About Us

The Mowlem Institute is a charity run Theatre run by a board of Trustees and employs a small team of staff that operates the theatre, cinema and box office. Aiming to re-establish itself as the cultural hub of Swanage, it has a combined programme of over 200 movies each year and 60-100 nights of live theatre, comprising local schools and amateur societies and incoming professional productions. More information: https://www.themowlem.com


Press releases

'Take Your Seat' at The Mowlem theatre for 160 Years; ambitious...

Community-focused Swanage Theatre seeks to raise £160,000 to secure its future An ambitious target to continue the work of the Mowlem... read more

03.04.2023 • By The Mowlem Institute Charity

Observational Comic and ‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’ campmate...

March 27th, Swanage, UK - The Mowlem Institute Charity is excited to announce that observational comic and I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here... read more

27.03.2023 • By The Mowlem Institute Charity

Director, Screenwriter, and Producer; Edgar Wright revealed as first...

Edgar Wright unveiled as Patron of Swanage Theatre. The Mowlem reveals the Director, Screenwriter and Producer as the first-ever Patron.... read more

15.03.2023 • By The Mowlem Institute Charity

Revealing The Mowlem Theatre’s First Visual Art Exhibition and Board of...

August 5th , Swanage, UK - The Mowlem Institute Charity is thrilled to announce its first Visual Arts Exhibition on the back of a successful... read more

05.08.2022 • By The Mowlem Institute Charity

The Mowlem Theatre awarded £9,995 from the Arts Council’s Let’s Create...

13th April, Swanage, UK - The Mowlem Theatre, in collaboration with Diverse City, is pleased to announce they have been awarded £9,995 from the... read more

13.04.2022 • By The Mowlem Institute Charity

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