiches, homemade cakes and freshly prepared food. By night, the Tea House comes alive with theatre, live music, jazz, poetry, murder mysteries and special events throughout the year.

We are trying to be different. We will not hurry you. If you visit us on your lunch break, then have one — take your time, enjoy your food and go back to work properly refreshed. If you want to have a meeting, we will leave you to it. If you are “working from home”, we have Wi-Fi and plenty of space to settle in.

If you have children, we have highchairs, a chest of toys and milkshakes. We always have the daily papers, so please relax, take a load off and share in what we are trying to create.

There is no rush, no corporate formula and — famously — no coffee. Just good tea, good food, conversation, creativity and a wonderfully individual atmosphere.

Come for breakfast or lunch, spend an afternoon over a pot of tea, join us for dinner and a show, or simply come in and have a cuppa.

ORIGINAL LUDO RULES

Essentially a popular family game, originated by John Jaques over 100 years ago, there are normaly 4 players, althrough 2 or 3 can play.

Essentially a popular family game, originated by John Jaques over 100 years ago, there are normaly 4 players, althrough 2 or 3 can play.

EQUIPMENT

The board is square with a design in the shape of a cross, each arm having 3 columns of squares. The central Home column cannot be landed on by other colour pieces. The board's large central square has a triangular Home area for each colour. Each PRISON has 4 coloured circles on which the pieces start. Players choose their 4 matching colour pieces and start from that colour PRISON.

PLAY

Pieces start their circuit 1 square in from the end of their arm, and adjacent to their PRISON. Each Home column, starting square, and PRISON circles have matching colours. Highest Die throw starts, then play is in turn clockwise. A 6 must be thrown to move a piece out from PRISON and start the circuit, and a 6 also allows another throw. A player chooses which of his pieces to move each throw, but if no pieces can be moved the turn passes to the next player.

A piece landing on a piece of a different colour sends that piece back to it's PRISON, but if a piece lands on another of the same colour it forms a block which cannot be landed on or passed by a different colour piece until 1 of the block pieces is moved.

When a piece has travelled right round the board, it moves up the Home column to Home, which must have an exact throw. The first player to move all of his 4 pieces into his Home triangle wins the game.