One of London’s last remaining independent performance venues is calling on the industry and the public to help secure its future.
On Monday 20 April 2026, a major West End Gala will take place at the Phoenix Theatre to raise £100,000 for The Phoenix Arts Club CIC (12774130), ensuring the continuation of one of central London’s most important homes for cabaret, musical theatre, comedy and queer performance.
Founded in 1988 and located beneath the Phoenix Theatre, The Phoenix Arts Club has, for nearly four decades, provided a meeting place and performance platform for theatre workers, creatives and audiences. Since taking over the venue 15 years ago from Soho character Maurice Huggett, Colin Savage and Ken Wright have transformed what was once a modest theatre bar into one of London’s busiest cabaret and variety spaces, presenting over 400 performances a year.