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Barbican Theatre

Barbican Centre

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Barbican Theatre with tiered seating, perfect for conferences and concerts.
  • From £13250
  • 1,154 Theatre
  • Barbican or Moorgate
  • From £13250
  • 1,154 Theatre
  • Barbican or Moorgate
Europe's largest performing arts centre with a 1154-seat theatre featuring exceptional sight lines and dedicated technical support in an iconic Brutalist setting.
Bonnie Gunter
Bonnie Gunter

Venue Expert @ Hire Space

  • Halal catering available
  • Excellent sight lines from all seats
  • Brutalist architecture setting
  • 1154-seat tiered auditorium
  • State-of-the-art audio visual equipment
  • Dedicated technical personnel
  • Professional kitchen with in-house Searcys catering

Barbican Theatre is the ideal performance environment. There is room for 1154 audience members in the tiered seating. There is state-of-the-art audio visual equipment available and a dedicated personnel to make sure that your event goes off without a hitch. A professional kitchen is ready to do in house catering by Searcys and Halal catering is available upon request. There are excellent sight lines in the theatre making it easy for every person in the room to have fantastic view of stage and whatever is on it.

Frequently asked questions

Evening venue hire (17:30-00:00) for the Garden Room & Conservatory is £7,800+VAT with a minimum catering spend of £3,000+VAT. Cinema 1 day hire (08:30-17:00) is £6,100+VAT and evening hire (17:30-23:00) is £5,100+VAT, both with £5,000+VAT minimum catering spend. Frobisher Triple Room day hire (08:30-17:00) is £3,200+VAT with £1,500+VAT minimum catering spend, plus £950+VAT overnight hold fee.

Cinema 1 has a total capacity of 280 in raked auditorium seating. Garden Room & Conservatory accommodates 220 banquet, 180 dinner/dance, 450 reception, 180 seated buffet, or 350 fork buffet. Frobisher Triple Room holds 170 theatre style, 100 classroom, 32 boardroom, 96 cabaret, 175 reception, 150 fork buffet, or 108 seated buffet.

Cinema 1 includes a 34000lms 4K DLP cinema projector, screen, PA system, 3 cabled microphones, Wi-Fi, full house lighting system, and dedicated technician for sound and lighting. Frobisher rooms include LCD projector 8000lms with WUXGA resolution, screen, and Wi-Fi. Additional equipment available includes PA system & microphone for £111+VAT and 55" LCD screens for £175+VAT.

Day hire runs 08:30-17:00 and evening hire 17:30-00:00 or 17:30-23:00 depending on space. Tenancy times include setup and de-rig - allow 1.5 hours for setup and 30 minutes for de-rig. Additional hours beyond standard times can be arranged by speaking with your sales contact.

The venue frequently has large conference groups that block availability for multiple days (such as 8th-10th September bookings mentioned). Popular spaces like Cinema 1 and Auditorium 1 with 220 capacity book up quickly. It's recommended to have flexible dates when enquiring as fixed dates may not be available.

In-house catering is provided by Searcys with professional kitchen facilities available. Halal catering is available upon request. The venue can create original menus and tailor decor to bring themed ideas to life through their banqueting team.

The Conservatory is a tropical oasis in the heart of the city, home to exotic fish and over 1,500 species of tropical plants and trees. It currently hosts a spectacular site-specific commission by Indian sculptor Ranjani Shettar, making it one of London's most unusual event venues.

Yes, detailed floor plans are available for download including Conservatory, Garden Room, and Frobisher Rooms layouts. Video walk-throughs are available on YouTube for most spaces, and the venue can arrange site visits for decision-making purposes.

If your requested date is unavailable, the venue's account managers will work to find alternative dates or suggest alternative venues. They maintain a policy of helping clients find suitable alternatives even when the Barbican Centre cannot accommodate the booking.

More about Barbican Centre

The Barbican Centre was developed in the Brutalist style of architecture. It is a performing arts centre, the largest of its kind in Europe. The Barbican Centre was built after Barbican Estate which is a housing complex situated in an area that was bombed heavily in WWII. The centre holds theatre performances, film screenings, music concerts, and art exhibitions. As well as being a world class arts venue, the Barbican Centre also boasts one it's very own tropical Conservatory, which is one of the most unusual venues in London for weddings.