▁by ▁the ▁community ▁group . ▁South ▁London ▁Theatre ▁particip ates ▁each ▁September ▁in ▁Open ▁House ▁London ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁for ▁t ours . ▁ ▁Ref urb ishment ▁ ▁Fund s ▁including ▁a ▁National ▁Lot tery ▁Heritage ▁Fund ▁grant ▁were ▁secured ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁to ▁ref urb ish ▁the ▁building , ▁making ▁it ▁fully ▁accessible ▁and ▁rest oring ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁character ; ▁opening ▁its ▁original ▁main ▁front ▁doors ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 1 0 0 ▁years . ▁These ▁doors ▁had ▁been ▁board ed ▁and ▁secured ▁in ▁the ▁O wen ▁Lud er ▁design , ▁forming ▁the ▁rear ▁boundary ▁to ▁the ▁Bell ▁Theatre ▁stage ▁space . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁significantly ▁rem od elled , ▁the ▁community ▁theatre ▁re located ▁to ▁Stanley ▁H alls ▁in ▁South ▁Nor wood ▁and ▁Youth ▁Group ▁performances ▁were ▁st aged ▁in ▁St ▁Luke ' s ▁Church ▁next ▁door . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁first ▁production ▁was ▁st aged ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁and ▁en larg ed ▁black ▁box ▁theatre , ▁as ▁the ▁South ▁London ▁Theatre ▁community ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁West ▁Nor wood ▁and ▁the ▁building ▁re open ed . ▁ ▁During ▁ref urb ishment , ▁the ▁theatre ▁spaces ▁were ▁combined ▁and ▁re work ed ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁new ▁theatre ▁space ▁and ▁a ▁gener ous ▁fo yer . ▁The ▁fly ▁lo ft ▁was ▁closed ▁over ▁to ▁reform ▁the ▁floor ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁store y , ▁the ▁earlier ▁single ▁store y ▁extension ▁housing ▁Prom