Studio Federico
Airy, adaptable and affordable. Studio Federico is a great fit for small-to-mid-sized rehearsals, workshops and creative projects.
Scroll further down this page for key information on studio size, pricing, accessibility, facilities and more.
Studio Federico entrance, mural by Will Dawkins (photo credit: SCRUM Studios)
Studio Federico (photo credit: SCRUM Studios)
Studio Federico skylight (photo credit: SCRUM Studios)
Studio Federico, with dividing door pulled back (photo credit: SCRUM Studios)
Studio Federico, dividing door shown in action (photo credit: SCRUM Studios)
Information
Dimensions
58m² studio, with shared access to kitchen and our communal facilities.
Rate (Standard / Reduced)
Per day £225.00 / £180.00
Per hour* £33.00 / £25.50
*Minimum booking time is 4 hours
Features
Shared access to kitchen and Quiet Room
Room divider door
Wash station
Access to our communal areas, including the Nick Hern Books Resource Library
WiFi
Dance flooring, not sprung
Plenty of natural light
There are additional charges for overnight storage. On-site parking may be arranged in advance, but please note spaces are limited.
Ideal for
Small-to-mid sized company rehearsals and readings
Classes and workshops
Musical and band rehearsals
Filming
Creative projects
Access Information
Step-free access
Please note: We regret that there is currently no step-free access to our First Floor spaces due to extensive issues with the building’s lift.
For step-free accessible spaces, please see the Studio Sarah suite and The Warehouse.
Neurodiversity and sensory overload
Our building has a Quiet Room on each floor, with blinds to adjust lighting.
D/deaf or Hard of Hearing
Please get in touch with us at studios@scrumtheatre.co.uk for information about the acoustics of our spaces.
Meeting other access needs
If you wish to discuss something else that could be a barrier to your visit to SCRUM Studios, currently the best ways to get in touch are by email or over the phone.
Email: studios@scrumtheatre.co.uk
Phone: +44 7782 765995
We are keen to find solutions where possible, and we will always aim to get back to you quickly and transparently if we find we do not yet have the resources to meet an access requirement.
Studio Hero
Our rehearsal studios are named in honour of people we consider heroes from theatre history. Each studio features a mural of the hero its named after, painted by Will Dawkins.
Studio Federico is named after iconoclast poet, playwright & director, Federico García Lorca (1898-1936).
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(1898-1936)
Federico García Lorca saved politics not for his poetry but for his plays. And where he produced these plays mattered almost as much as what he put in them. In 1931, Lorca was appointed director of a government-sponsored student touring theatre company, La Barraca. His mission: ‘to get ordinary working people into the theatre.’ In a van with a portable theatre, the company travelled dusty country roads to spectators all over rural Spain, many of whom had never before attended a dramatic performance. Lorca penned his greatest plays during this time, including Blood Wedding (1933), Yerma (1934), and The House of Bernarda Alba (1936).
Although Lorca could never address his homosexuality directly in his plays, he wrote tragic heroines whose struggles with marginalization, surveillance, tyranny, and frustrated love reflected the experiences of women and queer people alike within conservative Spanish society.
Lorca was murdered by fascist forces one month into the Spanish Civil War. He is remembered as one of Spain’s greatest writers and remains a potent symbol of the 140,000 people who were disappeared during and after the Civil War, many of them also LGBTQIA+ and courageous critics of authoritarianism.