Membership
Dorking Halls
Reigate Road Dorking RH4 1SG
Serving the community for more than 85 years
Designed by architect Percy W. Meredith, our striking Art Deco venue was built in 1931 to house the Leith Hill Musical Festival and host renowned composer Ralph Vaughan Williams’ staging of Bach’s St Matthew Passion.
The venue was designed to host a range of community events. It comprised three Halls: the Masonic, the Martineau and the impressive Grand; all of which remain today.
Today it is in the ownership of Mole Valley District Council. The Halls underwent a large-scale refurbishment between 1994 and 1997, creating the modern, fully-equipped theatre, cinema and conference venue we know and love today.
Improvements are ongoing. In 2017 we refurbished our mezzanine, café and Box Office area to reflect our Art Deco heritage. This year the building is being repainted .
Community Partners
The Halls is proud to support a range of brilliant local arts groups.
Dorking Concertgoers
Providing high quality classical music in Mole Valley.
www.dorkingconcertgoers.org.uk
Dorking Dramatic and Operatic Society
Based in the intimate 85-seat Green Room Theatre, tucked away behind the Halls, the group performs plays and musicals throughout the year.
Leith Hill Musical Festival
Held annually in Dorking since 1905, this has grown into one of the country’s leading choral events.
Arts Alive Festival
Arts Alive runs annually from September to November. It features dance, music, drama, arts, crafts, poetry, comedy, pumpkins and much more!
Sustainability at Dorking Halls
- Solar PV.
- Air source heat pumps.
- Our BMS is programmed to heat or cool rooms around the events taking place.
- Reusable cups (on occasion we do use single use but only when we know that the disposables will get trashed, i.e. standing events ~ maybe once a year)
- Free drinking water available.
- Food waste collections.
- Recycling collections.
- Waste is zero to landfill.
- LED lighting throughout / lighting on motion sensors in staff areas.
- Two out of three projectors are laser (less energy & better picture)
- Surplus food sold on Too Good To Go.
- Brochures printed on recycled paper using eco-friendly inks. Carbon Balanced printers.
- Default ticket delivery is set to e-ticket (no printing or postage necessary)
