Sadler's Wells hires out its auditoriums, studios and meeting rooms for conferences, training days, receptions, dinners, parties, product launches and award ceremonies, for groups from 12 to 1,500 guests. The spaces are spread across four London theaters run by the organization: Sadler's Wells Theatre and the Lilian Baylis Studio in Angel, the Peacock Theatre in the West End, and Sadler's Wells East in Stratford.
Seminars and company events
The events team lists eight bookable spaces. The smallest, the Pina Bausch Room, takes 15 to 40 people and suits a board meeting or a workshop. The Khan holds 24 to 50. The Dorfman Room and the Lilian Baylis Studio each work for groups of 30 or 40 up to 180 guests, a useful size for a training day, a panel or a seated dinner. For a plenary, the main auditorium at Sadler's Wells Theatre seats 1,500, the Peacock Theatre 1,000 and the theater at Sadler's Wells East 550. The venue states it can run conferences of up to 1,000 people, and testimonials on its site mention training events.
Rooms come with integrated AV, air conditioning, wifi and, in several spaces, natural light. In-house technical staff run the equipment, and hybrid event services are offered for sessions streamed to remote attendees. Beyond conferences, the hire program covers Christmas and summer parties, fashion shows, concerts, filming and photography, auditions and rehearsals.
Rooms and capacities
At Angel: Sadler's Wells Theatre (1,500), the Lilian Baylis Studio (40 to 180), the Dorfman Room (30 to 180), The Khan (24 to 50) and the Pina Bausch Room (15 to 40). In the West End: the Peacock Theatre (1,000). In Stratford: Sadler's Wells East Theatre (550) and the Martha Graham Studio and Terrace (300). These are the capacities the venue publishes; the figure for a given layout depends on the setup and is confirmed by the events team.
Catering
Catering is handled by an in-house team that prepares seasonal menus in the venue's own kitchen. The same team serves receptions, dinners and conference breaks, so there is no outside caterer to coordinate.
History and setting
Theater on the Angel site goes back to 1683, and the current building is the sixth theater to stand there. It marked 25 years in 2023, which dates the present house to 1998. Sadler's Wells is one of London's main stages for dance, and booking a space here places an event inside a working theater with a full program of performances. Sadler's Wells East, the newest venue, stands next to the Olympic Park in Stratford; its Martha Graham Studio and Terrace was designed by the architects O'Donnell + Tuomey and opened in February 2025.
Getting there
The main building is on Rosebery Avenue in Islington, EC1R 4TN, a short walk from Angel Underground station. The Peacock Theatre is in the West End near Holborn, and Sadler's Wells East is in Stratford, served by the Underground, the Overground, the DLR and the Elizabeth line. The events team advises on which building fits the number of guests and the format of the event.
