About Us
Founded as the first open-shelf library in Clapham, London, Omnibus Theatre today is a thriving creative and cultural space that champions new voices and community development.
Our Venue
Our venue is home to our Main Theatre (110 seats max.) and the Studio Upstairs (75 seats max.),
a café/bar and two performance and rehearsal spaces.
Spaces are available for Hire, more info here.
Our Story
Omnibus Theatre is a multi-award-winning independent theatre in Clapham, South London. Finalist in the Fringe Theatre of the Year 2020 and 2023 The Stage Awards, Off-West End Award winner 2018 and 2020, and recipient of the Peter Brook/Royal Court Theatre Support Award in 2016. The heart of the organisation’s ambitious programme lies in classics re-imagined, modern revivals and new writing. Omnibus Theatre also provides a platform for LGBTQ+ work and aims to give voice to the underrepresented and challenge perceptions.
Patrons include His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT GCVO, Dame Judi Dench, Lord Michael Cashman, Paulette Randall MBE, Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE
Since opening in 2013 notable in-house productions include Woyzeck (2013), Macbeth (2014), Colour (2015), Mule (2016), Spring Offensive (2017), Zeraffa Giraffa (2017), Queens of Sheba (2019), The Little Prince (2019), RICE! (2021), The Human Connection (2021), The Girl Who Was Very Good At Lying (2021), FIJI (2022), SAD (2022), DRUM (2022), COMPOSITOR E (2023), and ICE AT THE END OF THE WORLD (2024)