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Central Hall Southampton, Main Hall

Location pin

Central Hall St Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1NF - 

  • Users

    Up to
    750 guests

  • Table with chairs

    Offers
    catering

  • Delivery truck

    Internal Catering
    allowed

Central Hall is a premier venue in Southampton that offers a variety of options for conferences, theatre and musical productions, as well as community-based events.

Based in the heart of the city, Central Hall’s location offers easy access for the local community, capturing the wider southern catchment area. Central Hall is easily accessible, with plenty of parking around the streets of the building and the main multi-storey car parks in the city itself. Our first-class facilities ensure the perfect setting for a whole host of events, and provides high-quality spaces and services on hand. With dedicated staff available, we take care of your needs, from technical support right through to catering and everything in-between.

We can provide services for any number, from small intimate gatherings right through to bigger events. Our 750-seater capacity Main Hall has big screen projection and superior sound quality which will guarantee your guests’ high satisfaction, whilst our 180-person capacity Small Hall can host small functions with both audio and visual requirements.

On-site we have a café which serves a range of high-end speciality food and beverages where guests can sit and relax, whilst our commercial kitchen supplies our multiple meeting rooms with a variety of food requirements, from a buffet through to custom meals.

Please Note: Unfortunately, we are not currently taking any private party bookings until further notice, as we are concentrating on corporate and entertainment events for the foreseeable future.

A unique venue in Southampton, Central Hall offers a spacious 700+ seater facility in an intimate amphitheatre-styled arrangement.

Our Main Hall has a large tiered stage which can be further extended with a lower deck creating a multi-level experience. It has tiered seating for 650 people and further floor seating for 100 creating a capacity of 750. The large 14ft x 8ft backlit screen and fully functional PA system makes the auditorium an ideal space for your company conference or meeting. Perfect also for "an evening with" style events, product launches, company summits, promotions, movie previews or live screenings.

Capacity & layout

Standing

Standing

up to 750

Theatre

Theatre

up to 750

Cabaret

Cabaret

up to 72

Classroom

Classroom

up to 40

Pricing
& opening hours

Weekly schedule
  • monday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • tuesday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • wednesday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • thursday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • friday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • saturday

    0:00 - 24:00

  • sunday

    0:00 - 24:00

Price type:
  • from £185 per hour

  • from £185 per hour

  • from £185 per hour

  • from £185 per hour

  • from £185 per hour

  • from £185 per hour

  • from £185 per hour

Catering & drinks

Catering arrangements

Catering arrangements

Refreshments

Refreshments

Alcohol

Alcohol

Amenities

Stage

Stage

Disabled access

Disabled access

Lectern

Lectern

Public transport

Public transport

Premises parking

Premises parking

Overnight accommodation

Overnight accommodation

Breakout rooms

Breakout rooms

Audio & visual

Whiteboards

Whiteboards

Sound system

Sound system

Microphone

Microphone

Projector & screen

Projector & screen

TV screen

TV screen

Flipchart

Flipchart

WiFi

WiFi

Space rules

Allowed events

alcoholLicense

Licensed for alcohol

Location

Reviews

  • Dev

    April 2024

    Enjoyed the teachrex show with my son! Really good. The company who delivered it was amazing! Really got the audience involved and wasn't boring! Everything was go go go which is what you want with young children, the adults giggled and joined in with helping the staff out for games etc! Was really an all round enjoyable show would definitely go again! Staff recognised sen children and really were patient and gentle. Didn't rush the audience when taking photos etc too.

  • Chas Morrison

    May 2024

    Attended for a "murder trial" play. Cast were very good, and would merit a 5. Venue was not good - bag search on arrival (why?) ; next staff member told everyone who came in "Bar that way" - with 15 minutes to the advertised start time, many may have wanted to find their seats (not helped by the young man employed to help did not know which seats were where) The start was delayed 10 minutes because people were still in the bar, then entered the hall with drinks and needed their phones to confirm their seat numbers. During the first act, around 30/40 people left the main hall to buy drinks, disrupting other paying customers by going, then returning, with drinks. The bar should be closed during the performance. The inadequacy of the toilet facilities was highlighted in the first interval when the queue in the corridor was over 30 ladies strong. Accordingly the second act was delayed by 10 minutes., the planned break of 15 minutes became 25 minutes. Nice building, good bought in performance, but poor venue.