[1] The Theatre has a seating capacity of 541 and offers a professional programme of innovative music, drama, comedy and dance all year round as well as providing a space for student-led productions.

[4][5] The basement below the Theatre, also holds the Bloomsbury Studio, a black box performance space with a flexible seating configuration and capacity.

Amongst the many other artists who have performed at the theatre are; UCL alumnus Ricky Gervais has performed two of his standup shows in the theatre, where they were also filmed for release on DVD and was the venue for Crusader Norman Housley come-back lecture series: Contesting the Crusades, which he developed into a popular history book.

[7] From 2001, the theatre provided a residency for the New London Orchestra[8] and hosted Robin Ince's "Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People" for several years.

[10] Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas meet whilst being members of UCL Film Society and cite the Bloomsbury theatre as being key to developing their directing and producer careers.