Partners

SEDOS

Our resident company (founded in 1905 by a group of senior members of the Stock Exchange) has around sixty to eighty active members all committed to producing works of theatre to a professional standard on a commercially viable basis – while raising money for charity.

SEDOS is professional in all but name: some of its better-known past performers include Dame Anna Neagle (who danced in the chorus as Marjorie Robertson), Frankle Ingleman of post-war BBC fame, Patricia Roc, Guy Middleton and Rosalie Crutchley. More recently television luminaries such as Nicolas Parsons have made guest appearances.

SEDOS

Tower Theatre Company

Central London’s most active non-professional group performs most of its shows at the Bridewell. Its aim is to enable all sections of the community to experience and participate in a wide range of high quality theatre. It presents around 15 shows a year, ranging from musicals, through classic drama to new work.

Many famous names have appeared with the Tower early in their careers, including Tom Courtenay, Siân Phillips and Michael Gambon. All the Tower’s actors, directors and technical crew get involved for the love of it, working together to produce shows that compete with the best of the professional London fringe.

Tower Theatre

Cantabile

Artists in Residence Cantabile, The London Quartet, are an a capella group established in 1982. They describe themselves with justification as one of the World’s top vocal groups and we are proud to have them here to sing amongst us.

Cantabile

Drama schools

We have a number of links with drama schools, providing them with a space to showcase their work. Guildhall School of Music and Drama have chosen the Bridewell Theatre as an alternative training ground. They take over the theatre for 12 weeks of the year, not only training their students in performance but also in stagecraft.