The Spread Eagle Theatre is a 50-seat capacity studio theatre situated above the Spread Eagle pub in

Croydon Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensi ...

, England. Opening in October 2013 in response to the closure of the

Warehouse Theatre The Warehouse Theatre was a professional producing theatre in the centre of Croydon, England. Based in an oak-beamed Victorian former cement warehouse, it had 100 seats. The theatre closed in 2012 following withdrawal of funding and the disco ...

in 2012, the pub transformed its upstairs function room into a theatre space. The Spread Eagle Theatre supported and hosted the campaign to save the

David Lean Cinema The David Lean Cinema is a small cinema established in Croydon, London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stand ...

, the nearby arthouse cinema which later reopened. The theatre works closely with its sister venue, the Old Joint Stock Theatre in Birmingham, on co-productions with professional theatre companies. Both venues champion "big plays for small spaces", with an emphasis on supporting new writing.

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The Spread Eagle Theatre
{{DEFAULTSORT:Spread Eagle Theatre 2013 establishments in England Theatres in the London Borough of Croydon Theatres completed in 2013