Under new management

It is with delight that we announce that from 28 March 2019, The Sub Rooms will be managed by The Stroud Subscription Rooms Trust who will lease the building from Stroud Town Council.

The Trust will reinvigorate The Subscription Rooms as a community venue at the centre of the vibrant local arts and cultural scene, while safeguarding its status as an iconic building intertwined with the lives of the town’s residents.

Hire The Subs

The Subscription Rooms were originally built by public subscription in 1833 and sit physically, and culturally, at the heart of Stroud.

Aside from offering an innovative programme of music, dance, theatre, visual arts, spoken word, exhibitions and workshops the historic venue provides flexible rooms and spaces to hire for your event.

All our rooms are equipped with all you need for a successful event or performance, including super-fast fibre optic broadband, and our team will be delighted to help your hire run smoothly from start to finish.

This excellent event venue is within walking distance of Stroud train and bus stations, and there is plenty of parking available nearby.

We can also provide delicious tea, coffee and catering options for all of your meeting, concert or event needs.

If you wish to hire The Sub Rooms, please call 01453 796880 or email [email protected] we’ll be happy to help

Why is The Sub Rooms important?

The Sub Rooms is important for very many reasons. Not only was the building originally funded by public subscription but we actually change and improve people’s lives on a daily basis. Here are some of the reasons why we think we are important:

Community venue

The Sub Rooms is important because we offer a community venue at the centre of the vibrant local arts and cultural scene. We broaden the arts, culture and leisure offering beyond The Sub Rooms so that art, culture and leisure become intertwined with the lives of the community we serve.

Through partnerships with other organisations, we:

• Diversify the local economy and community
• Boost visitor economy
• Promote local pride and community ownership
• Develop skills and creative employment opportunities

We belong to everybody

We embrace people’s existing creativity and encourage them to build on it for the greater good of the communities they live in.
We ensure that people from every background are welcome at The Sub Rooms and are encouraged to deepen their relationship with arts and culture.

We offer opportunities

We create formal opportunities for skills and career progression in the creative industries through partnership with local arts colleges and schools. We offer a rewarding volunteer programme which enables members of the community to contribute and serve our community.

We aim to become one of the central arts providers for the district, where people come to The Sub Rooms to share best practice amongst their fellow peers, for their own career development and the progression of the creative industries that they advocate.

Top quality

We aim to bring together the country’s most creative and innovative companies that offer the highest quality performance and engagement opportunities for all the communities that we serve.

We improve family life

We help to ensure that arts and cultural engagement is embedded within family life on a daily basis. We open people’s eyes to see new things, understand new concepts and broaden their horizons as a result of the artistic and cultural programme that we offer.

Our Team

In order to make our success story happen, we rely on everyone working as a team. The team members include:

You, your family and friends

You, your family and friends, and everyone else who enjoys The Sub Rooms are at the very centre of our team. Whether you come to our ticketed events, enjoy coffee with us on a Tuesday morning, take part in our craft classes, bring your baby to a workshop, or talk to your friends about us, you are the reason we open our doors.

The team

There is just a very small team of permanent staff at The Sub Rooms who each take responsibility for separate areas. During this exciting time of renovation and change, we are working hard to ensure that The Sub Rooms becomes the best that it can be. Everyone within the team is keen to ensure that you have a great time here.

Our volunteers

We are looking for volunteers! Whether it is talking your bookings at the Box Office, welcoming you as you arrive, ensuring your safety while you are here or helping out behind the scenes, our volunteers will become an invaluable part of who we are. The Sub Rooms won’t be The Sub Rooms without volunteers who make things happen on a daily basis. Please join the team now.

Steering Groups

We will soon be developing a series of steering groups who will help guide and shape our journey, ensuring that we are welcoming, accessible and relevant to everyone. These Steering groups will include residents, community groups, special interest and members from diverse communities.

The Trust

The Sub Rooms is managed by The Stroud Subscription Rooms Trust. There are currently 6 Board Members with extensive experience in the arts, cultural sectors, venue development and management, large-scale music events, the legal sector and volunteering and community projects.

For detailed information on the Trust members, please click here

Join Our Team

Finance Administrator

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Our Programme

There is always something happening at The Sub Rooms and our programme supports and celebrates culture and creativity of every kind.

We bring together the country’s most creative and innovative companies that offer the highest quality performance and engagement opportunities for everyone. By Autumn 2019, we aim to programme the following events every week.

• Three or four live performances to choose from that range from comedy, rock & pop concerts, operas, jazz & blues and folk & roots sessions, classical & choral concerts, dramatic plays, musical theatre productions, pantomimes, talks and spoken word events, ballets and modern dance performances
• Two ‘ turn up and enjoy’ music or comedy performances in the Café bar
• Community clubs and groups
• Creative workshop sessions

We do hope you come to as much as possible.

Once phase two of the renovation work has been completed, we will also programme:

• About four cinematic screenings of cultural films or live relays

Babies at The Sub Rooms

Babies are always welcome at The Sub Rooms and we have lots of room for buggy parks!

Aftermirth Comedy

AfterMirth is a series of comedy events for parents and carers to enjoy with their baby in the room. It doesn’t matter if you need to feed, walk around, or entertain your baby during the performance, – all the other parents and carers will be doing the same thing. More Aftermirth events coming soon. Watch this space

Café Bar

The Sub Rooms Café Bar is a baby friendly space. Feel free to feed, sing to, or play with your little one at The Sub Rooms (or hopefully for you, enjoy a hands-free cup of coffee while they nap).

Children and Young People

Children and young people are particularly welcome at The Sub Rooms!

We inspire children and young people to open their eyes, to see new things, understand new concepts and broaden their horizons. We encourage families to come together to share in joint experiences and increase their family time with us. We want children, young people and young adults to see The Sub Rooms as the place to play, grow, laugh and learn their way into adulthood.

Are you aged 14 – 30?

We would love to know what you would like to see at The Sub Rooms.
Our initial ideas include an exciting programme of events specifically aimed at people aged 14 – 18, and 18 – 30.

We would love to hear your views on what you would like to us programme, so please email here to give us your suggestions. As our programme develops, we will do our best to incorporate those we can.

Families

Family discounts and special offers are available on select events to ensure that families are encouraged to come together to share experiences.

Schools

We would love to partner with local schools and education groups to help you achieve your curriculum and learning objectives for your students. We will be developing formal progression pathways for local students and postgraduates. We are currently shaping our engagement programme, but in the meantime, if you are a teacher or lecturer and would like to be part of these conversations please email here