The busiest and biggest theatre on the London fringe, the currently Elephant-based Southwark Playhouse has two diverse houses, a lively bar and a formidable reputation for everything from new writing to obscure musical revivals.
In July and August 2015 we conducted a public online poll of London’s favourite theatres – and the results are intriguing. All the big names are in there – you people really love the National Theatre, it turns out – but proving you're a discerning bunch there’s a fine showing for some of London's smaller, hipper theatres.
No West End theatre made the top ten, though maybe the odds were stacked against venues without artistic directors. Based on an editorially chosen shortlist of 35 theatres, our poll attracted thousands of votes. We’ll be doing it all again next year – only better, with the option to vote for EVERY London theatre. For now, congratulations to the top ten, and everyone else, because in theatre, everyone’s a winner, all the time.
