Join a study tour of Backstage at The Old Vic, Haworth Tompkins’ new extension creating space for creativity, learning and community at one of London’s most historic theatres.

Come along to this study tour of Backstage at The Old Vic, a major new extension and transformation by Haworth Tompkins.

Completed in 2025, the project expands The Old Vic’s creative, learning and community facilities while significantly improving accessibility across the historic theatre. Key points of interest include the new triple-height Cafe/Bar, Writers’ Room, Clore Learning Centre, flexible Greene Studio and an Event Space with an accessible rooftop terrace.

Explore how the extension sits alongside the theatre’s historic fabric, and how its timber structure, recycled and repurposed materials, natural ventilation and passive design strategies support a lower-impact approach to building.

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           Lucy Picardo, Director, Haworth Tompkins

             Laura Stevenson, Old Vic