SPID Theatre is proud to be part of the Camden Fringe for the second year running and is now welcoming enquiries from theatre-makers looking for a venue to stage their shows. Camden Fringe applications are free to submit via Eventotron page HERE, with a participation fee payable once accepted, and ticket prices must fall between £5 and £20. […]
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Seventy two projects shortlisted for RIBA London Awards 2026
Seventy two projects, including the new geological gardens at the Natural History Museum, a hospital’s garden pavilion designed to connect patients to nature, and the transformation of a former power station into mixed used development, are among the 72 projects shortlisted for the RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) London Awards 2026. The shortlisted projects […]
Interview with Helena Thompson of SPID
Jeremy MaliesJanuary 2026 Helena Thompson is artistic director of SPID, a theatre company based at Kensal House in Ladbroke Grove. The development is a flagship (broadly modernist) pioneering social housing estate dating from 1937. Photo credit: Alex Brenner. Travelling a few stops east on the tube from Hammersmith for the meeting, I’ve seen the remains […]
The Dream
The Dream – A Play by Nnenna Samson-Abosi ‘The Dream’ is the story of a black British teen as he discovers police brutality and the rise of the Black Power Movement in the 1960s and 1970s in West London. The play, written by Nnenna Samson Abosi, explores black British history.
Wings Tings Callings & Kings
‘Wings, Tings, Callings & Kings’ by Kai Gama Synopsis Wings, Tings, Callings & Kings is a powerful new play that follows seven strangers thrown into a boring “work readiness” course… but what starts as a waste of time quickly becomes something deeper. As old rivalries, hidden talents, past traumas and big dreams rise to […]
Yes I am!
Watch SPID’s hit show ‘Yes I am!’ at the Riverside Studios!
Yes I Am
Yes I Am! Saturday 16 August – Saturday 6 September 2025 Book tickets to see SPID at Riverside Studios for the hit show ‘Yes I am!’ here Join Justice for a fairer future… Saturdays Aug 16, 23, 30, Sept 6 at 2.15pm Running time: 60 mins It’s taken two decades of housing activism to make this […]
My Star
GET INVOLVED | PROGRAMME Far Far Away Far Far Away programme ‘My Star’ September 10 – December 10, 2024 ‘My Star’ is a free 12 week after school program for 8-13 year olds. We will be working on a play inspired by a story by French writer Jean-Claude Grumberg, English version by Rachel Grunwald. This […]
Body Talk
GET INVOLVED | PROGRAMME Estate Endz ‘Body Talk’ Creative workshops exploring how our relationship with food shapes who we are Free sessions for 13-25 year olds Develop skills in drama and mental health! Create a group performance! Have you work accredited! Get expenses and snacks!’ Venue SPID Theatre Kensal House Ladbroke Grove W10 5BQ Dates […]
Beyond the Brutalism: Stories from the Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate
Watch our youth-led documentary exploring the community spirit and challenges within Camden’s iconic Alexandra and Ainsworth Estate.