Southbank Centre

The Various Voices London Festival will be making full use of the entire site for the 4 day festival.

Southbank Centre consists of the Royal Festival Hall (newly reopened after its two-year £90 million transformation), The Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room, the Saison Poetry Library, Festival Square and Riverbank terraces, balconies, vast public foyers, Jubilee Gardens and the entire Riverbank area. The centre offers over 1,500 performances a year with over 5 million visitors annually.

The 27 acre site is situated on the south bank of the River Thames next to the popular BA London Eye, Southbank Centre is at the heart of an arts quarter stretching from the Royal National Theatre and National Film Theatre to Tate Modern and Shakespeare's Globe.

The Royal Festival Hall (RFH) stands at the heart of Southbank Centre complex. Opened in 1951 as part of the Festival of Britain, the Hall, seating 2,900, is one of the world’s leading performance venues. As well as the auditorium, the building consists of The Clore Ballroom, Southbank Centre Shop, several places to eat and drink, the Saison Poetry Library, exhibition spaces and many rehearsal, meeting and function rooms.

The Queen Elizabeth Hall (QEH) seats 917, with a large foyer with café/bar and the Front Room cabaret stage with riverside terrace.

The Purcell Room (PR) seats 370 and is accessed from the QEH foyer.

The Various Voices London Festival will be making full use of the entire site for the 4 day festival.

Access:

Various Voices London is committed to enabling all sections of communities to have full access to each event. This will include ensuring that events are held in fully accessible venues and performance spaces.

Access details about the Southbank Centre can be found on their website. [Link].

Other facilitation will include, for example, sign language interpretation, assistance for disabled people and automatic entry to enabling dogs such as hearing and guide dogs.