Blackheath Halls boasts a vibrant, varied programme of live performance with music as its core but also encompassing visual arts, theatre and dance. Featuring everything from rock & pop, jazz, classical and world music through to children’s theatre, cinema and workshops, Blackheath Halls is an arts venue with something likely to appeal to everyone. It is also used as a recording venue and regularly hosts major conductors, artists and orchestras for this purpose.

The front exterior of Blackheath Halls following completion of the recent restoration project.
 

Thought to be the earliest surviving purpose-built concert hall in London, Blackheath Halls was established by public subscription in 1895. The Halls has played host to such renowned artists as Sir Edward Elgar, Dame Clara Butt, Percy Grainger and Fritz Kreizler and Sir Edward Elgar can also be counted amongst its earliest patrons, along with Ebenezer Prout and Frederick Tate. More recently, the Halls has welcomed a broad range of artists from several musical genres – Jamie Cullum, Maceo Parker, Nitin Sawhney, Sir Simon Rattle and Paco Peña – to name but a few.    

Following its acquisition in 2003 by Trinity College of Music, and with the merger of Trinity and Laban, it is poised to play a major role within the new cultural hub of South East London and Thames Gateway, becoming a vital part of the growing creative sector in this part of London.

Details of Blackheath Halls current programme can be found at www.blackheathhalls.com or by phoning the box-office on 020 8463 0100.

The extensive refurbishment of the Halls is now complete and they are once again open for business. The exterior has at last lost the shroud of scaffolding and here are some of the details that have been restored.