Stratford Artshouse

The Civic Hall was built in 1985 as a multi-purpose venue consisting of an octagonal main hall with a flat floor, small proscenium stage and front of house facilities including a bar and kitchen. Chairs could be raked to seat 455 or laid out around tables in cabaret-style seating for 360. Following a £1.8 million redevelopment in 2014, it was renamed Stratford Artshouse. The refurbishment resulted in new mobile retractable seating, technical improvements to stage and house lighting, air conditioning, better backstage facilities (especially dressing rooms), and improved front of house facilities including additional lettable meeting spaces. The courtyard gardens were landscaped and a new rear entrance from the Rother Street car park added.