The Great Hall at Queen Mary Venues

Hall in a University / Academic Building · Private space

  9 reviews  – 
Queen Mary University London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS
Stepney Green Station (0.3 mi)

About this space

The historic People’s Palace is home to the beautiful Grade II listed Great Hall, a recently refurbished 1930s art-deco theatre seating up to 770 (1,000 standing capacity) and offering a rich period feel combined with modern audio-visual facilities on London's second largest stage.

Included:

• 10-hour hire of the Great Hall, Foyer, Box office, Dressing Rooms and Cloakroom
• Use of all in-house technical equipment
• Second largest stage in London 14M x 13M
• Full theatre team to safely open and operate the venue which includes Duty Manager, Team Leader, team of ushers, a cleaning team on site and an Event Manager to help you plan the event in the lead up to
• Utilities, toilet facilities, Wi-Fi available throughout the venue


Event offers and packages

Package per person

Min 300 people

includes:

- 8 hour room hire between 09:00 - 23:00
- 3 x rounds of tea and coffee per person plus pastries, fruit, biscuits and vegan brownies
- Health and Well being lunch person and unlimited water
- Included spaces Great Hall, Foyer, Box office, Dressing Rooms and Cloakroom
- Use of all in-house technical equipment
- Second largest stage in London 14M x 13M
- Full theatre team to safely open and operate the venue which includes Duty Manager, Team Leader, team of ushers, a cleaning team on site and an Event Manager to help you plan the event in the lead up to.
- Utilities, toilet facilities, Wi-Fi available throughout the venue

Prices

Monday
9:00 – 22:00
from £72 per person
Per day
12:00 – 22:00
from £10800 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £72 per person
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.
The hire fee includes
• 10 hour hire of the Great Hall, Foyer, Box office, Dressing Rooms and Cloakroom.
• Use of all in-house technical equipment
• Second largest stage in London 14M x 13M
• Full theatre team to safely open and operate the venue which includes Duty Manager, Team Leader, team of ushers, a cleaning team on site and an Event Manager to help you plan the event in the lead up to
• Utilities, toilet facilities, Wi-Fi available throughout the venue
Some key details to be aware of:
• You would need to allow costs for technical support to deliver your production. The company that we entrust our venue to is Yes! Events . Technical support starts from around £1,000.00 + VAT for basic production.
• There are additional ‘breakout’ rooms available throughout the rest of the People’s Palace building. If you are looking to utilise these and take over full use of the building then the exclusive use fee is £12,000 + VAT which does then allow 12 hours use of all of the spaces.
Catering from £25 + VAT per person based on minimum numbers for room enquired about - more information available on request
Tuesday
9:00 – 22:00
from £72 per person
Per day
12:00 – 22:00
from £10800 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £72 per person
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.
The hire fee includes
• 10 hour hire of the Great Hall, Foyer, Box office, Dressing Rooms and Cloakroom.
• Use of all in-house technical equipment
• Second largest stage in London 14M x 13M
• Full theatre team to safely open and operate the venue which includes Duty Manager, Team Leader, team of ushers, a cleaning team on site and an Event Manager to help you plan the event in the lead up to
• Utilities, toilet facilities, Wi-Fi available throughout the venue
Some key details to be aware of:
• You would need to allow costs for technical support to deliver your production. The company that we entrust our venue to is Yes! Events . Technical support starts from around £1,000.00 + VAT for basic production.
• There are additional ‘breakout’ rooms available throughout the rest of the People’s Palace building. If you are looking to utilise these and take over full use of the building then the exclusive use fee is £12,000 + VAT which does then allow 12 hours use of all of the spaces.
Catering from £25 + VAT per person based on minimum numbers for room enquired about - more information available on request
Wednesday
9:00 – 22:00
from £72 per person
Per day
12:00 – 22:00
from £10800 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £72 per person
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.
The hire fee includes
• 10 hour hire of the Great Hall, Foyer, Box office, Dressing Rooms and Cloakroom.
• Use of all in-house technical equipment
• Second largest stage in London 14M x 13M
• Full theatre team to safely open and operate the venue which includes Duty Manager, Team Leader, team of ushers, a cleaning team on site and an Event Manager to help you plan the event in the lead up to
• Utilities, toilet facilities, Wi-Fi available throughout the venue
Some key details to be aware of:
• You would need to allow costs for technical support to deliver your production. The company that we entrust our venue to is Yes! Events . Technical support starts from around £1,000.00 + VAT for basic production.
• There are additional ‘breakout’ rooms available throughout the rest of the People’s Palace building. If you are looking to utilise these and take over full use of the building then the exclusive use fee is £12,000 + VAT which does then allow 12 hours use of all of the spaces.
Catering from £25 + VAT per person based on minimum numbers for room enquired about - more information available on request
Thursday
9:00 – 22:00
from £72 per person
Per day
12:00 – 22:00
from £10800 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £72 per person
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.
The hire fee includes
• 10 hour hire of the Great Hall, Foyer, Box office, Dressing Rooms and Cloakroom.
• Use of all in-house technical equipment
• Second largest stage in London 14M x 13M
• Full theatre team to safely open and operate the venue which includes Duty Manager, Team Leader, team of ushers, a cleaning team on site and an Event Manager to help you plan the event in the lead up to
• Utilities, toilet facilities, Wi-Fi available throughout the venue
Some key details to be aware of:
• You would need to allow costs for technical support to deliver your production. The company that we entrust our venue to is Yes! Events . Technical support starts from around £1,000.00 + VAT for basic production.
• There are additional ‘breakout’ rooms available throughout the rest of the People’s Palace building. If you are looking to utilise these and take over full use of the building then the exclusive use fee is £12,000 + VAT which does then allow 12 hours use of all of the spaces.
Catering from £25 + VAT per person based on minimum numbers for room enquired about - more information available on request
Friday
9:00 – 22:00
from £72 per person
Per day
12:00 – 22:00
from £10800 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £72 per person
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.
The hire fee includes
• 10 hour hire of the Great Hall, Foyer, Box office, Dressing Rooms and Cloakroom.
• Use of all in-house technical equipment
• Second largest stage in London 14M x 13M
• Full theatre team to safely open and operate the venue which includes Duty Manager, Team Leader, team of ushers, a cleaning team on site and an Event Manager to help you plan the event in the lead up to
• Utilities, toilet facilities, Wi-Fi available throughout the venue
Some key details to be aware of:
• You would need to allow costs for technical support to deliver your production. The company that we entrust our venue to is Yes! Events . Technical support starts from around £1,000.00 + VAT for basic production.
• There are additional ‘breakout’ rooms available throughout the rest of the People’s Palace building. If you are looking to utilise these and take over full use of the building then the exclusive use fee is £12,000 + VAT which does then allow 12 hours use of all of the spaces.
Catering from £25 + VAT per person based on minimum numbers for room enquired about - more information available on request
Saturday
9:00 – 22:00
from £72 per person
Per day
12:00 – 22:00
from £10800 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £72 per person
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.
The hire fee includes
• 10 hour hire of the Great Hall, Foyer, Box office, Dressing Rooms and Cloakroom.
• Use of all in-house technical equipment
• Second largest stage in London 14M x 13M
• Full theatre team to safely open and operate the venue which includes Duty Manager, Team Leader, team of ushers, a cleaning team on site and an Event Manager to help you plan the event in the lead up to
• Utilities, toilet facilities, Wi-Fi available throughout the venue
Some key details to be aware of:
• You would need to allow costs for technical support to deliver your production. The company that we entrust our venue to is Yes! Events . Technical support starts from around £1,000.00 + VAT for basic production.
• There are additional ‘breakout’ rooms available throughout the rest of the People’s Palace building. If you are looking to utilise these and take over full use of the building then the exclusive use fee is £12,000 + VAT which does then allow 12 hours use of all of the spaces.
Catering from £25 + VAT per person based on minimum numbers for room enquired about - more information available on request
Sunday
9:00 – 22:00
from £72 per person
Per day
12:00 – 22:00
from £10800 hire fee per day
Per day
9:00 – 17:00
from £72 per person
Note: Alcohol licence until 1:00. All prices include VAT.
The hire fee includes
• 10 hour hire of the Great Hall, Foyer, Box office, Dressing Rooms and Cloakroom.
• Use of all in-house technical equipment
• Second largest stage in London 14M x 13M
• Full theatre team to safely open and operate the venue which includes Duty Manager, Team Leader, team of ushers, a cleaning team on site and an Event Manager to help you plan the event in the lead up to
• Utilities, toilet facilities, Wi-Fi available throughout the venue
Some key details to be aware of:
• You would need to allow costs for technical support to deliver your production. The company that we entrust our venue to is Yes! Events . Technical support starts from around £1,000.00 + VAT for basic production.
• There are additional ‘breakout’ rooms available throughout the rest of the People’s Palace building. If you are looking to utilise these and take over full use of the building then the exclusive use fee is £12,000 + VAT which does then allow 12 hours use of all of the spaces.
Catering from £25 + VAT per person based on minimum numbers for room enquired about - more information available on request

Capacity

Dining
up to 200
Theatre
up to 778

Catering and drinks

In-house catering
Approved caterers only
External catering not allowed
Venue provides alcohol
BYO alcohol not allowed

Facilities

Wi-Fi
Projector
Flatscreen TV
Flipchart
PA system / speakers
Conference call facilities
Storage space
Accommodation available
Free parking is available on-site
Paid parking facilities available nearby
High quality audio system (EM Acoustics HALO Compact Line Array)
Digital audio mixing console (DiGiCo SD-9)
Theatrical production lighting
Four intelligent moving lights (VariLite VL1100)
Motorised stage curtains and black theatrical stage drapes
12m wide rear projection screen with 2 projectors
Lecture/Presentation console fitted with Blu-Ray, PC, Laptop connections.
Specialised technicians
Second largest stage in London
Whiteboard
Air conditioning
Natural light
Quiet space

Music & sound equipment

Own music allowed
Bring your own DJ
Noise restriction

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible
Accessible toilets
Ground level
Accessible parking spot available
Lift to all floors

Rules of the space

Allowed events

Promoted and ticketed events
Wedding licence
Temporary event notices (TENs) available

Host rules

No smoking in the building
Dry Hire available

Cancellation policy: Standard 60 day

Show cancellation details

Reviews and ratings

(9 reviews and ratings - )

UM
UK M.
April 2024
Excellent communication
5.0
PA
Paola A.
March 2024
Excellent communication
5.0
J
Juris
January 2023
Excellent communication
5.0
MH
Mike H.
April 2022
Excellent communication
5.0

Our extraordinary venues create a perfect backdrop to ensure you wow your guests by providing a unique setting for events like no other!

Our dedicated team aim to deliver beautiful events in the heart of East London. We are here to provide help and support to keep your mind at rest.

This extraordinary Grade II listed venue provides a truly atmospheric setting for your special day.

The Octagon’s shelves are lined with brightly coloured books and busts of eminent authors which compliment the beautiful domed ceiling.


Other spaces and event packages at this venue

from £1020
hire fee / per session

Location