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Address Details
Name	Oval House Theatre
Address	52 - 54 Kennington Oval
Borough	Lambeth
Town/City	London
Post Code	SE11 5SW View map of this area via Google Maps
Access summary	The Oval house provides basic access and facilities for disabled patrons. Heavy fire doors throughout the venue can be difficult to negotiate. Wheelchair access on ground level only. Induction loop in both auditoria.
Further Details
Type of venue	Arts Centre
Further keywords	Fringe Theatre, Off West End Theatre,Theatre, gallery, youth arts
General information	The venue now has a gallery in the cafe/bar, it is wheelchair accessible. Each month there is a range of work by disabled artists on display.
Venue leaflet available	Yes
Audio CD available	No
Accessible meeting room available	No
Accessible performance space available	Yes

Contact Information
Box Office No.	020 7582 7680
Switchboard/Enquiry Line No	020 7582 0080
Email	bookings@ovalhouse.com
Website	www.ovalhouse.com/
Getting To
Nearest BR station and approximate distance (metres)	Vauxhall 500m
Nearest tube station and approximate distance (metres)	Oval 350m
Bus information	3, 36, 59, 133, 155, 159, 185, 436
Parking
On-site parking availability	Disabled drivers are welcome to use the staff car park. Please phone first.
Designated disabled bays	Yes
Number of disabled bays	2
Off site parking?	Street outside venue after 6.30, or Meter Parking during daytime.
Best place to drop off passengers	Main Road
Taxi services	Venue will order

Main Entrance
Level Access	Yes
Steps to Main Entrance	slight lip
Door Type	Double
Door Opening	Outward
Further Entrance Notes	From the designated parking bays in the on site car park, the main entrance is close by and well signposted. The level entrance with a slight lip enters into a small foyer containing the box office with a low counter.

Access Inside
Venue has unavoidable steps	Yes
Number of steps between each floor	17 steps up to upper level studio and auditorium
Are there any handrails?	One side (right)
Location of accessible fire exits and refuges	Main Entrance
Wheelchair Access
Wheelchair accessible screens/areas	Ground floor only
Wheelchair inaccessible screens/areas	Upper rows of seating in the ground level auditorium. Unavoidable steps for access to upper level. Staff help available if required.
Accessibility restrictions	8 wheelchair spaces on front row of auditorium only
Wheelchair and Scooter Users
Location of storage for wheelchairs/scooters	There is storage for 10 wheelchairs for the ground level Auditorium
Floor surfaces	Smooth flooring throughout.
Limited Mobility
Staff will assist	Yes
Facilities for Hearing Impaired
Induction loop available	Yes
Locations of induction loops / infra red systems	In both auditoria
Details of signed events	Dependant on production
Other services for hearing impaired	Sign by Sign Theatre is a new weekly deaf-led theatre group taught in BSL for young people aged between 12 and 16.
Services for Visually Impaired
Are audio described tours available?	Dependant on production
Are touch tours available?	By prior arrangement
Magnifiers available for loan	No
Torches available for loan	No
Magnifiers available for loan	No
Magnifiers available for loan	No
Miscellaneous information	Good contrast from colourful decoration throughout
Information Formats
Braille	On request
Large print	On request
Tape	On request
Guidance	On request
Guide Dogs
Are guide dogs welcome?	Yes
Guide dogs can remain with owner	Yes
Restrictions	No
Information and restrictions relating to guide dogs	A member of staff can meet visually impaired patrons at the station if requested

Refreshments
Availability	Restaurant: Bar: Yes Café: Yes
Location	Ground floor.
Can carrying assistance be provided?	Yes
Refreshments service offered	elf or table serviceS
Menu formats	Braille: Large type: Blackboard: Yes
Toilets and Phones
Adapted toilets	Male: No Female: No Unisex: Yes
Location of toilets	In corridor from main entrance.
Public telephone available	No
Use of private phone available if necessary	Yes
Seating, Concessions and Activities
Seating bookable	Yes
Reserved seats	Yes
Available concessions	All disabled people Wheelchair users Groups Unwaged Children Students Senior citizens Escorts
Workshops, classes and activities	Only classes held in the ground level auditorium are wheelchair accessible.

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Oval House Theatre

Address Details

Further Details

Contact Information

Getting To

Parking

Main Entrance

Access Inside

Wheelchair Access

Wheelchair and Scooter Users

Limited Mobility

Facilities for Hearing Impaired

Services for Visually Impaired

Information Formats

Guide Dogs

Refreshments

Toilets and Phones

Seating, Concessions and Activities

Events

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