Rehearsals

Located a two-minute walk from Liverpool Street Station, our Grade II* listed building is the perfect location for rehearsals, auditions, castings, and read-throughs.

Since opening to the public in 1895, Bishopsgate Institute has been committed to supporting creative practitioners from a broad variety of disciplines. Our Great Hall alone has hosted many of the country’s finest orchestras, West End theatre ensembles and thrilling cabarets.

To this day, we regularly host professional and amateur companies and ensembles in our historic spaces. We are proud to carry on our artistic tradition by making our versatile rooms available for hire for music, theatre, dance and much more.

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A photograph of Bishopsgate Institute's Great Hall in London. There is a piano on the stage and the lighting rig is producing a yellow wash over the room.

The Great Hall

A photograph of Bishopsgate Institute's Great Hall in central London. The walls are white and grey with a wooden floor. There is a lighting rig pointed towards a stage.

The Great Hall

An orchestra rehearsal in Bishopsgate Institute's Great Hall in central London. A conductor is standing in the middle with musicians around them playing the cello, violin, and other instruments. There is a stage at the back of the room.

The Great Hall

Credit : Loredana Denicola
A photograph of the Upper Hall with natural light coming through. The floor is laminate and the walls are white with white beams in the centre of the room.

The Upper Hall

A photograph of the Upper Hall with natural light coming through. There are large windows on the white walls, and the floor is laminated.

The Upper Hall

A photograph of the Goss Room. The floor is laminate, with white walls and white beams. There are spotlights in the ceiling.

The Goss Room

A photograph of the Goss Room. The floor is laminated and the walls are white with skylights.

The Goss Room

A photograph of Bishopsgate Institute's studio in Central London. There are full length mirrors on the floor and a bar going around the room.

The Studio

Credit : Kathleen Arundell Photography
A photograph of Bishopsgate Institute's studio in Central London. There are full length mirrors on the floor and a bar going around the room. There is a keyboard in the room with a stool.

The Studio

Credit : Kathleen Arundell Photography
A photograph of Bishopsgate Institute's Courtyard Room in central London. The floor is carpeted and the walls are white, with a screen mounted to the walls.

The Courtyard Room

Credit : Kathleen Arundell Photography
A photograph of the outside of the Courtyard Room. There is a small patio with plants on it, and stairs leading up to the main road.

The Courtyard Room

A photograph of the Courtyard Room, which has the tables set up in a roundtable style, with chairs around it. There is a screen at the front of the room, and a catering table to the side.

The Courtyard Room

A photograph of Bishopsgate Institute's Green Room in central London. The floor is carpeted and there are chairs facing mirrors, with flowers on the table. There is also a sofa in the room.

The Green Room

Credit : Kathleen Arundell Photography
A photograph of Bishopsgate Institute's Green Room in central London. Two chairs are by a white table, which has a mirror in front of it with flowers on the table. It has been done in a dressing room style.

The Green Room

Credit : Kathleen Arundell Photography

Larger companies may benefit from using the Great Hall, with its high ceilings, sound panels, Steinway grand piano, inbuilt stage, and private access to our Green Room. For smaller companies, we also have a range of spaces suitable for table reads or rehearsals.

Our spaces can also be adapted to suit your needs - whether you require a sprung dance floor, a grand piano, high ceilings, natural light, or a staging area, our experienced events team will be happy to support your technical requirements.

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Contact us

To make an enquiry about hiring one of our spaces, fill out our form or call us on 020 7392 9200 (Monday to Friday, 09:30 - 17:30).

We are a secular and independent charity. Our building cannot be used to host rallies, party political or religious events. We also don’t hire our building for public classes and courses run by external parties.

Our spaces

Bishopsgate Institute's Great Hall. There is a stage at the top of the room with blue curtains.

The Great Hall

A photograph of Bishopsgate Institute's Upper Hall. The walls are white with white beams in the centre of the room.

The Upper Hall

The Courtyard Room

A picture of Bishopsgate Institute's studio. There is a keyboard and stool in the corner. The walls are mirrored.

The Studio

Bishopsgate Institute's Goss Room. The floor is laminate, with white walls and white beams to the left of the room.

The Goss Room