PROGRAMMING AIMS
Upstairs at the Gatehouse is an award-winning Off West End theatre in Highgate Village, North London. We present a varied programme of musicals, plays, and opera, with a focus on supporting early-career artists, innovative revivals, and new writing.
TYPES OF PERFORMANCE THE VENUE IS SUITABLE FOR
Upstairs at the Gatehouse is an ideal venue for performances in thrust. As a Victorian music hall, the Gatehouse is especially well suited to musicals and music events. The stage is very large, and best suited to performances that don’t want an intimate space.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Please direct questions about the venue to: gatehouse@chromolume.co.uk
DATES OF FESTIVAL PERFORMANCES
Upstairs at The Gatehouse will programme Voila! Festival performances from 9 – 22 November 2026.
NUMBER OF PERFORMANCES
We are looking for a mixture of longer runs (4-6 performances) with bigger shows, and shorter runs (1-2 performances) of some smaller shows.
RUNNING TIMES
Festival shows should ideally be between 60 and 90 minutes long.
TECH TIMES
On Mondays tech time is up to 4 hours before the performance. On Sundays tech time will be
up to 1.5 hours before the performance.
TURNAROUND TIMES & VENUE ACCESS
We will only programme one performance per night. Venue access will be confirmed with tech times.
TECHNICIANS
Upstairs at the Gatehouse provides a technician for your tech rehearsal and to operate performances at the cost of £20 per hour. If your show requires more than one technical operator (lights, sound, video, surtitles, etc), then your company will need to provide any additional tech staff needed.
FINANCIAL DEAL
Please note, the venue’s financial deal is separate from the festival registration fee.
- Box Office Split: 50/50 box office split of net box office between the company and the venue. The company does not pay the venue a hire fee, and the venue does not pay the company a performance fee.
- Deposit: We ask for a £200 deposit upon signing the contract, which will be refunded to you after you have performed your show, together with your share of box-office.
- Capacity: 122 in thrust
- Ticket price & booking fees: £16 (£14 concessions), plus a booking fee of £1.50 per ticket paid by the ticket buyer.
- VAT: VAT is not applicable.
