Durham Street Auditorium

This theatre has been built on the last remaining stretch of 18th-century cobbled roadway, which was part of a tunnel beneath the House leading down to the Thames.

It features seating designed by Robin Day and state of the art audio visual equipment including Dolby Surround Sound and a Sanyo XP40 LCD projector. It can accommodate up to 60 people.

Durham Street Auditorium 1 Durham Street Auditorium 2
Durham Street Auditorium floorplan

Dimensions

10.8m x 9m

Capacity

Theatre Style: 60

Audio-visual inclusions

  • Consultation and attendance by a technician to assist during your event

Projector - Sanyo PLV-HD2000E

  • High Definition 1080p multimedia Projector
  • Max resolution = 2048 x 1080
  • Colour System - PAL, SECAM, NTSC, NTSC4.43, PAL-M
  • Picture format - 16:9 or 4:3

Blu-Ray Playback - Sony BDP-S350

  • Sound available in mono, stereo and Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound
  • DVD up scaling

PA system including: hard-wired lectern microphone and up to 3 top table microphones
Lectern

CD / Minidisc Playback

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Did you know?

This Street took up the lower basement of the Society’s House. The street led to the Thames and linked the Strand with the Adelphi cellars. It has also hosted some of the biggest film premier previews and had some very famous bottoms on its seats. 

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