Redgrave Theatre, Farnham

The theatre, named after Sir Michael Redgrave, had regular repertory seasons and also staged a variety of plays and musical productions until financial difficulties forced it to close.

[2] The first Artistic Director was Ian Mullins (1929–2014) from 1974 to 1977,[3] followed by David Horlock from 1978 to 1979,[4] Stephen Barry taking the position from 1982 to 1986, Patrick Sandford from 1986 to 1988, Graham Watkins from 1988 to 1994 and Roland Jaquarello from 1994 to 1995.

[8] Among those who appeared at the theatre were Zoë Wanamaker, Stephen Mangan, Fiona Fullerton, Prunella Scales, Tom Watt, Sandra Payne, Philippa Urquhart, David McAlister, Christopher Cazenove, Angharad Rees, Lisa Bowerman, George Waring, Sean Bean, Ian Bartholomew, Stephanie Turner, Gareth Thomas, Christopher Timothy, Maureen Lipman, James Bolam, Bernard Holley, David Hargreaves, Jack McKenzie, Simon Callow, William Gaunt and Rachel Kempson, the widow of Sir Michael Redgrave.

In 1981, the Redgrave Theatre staged the first revival of Noël Coward's Cavalcade in a production directed by David Horlock (1942–1990) and with a cast of 12 professional actors and 300 amateur performers.

[12] Roland Jaquarello was appointed Artistic Director in 1994 but he was only able to direct one season, the "incomprehensible" The Playboy of the Western World, a commercial failure, before the theatre "went dark", temporarily closing in January 1995.

[15] The proposed developer of the East Street site, Crest Nicholson, has said the scheme will help to revitalise an under-used part of the area and will see the creation of more than 200 homes and more than 800 new jobs.