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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Marie Lloyd Stole My Life - Blue Fire Theatre Company

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Blue Fire Theatre Company returns with Marie Lloyd Stole My Life.

“The Boy I love Is Up In The Gallery, and I can’T even GeT a seaT In The crowd”

Meet Nelly Power, child prodigy and a star at the age of 15. Male impersonator, soubrette and headliner at all the major theatres, Nelly was a force to be reckoned with in an era where theatre was one of the very few areas where women could be properly independent.

Whilst the suffragists are protesting on the streets outside, Nelly makes her own protest against the status quo inside the theatres and music halls by making fun of the men who are all-powerful in wider society.

Using songs made popular in the music halls of the 19th & early 20th century, Blue Fire Theatre Company take their audience back to the 1880’s to view the social history of the period through the eyes of one woman who just happened to be a star of popular entertainment.

Expect tales of female emancipation, divorce laws and the great inequalities and double standards of life in Victorian England, all viewed through the subversive lens of Music Hall. All together now....

REVIEWS FOR MARIE LLOYD STOLE MY LIFE
“Intricate, delicate dialogue, delivered to perfection with heart-breaking warmth” - Mumble Theatre Press “It is a delight to watch Lottie Walker at work” – Theatrical Me
“a beautifully written show”, Louise Penn, Lou Reviews
“Beautifully crafted.... And superbly acted”, David Stephens, Mark Aspen Reviews

Show Only £15

Dinner & Show £40

Book HERE

Theatre Menu below. Please pre-order your meal choices in advance via info@teahousetheatre.co.uk

Earlier Event: January 10
Jazz Jam Sessions
Later Event: January 18
Debate London