Box Office: 01386 555488
Number 8 is a fantastic purpose built venue with a 250 seat auditorium, changing rooms, a dance studio, meeting room and coffee bar/gallery. Spaces are available to hire for meetings, conferences and live events. Click here for details about hiring a space.
The Coffee Bar and Gallery is open Monday to Saturday, 10.00am to 4.00pm. Our evening bar is open one hour prior to screenings and events. For our Box Office opening times click here.
The Auditorium
Number 8 has a 250 seat auditorium in theatre style with the stage area at ground level. The space is ideal to hire for live events, training seminars and conferences.
The Foyer
Number 8’s foyer space has its own coffee bar serving hot and cold drinks and wonderful locally made cakes. The evening bar is fully licensed with a range of alcoholic drinks available.
The Foyer is home to our art gallery and provides access to our craft exhibitions. It also features a small-scale performance space, suitable for live music, poetry/readings, or comedy nights.
The Mezzanine
Situated on the first floor overlooking The Foyer space our mezzanine area provides a space that can be used by local groups or hired for private receptions or events. The space seats up to 20 around tables.
Please note – this space is only accessible via stairs.
The Abbey Room
Number 8’s attractive Abbey Room can accommodate up to sixteen seated around a table or up to twenty people theatre style or in the round for meetings and small-scale seminars. It is a private space with a pleasing view across to Pershore Abbey.
There is a 50″ NEC Plasma Screen in situ and a variety of equipment available to hirers by arrangement including a flip chart, and a laptop. The Abbey Room has an integral kitchenette with hot drink making facilities, and has an adjoining toilet.
Please note – the room is situated on the first floor and is only accessible via stairs.
The Courtyard Room
The Courtyard Room has a sprung floor, ballet bar and mirror wall. It is ideal for dance classes, fitness and leisure activities and as a rehearsal space.
It is also suitable for small-scale talks or presentations for up to 40 people in theatre style.
Gallery & Craft Exhibitions
Number 8 programmes art exhibitions every three weeks and craft exhibitions every six weeks. The exhibitions and craft cases share a space within the busy coffee bar/foyer area which has a footfall of over 1,000 people per week. Admission to the exhibition space is free of charge.
If you are interested in exhibiting your work at Number 8 please find further details here or contact the Programme Manager on programming@number8.org
We also run the Just After 8 Charity Shop situated just around the corner at 23 Broad Street selling second-hand books, furniture, bric-a-brac, DVDs, jewellery, CDs, and locally made craft items. The shop is open Wednesday to Saturday, 10am – 4pm. Funds raised by the shop help to support Number 8’s activities and special projects.
Whether you’re looking for a conference venue, a room for a training course, workshop, meeting or party, or wish to stage an event we have the space for you!
Number 8 promotes high quality semi-professional and professional visual art work and crafts from within and beyond the county of Worcestershire.
Comprehensive technical specifications, encompassing auditorium details, stage dimensions, equipment, sound and lighting can be found here.
We want to be as welcoming, inclusive and accessible as we can to everyone. We strive to make the venue, and our programme, accessible to all.