• Opened in September 1998, Jerwood Space was the first of Jerwood Foundation’s capital projects and operates as a not for...

    Opened in September 1998, Jerwood Space was the first of Jerwood Foundation’s capital projects and operates as a not for profit organisation .  It was created in response to a great and pressing need identified by major producers and directors for dedicated, affordable and well-equipped rehearsal space for both established and emerging theatre, opera and dance companies to develop their work side by side.  

    A former Victorian school in Southwark, the converted building was refurbished by Paxton Loucher Arhictects to create rehearsal studios, meeting rooms, offices and a versatile public space which has been the home of the Jerwood Arts’ exhibition and events programme which also benefits local schools and youth groups. 

    Over the past 25 years, over 2,500 different performing arts companies have rehearsed in 'The Space' as it affectionately known and it has become one of the best and most sought-after rehearsal studios in the country, offering subsidised rates whenever possible.

     The glazed walkway outside Space 7. Photo: Dennis Gilbert/VIEW
  • Further development by Munkenbeck and Marshall in 2007 added a top storey to create Space 7, a much-needed space especially...

    Further development by Munkenbeck and Marshall in 2007 added a top storey to create Space 7, a much-needed space especially designed for large-scale musical theatre and a suite of meeting rooms. The high demand for Space 7 reflects the immense growth in musical theatre on the London and regional stages, many of which go on to tour around the UK. 

    The public areas, including the popular café and glasshouse, are currently being redeveloped by Witherford Watson and Mann.  This will help create a practical events space for use by the local community and the community of theatre practitioners that consider Jerwood Space their home, alongside enhanced café and entertaining facilities, all due for completion by summer 2024.

    Chichester Festival Theatre's production of Half a Sixpence in rehearsal.  Photo: Manuel Harlan

  • Jerwood Space is the rehearsal room of choice.  The rooms are beautifully proportioned, the atmosphere is welcoming and convivial, the cost is strategic and generous..It's a meeting place as well as a work space.  It's a huge asset to London theatre.  However did we manage without it?

    David Lan, Artistic Director, Young Vic (2000-2018)

    Hiran Abeysekera (Pi) in rehearsal for Life of Pi in Space 2 - Photo: Manuel Harlan
  • Sonia Friedman Productions The Dreamgirls Company in rehearsal in Space 7, 2016. Photo: Birgit Ralf Brinkhoff (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Peter Wilkinson, Jerwood Space Director and Dame Judi Dench. Photo: Edwin Rostron (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    The Barbican's production of Antigone in rehearsal, 2015. Featured: Juliette Binoche and Kirsty Bushell. Photo: Jan Versweyveld (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Chichester Festival Theatre's Young Chekhov season in rehearsal, 2015. Featured L-R, Jonathan Coy, James McArdle, Nina Sosanya, Olivia Vinall. Photo: Johan Persson (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    The Young Vic's company of Fairview in rehearsal, 2019. Photo: Marc Brenner (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Gillian Anderson in rehearsal for The Young Vic's A Streetcar Named Desire, 2014. Photo: Johan Persson (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    In July 2019, an unexpected visiting company arrived on the scene at Jerwood Space rehearsing ‘To bee or not to bee’! Photo: Tracy Zanelli (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).