[1] The theatre is housed in a former electricity works which used to provide power to Guildford town centre.

Prior to the ACM takeover the annual Film Festivals showed a variety of classic, art house and world cinema.

In 2017 the Guildford-based Academy of Contemporary Music signed a 20-year lease with Guildford Borough Council to operate The Electric Theatre.

The Electric Theatre has hosted numerous concerts by Folk and acoustic musical acts.

These concerts continue under the "Electric Voices" brand and include acts such as Dick Gaughan, the Copper Family, Ashley Hutchings, Bill Caddick, and Coope Boyes and Simpson.