Hire the Purcell Room
An iconic location for your meeting or seminar, with seating for 300 guestsOur Purcell Room offers a stylish backdrop for your conference, meeting or private concert, with the facilities you’d expect from a world-renowned arts venue.
Get in touch
Contact our specialist team for more information and to make a booking.
At a glance
Capacity
- Seating: Fixed raked seating 295 (can be increased to 365 with a reduced stage for an additional charge)
Stage dimensions
- Depth: 7.9m
- Width: 12.5m
Rates
- Day (8am – 5pm): £8,250* (excl. VAT)
- Evening (5pm – 11pm): £8,250* (excl. VAT)
* Auditorium hire only – ask us about a full-building takeover and our all day and night packages. We offer a 10% discount to registered charities.
By bringing your event to our Purcell Room, you’re supporting our mission to keep the arts open and accessible to all.
Included in hire of the venue
- Dedicated event manager
- Two technicians and a production manager
- Full team of visitor experience hosts to ensure guests are seated
- Fully staffed cloakroom
- Back of house areas including dressing rooms and green room
- Shared use of foyer for catering
- House lighting
- In-house furniture (subject to availability)
- Public wifi
- Air conditioning
- Up to five venue security personnel
- Standard porterage
Additional services available
- AV equipment including projectors, screens, lighting
- Ticketing services
- Dedicated wifi
- Extended licence
- Exclusive foyer/building hire
- Merchandise from the Southbank Centre Shop
Catering
We have a carefully selected list of approved caterers who can satisfy a variety of tastes and budgets. Please contact them directly for a quote.
Production
We have an experienced in-house production team as well as a list of approved production companies for all your design and equipment needs.
Client feedback
‘A great location with excellent staff and suppliers, an impressive auditorium and plenty of space for networking. Our event manager was exceptional and helped us through each stage of planning and logistics, ensuring an stress-free and smooth-running event… Feedback from attendees was very positive, and I would definitely recommend the Southbank Centre to others.’
Cara Low, Head of Marketing, EW Group
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Event services
Catering
We’ve handpicked the best event caterers in London to delight your guests with delicious food and drink tailored to your needs.
Production
Hiring our venues means our backstage team are at your service – the same people who make sure our concerts run without a hitch.
Impact & access
Sustainability
We’re committed to becoming carbon net zero by 2040. Find out how working with us will impact your organisation’s emission targets.
Access
Determined to make our venues accessible for all, we’re the first live events organisation to achieve Attitude is Everything’s Platinum certification.