▁( part icip atory ) ▁and ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁S LT ▁( audi ence ▁supp or ters ) ▁and ▁stages ▁produ ctions ▁across ▁gen res , ▁including ▁Shakespeare , ▁the atr ical ▁class ics , ▁comedy , ▁p antom ime , ▁musical s ▁and ▁modern ▁cutting - edge ▁drama . ▁New ▁writing ▁is ▁particularly ▁encourag ed , ▁as ▁are ▁asp iring ▁direct ors . ▁All ▁invol vement ▁at ▁the ▁theatre ▁is ▁on ▁a ▁volunte er ▁basis ▁with ▁support ▁and ▁basic ▁training ▁provided ▁as ▁required . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁active ▁youth ▁group ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁" S LT ▁Youth ▁Theatre ") ▁offering ▁classes ▁for ▁young ▁people ▁aged ▁ 7 – 1 8 y rs , ▁on ▁S atur days ▁during ▁term ▁time . ▁The ▁youth ▁have ▁their ▁own ▁show cases ▁and ▁are ▁also ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁the ▁adult ▁group . ▁ ▁The ▁South ▁London ▁Theatre ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Little ▁Theatre ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁ ▁Theatre ▁building ▁The ▁Goth ic ▁rev ival ▁style ▁former ▁fire ▁station ▁was ▁probably ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁architect ▁Robert ▁P ears all ▁at ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Board ▁of ▁Works ▁Arch itect ' s ▁Department ▁and ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁It ▁remains ▁a ▁rare ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁fire ▁station ▁built ▁for ▁horse - dra wn ▁tend ers ▁which ▁still ▁has ▁the ▁look - out ▁tower ▁and ▁original ▁doors ▁in ▁place . ▁Its ▁history ▁as ▁a ▁fire ▁station ▁was ▁short ▁however , ▁as