Plaza Theatre Romsey

Plaza Theatre Romsey Welcome to The Plaza Theatre, Romsey, the home of RAODS. An art deco venue with bucketfuls of character.

Close to Southampton, Salisbury and Winchester, the Plaza Theatre is perfectly situated to serve a large local community. Romsey Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (RAODS) owns and operates The Plaza Theatre. Located between Southampton, Salisbury and Winchester, in the heart of Wessex, the Plaza Theatre is perfectly situated to serve the Test Valley's entertainment and arts needs. Smaller but

more intimate than the nearby Mayflower, Nuffield and Playhouse theatres, the Plaza offers Pantomime, Musicals, Operetta, Drama, Dance, Youth productions and Live Music. The Plaza is a member of the Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain. RAODS is a member of NODA - the National Operatic and Dramatic Association. For membership information, please email [email protected]. If you are under-18 and interested in joining our Youth Group, please email [email protected]

There's been a change to one of our headliners for the next Romsey Comedy Club. Keith Farnan is unavailable, but replaci...
08/07/2025

There's been a change to one of our headliners for the next Romsey Comedy Club. Keith Farnan is unavailable, but replacing him will be the superbly funny ANDREW MAXWELL!

Come along on Friday, 25th July for a fantastic night of comedy with Andrew, plus support from Johnny Awsum, Sarah Johnson, and Kazeem Jamal.

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/plazatheatre/romsey-comedy-club/e-rrprzm

05/07/2025

Tomorrow's youth workshop is cancelled due to illness. Apologies for the short notice.

04/07/2025

The box office at the Plaza Theatre will be open Saturday morning between 09:00 and 10:30. So pop by and book your tickets for any RAODS show without paying booking fees.

29/06/2025

Youth Theatre workshop and costume tour, coming up on Sunday July 6th, 2.30-4.30pm on the Main Stage.

The workshop session will be for two hours with a snack break in the middle..

Any questions please email Lisa Holmes at
[email protected]

Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

23/06/2025

A reminder that the box office at the Plaza Theatre will be open this Saturday between 9am and 12pm for anyone wanting to book tickets for any Plaza events - without paying any booking fees. Panto tickets are now on sale too.

11/06/2025

The Box Office at the Plaza Theatre will be open this Saturday 0900-1200 for anyone who wants to book tickets to any of our shows without paying booking fees. Tickets for all shows, including our panto The Sleeping Beauty, will be available to purchase.

01/06/2025

We are pleased to announce three youth workshops over the summer months.

* July 6th - Theatre workshop and costume tour (Caroline Egg and Julie Jones)
* August 31st - Pantomime Workshop (Jack West and Alan Rimmer)
* September 14th - Drama Games (Will Jones and Lily Holmes)

Each session will be for two hours with a snack break in the middle. All sessions are on a Sunday 2.30-4.30pm on the Main Stage.

I will be at each session as Chaperone and to run the snack bar. Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

Any questions please email me at [email protected]

Lisa Holmes, Youth Liaison

Meet the Cast - Chalet Lines - 10th to 14th JuneDirector Suzanna TompkinsFavourite holiday/destination: Anywhere with a ...
29/05/2025

Meet the Cast - Chalet Lines - 10th to 14th June

Director Suzanna Tompkins

Favourite holiday/destination: Anywhere with a good dose of history and exploration...with cocktails.
Favourite quote from the show: “Marvin, Red Coat Marvin”
Staycation or abroad? Love both, but do like staycation for the ease

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/plazatheatre/chalet-lines/e-egkykd

Meet the Cast - Chalet Lines - 10th to 14th JuneAssistant Director Sally-Jayne GrahamFavourite holiday/destination: Fami...
28/05/2025

Meet the Cast - Chalet Lines - 10th to 14th June

Assistant Director Sally-Jayne Graham

Favourite holiday/destination: Family holidays at Pontins
Favourite quote from the show: “What were you before, a hologram?"
Staycation or abroad? A bit of both

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/plazatheatre/chalet-lines/e-egkykd

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40 Winchester Road
Romsey
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Romsey Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society (RAODS) owns and operates The Plaza Theatre. Located between Southampton, Salisbury and Wi******er, the Plaza Theatre is perfectly situated to serve the southern Test Valley's entertainment and arts needs. An art deco venue with bucketfuls of character, the Plaza offers Pantomime, Musicals, Operetta, Comedy, Drama, Dance, Youth productions and Live Music.

The Plaza was built in 1931 as a cinema and the theatre facade is characteristic of Art Deco. The date was confirmed by the presence of a newspaper which was used to line the shuttering when the undersides of the main staircases were formed - extracts of a March 1931 edition of 'John Bull' magazine are preserved and legible!

When the cinema closed, the building was used for several years as a bingo hall, until that closed in the early 1980s.

The price of the empty theatre was £150,000 - a daunting figure at the time. However the building was purchased and alterations undertaken to provide a 246 seat theatre with technical and audience facilities. Over the course of 2 years many hours were put in by RAODS members to convert it to the Theatre you see today.