WE'RE OPEN EVERY WEEKEND

Serving a menu of hot drinks, craft beers, wine and seasonal cocktails in addition to a food menu including freshly baked pastries, delicious cakes and savoury light bites.

Pop by in the day to meet up or chill out. Still WFH? Bring along your laptop and settle in; there’s great WiFi and loads of sockets.

We come to life at night, so stick around. Whether you’re seeing a show, catching some live music or just hanging out and enjoying the buzz.

Our light and airy space spills out into a garden overlooking the Common. Find us in the heart of Clapham Old Town (less than 5 minutes from Clapham Common tube station). Check out How To Get Here →

We can’t wait to see you.

(P.S. We’re dog friendly, bring all your good boys! 🐾)

OPENING HOURS
MON: CLOSED
TUE: 6PM-11PM*
WED: 6PM-11PM*
THU: 6PM-11PM*
FRI: 9AM-LATE
SAT: 9AM-LATE
SUN: 9AM-6PM

*Tue-Thu our Café Bar is only open alongside theatre performances, please check our What’s On to find out more

EVENTS IN THE CAFÉ BAR

JAZZ IN THE CAFÉ BAR

Sun 19 March, 1-3pm – Battersea Jazz Collective

Fri 24 March, 9pm – Talibah Rivers Music

Sun 2 April, 1-3pm – School of Desire

Sun 23 April, 1-3pm – Battersea Jazz Collective

Fri 28 April, 9pm – Talibah Rivers Music

Fri 26 May, 9pm – Talibah Rivers Music

SONGS FOR SCATTERED TIMES

Sun 26 Mar, 7PM
Sun 30 Apr, 7PM

ART AT OMNIBUS THEATRE

SISTER OCTOPI
Created by Natalya Konforti and Justine Formentelli
7-29 MAR

Sister Octopi, is an immersive installation resulting from a long-distance collaboration between two artists and cousins: Dubai-based Natalya Konforti and Justine Formentelli resident in London.

This long haul project began in 2017, following a series of family losses. Searching for a way through the grief, the cousins began an artistic correspondence which eventually grew into the rich threads of an unusual family tapestry.

While exploring themes of identity, belonging and adaptation, it is also a tribute to the strength and resilience of sisterhood in the face of loss and tragedy.

Taking the form of suspended scrolls, the installation is an invitation to wander along tentacular detours and get immersed in a world of connections.


MAKING SURREALIST CREATURES PRINTING WORKSHOP

11 Mar, 11am-1pm
25 Mar, 10am-12pm

Inspired by Sister Octopi installation and the game of Exquisite Corpse, our workshop is an opportunity to have fun with printing, collage and painting and contribute to a collective piece.

Only £5 participation for materials. In the cozy Omnibus Theatre Café Bar.

RSVP to justine_Formentelli@yahoo.com

JAZZ IN THE CAFÉ BAR

TALIBAH RIVERS

Jazz vocalist Talibah Rivers specialises in singing vintage jazz and latin songs. Her tone has been described as mellifluous and distinctive, she takes inspiration from jazz greats like: Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holliday and Bossanova singer Ellis Regina. Her repertoire ranges from songs by Antonio Jobim to Duke Ellington and Cole Porter.

She started singing at a young age and performed at venues and festivals throughout the UK and Europe as lead vocalist for pop/jazz band Fish Out of Water. As well as singing she is now exploring the possibilities of the meditative qualities of jazz music and is also a qualified Sound and Reiki Healer.

SCHOOL OF DESIRE

School of Desire consists of jazz vocalist Arzu Kibris and her accompanying international group of jazz musicians. The mainstays of the band are:

Pete Lyons (Tenor Saxophone)
Peter Dews (Piano)
Daniele Bortolotti (Electric Bass)
Felix Schott (Drums)

School of Desire performs songs from the classic American songbook of the mid-twentieth century (classics by composers such as George Gershwin, Jerome Kern and Cole Porter), as well as some well-known and not so well-known bossa nova numbers from Brazil. They play in a relaxed and approachable style.

The name “School of Desire” refers to the fact that so many of these songs are about love, loss, and longing – but, of course, they also have their moments of exhilaration and joy.