Soho Theatre Walthamstow to offer comedy from May 2025

Soho Theatre's new 960-seat Walthamstow venue will open in May 2025, with a host of comedy shows amongst its initial programme.
Restored from the 1930s former Granada by Waltham Forest Council in partnership with Soho Theatre, the new venue includes a refurbished Grade II listed auditorium, brand-new studio spaces, backstage facilities, four bars and a restaurant.
The venue says: "Recreating the buzzing atmosphere of Soho Theatre Bar within a magnificent heritage surrounding, Soho Theatre will run the food & beverage offer in-house, featuring Neon, Soho Theatre's own lager with Adnams and East London Brewery brewed locally in the borough. A local theatre with a national profile, Soho Theatre Walthamstow will feature a world-class line-up for audiences from across London and beyond and will sit alongside Soho Theatre Dean Street as the iconic central London venue celebrates 25 years at the forefront of cutting-edge new theatre, comedy and cabaret."
Comedians putting on full shows as part of the opening season include Dara O Briain, Sarah Keyworth, Mark Watson, Ahir Shah, Suzi Ruffell and Josie Long.
The first comedian to perform a solo show in the venue will be Natalie Palamides as she returns to London with her critically acclaimed show WEER. It'll run in the venue from 2nd - 10th May.

Meanwhile a new lineup show for the venue, titled Neon Nights, will feature acts including Thanyia Moore, Sara Pascoe, Rosie Jones, Janine Harouni, Larry Dean, Catherine Bohart, Jin Hao Li, Olga Koch, Sindhu Vee, Tom Davis, Josh Pugh and Phil Wang. The first show will be on Friday 30th May.
The venue will also offer other genres via its programme, including pantomime, a festival organised by The McGuffin Film Society and wine tasting events.
To celebrate the opening, Soho Theatre will offer 15,000 tickets for £15 across the first year of shows to those who live, work or study in the borough.
Chair of Soho Theatre, Dame Heather Rabbatts DBE, says: "It's been an incredible journey for Soho Theatre. We're a small theatre, always managing to creatively punch above our weight and with an impact that has been felt in TV, film and commercial theatre. The fantastic array of artists that we've worked with, together with our presence at Edinburgh Fringe, in India and elsewhere is testament to that. But we're no longer a small theatre. Alongside the creative powerhouse that is our Dean Street home, we'll be presenting world class artists to even larger audiences in our new and gloriously refurbished venue in Walthamstow, East London."
More details about the venue and its programme can be found via sohotheatre.com