The coronet began its life as a Victorian theatre back in the late 1800s. Then known as the Palace Theatre, it acted as a stepping stone for the likes of Charlie Chaplain - remaining a popular venue until the late 1940s when it was transformed into a radion studio, with the BBC using it as the the home for the Goon Show throughout the 1980s.
THE RESORATION PROJECT

The 6 month 2 million pound restoration project overseen by renovation experts; it as been planned according to a singular brief - to create a 21st century entertainment venue from the ruins of a beautiful 19th century building that had fallen into disrepair - and in doing so, restore one of South London's historic venues to its former glory.

The majority of the work is centered around three main areas: firstly to repair the damage inflicted on the venue over the past two decades; secondly to remove all the outdated 80s industrial/metallic features cluttered around the venue and restoring the palace to its original theatrical style; and finally to replace the cream colour scheme with a warmer and richer deep red and palatial purple - oriented scheme.
THE RESULT

The all-new CORONET represents a versatile, 21st century, state-of-the-art venue, adaptable for use as anything, from small intimate comedy to international awards; from intimate gigs to 2,300 stylish cabaret evenings to thumping club nights.

Capacity: 2160 People

Address: 26-28 New Kent Road, Elephant and Castle, SE1 6TJ