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.

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A Halloween Fireside Reading of The Inferno of Dante Alighieri

Join us by the fireplace with the unique atmosphere of the Tea House Theatre for autumn Fireside Reading by Holdfast Theatre Company.

The Inferno, perhaps the most stirring masterpiece from the Middle Ages, Dante Alighieri's The Inferno, a new translation by Ciaran Carson.

‘Carson gives us a much racier Inferno than most other have done, one in which the language makes eloquent upward soarings at one moment and vulgar dives deep into the vernacular at the next, moving like a bolt of lightning from gravity to punchy immediacy. There is a surprising amount of playful humour. iIt reads jauntily, even balladically at times.’ - Financial Times

The fire will be lit and our trio of storytellers will take you for a spiritual journey. Guided by the soul of the Roman poet Virgil, you will travel down through the nine circles of Hell, witnessing the punishments eternally suffered by the souls of deceased sinners.


Tickets £5

Wine and nibbles available!
Call the House to book your seat.
Sit back, relax with a glass of wine or a pot of tea and enjoy.

Bar open till late!
Book on 0207 207 4585

Earlier Event: October 30
SE11 Sessions
Later Event: November 3
The Great Debaters Club