21Soho

During 2020, a difficult year for all, The TicketText Group launched the newest addition to our group; 21Soho. 21Soho is multi-purpose 300 capacity event space in the heart of Soho Square, London. 21Soho comprises of the main events venue on the first floor with a gorgeous brand new bar; a day time cafe serving coffee and bagels; and downstairs we have our state of the art Podcast Studio plus Downstairs @ 21, the perfect ‘black-box’ venue space.

The Main Venue

The main venue of 21Soho is a purpose built space for any entertainment event. Having already hosted some of the biggest names in comedy (including Sara Pascoe, Romesh Rangantathan, Aisling Bea, Phil Wang and more) received glowing reviews in the press and featured in the top 10 comedy shows of 2020, the venue at 21Soho has quickly become the place to perform in central London.

With a full capacity of around 250, our flexible seating plans ensures our venue fills with atmosphere with any size audience from 70 to 250.

Since the pandemic hit, we quickly adapted to transform our venue into a Covid-19 secure event space, with a brand new high capacity ventilation system, flexible seating plans, contactless ticketing and payments.

Technical Specifications

Stage Dimensions Depth: 2m Length: 3m

Stage Lighting
4 x Cameo 144 x 10mm
RGB LED Flat Par Can
1 x Elation SDC12 12 Channel DMX Controller
Audio Equipment
2 x Shure SM58 Microphones + Stands
2 x Behringer XM1800S Microphones
1 x D1 Box - Klark Teknik DN100 Mono Active
Behringer Xenyx X1222USB Mixer
2 x Yamaha DZR10 Speakers
2 x Yamaha DBR10 Speakers
All Relevant Cables
Projector
WiMiUS Projector 1080p, 5500 lumen
Vamvo 120" Portable Screen

The Podcast Studio

21Soho has teamed up with LaughingAround to launch a brand new podcast studio. Tucked away in the basement of our brand new Soho venue, the soundproof podcast studio is kitted out with the latest high-end sound recording equipment and AV kit from our friends at Bang & Olufsen. We have trained sound engineers on hand to hire, so any technical requirements can be taken care of - allowing you to focus on the content. Plus, our dedicated fibre internet, and incredible central London location makes 21Soho the perfect place to record your next project.

Our partners at LaughingAround also offer filming and post production packages if needed.
The studio is available weekdays from 7am till midnight and 10am till midnight on weekends.

Soundproof basement studio with acoustic panelling kitted out with -

• Rode Rodecaster Pro Console
• 4 x Rode Pod Mics
• 4 x Mic boom arms
• 4 x Table mic stands
• 5 x B&O H4 over-ear headphones (wired & bluetooth)
• LG CX 55” Screen
• B&O Beosound Stage sound bar
• Dedicated Fibre Internet (100MB download & 50MB upload min speeds)

Downstairs @ 21

Our basement holds the perfect black-box space that can be hired out for whatever you need, including rehearsals, read-throughs, workshops, conferences, exhibitions, art galleries, pop-up space, meetings, book launches and more!

Our Bar & Cafe

On the ground floor at the back of the main performance space, we have a custom built bespoke bar, with 8 draught lines plus craft beer from Five Points Brewing Co and cider from Hawkes. We have a range of other independent beers, classic cocktails and an excellent wine selection. Following the current guidelines orders can be placed at the bar or through our website via table service.

During the day, our ground floor space is open as a cafe. Proudly championing London suppliers, our day time coffee shop serves coffee from East London roasters Climpson & Sons, pioneers of the London speciality coffee scene, and beigels from the London institution of Brick Lane Beigels. We have created a bright and welcoming space for you to meet or work during the day surrounded by our hundreds of plants.

21Soho is conscious of reducing its environmental impact where possible and have therefore partnered with small London based businesses to reduce our environmental impact when sourcing products, ultimately providing the best live event experience whilst benefitting local independent companies.

Quotes about 21Soho

“Incredible location, atmosphere and staff. A perfect comedy venue." - Sara Pascoe, Comedian

"21Soho is a beautiful comedy venue with great staff who really care. Their gigs are always good, and I love how many indoor plants they have. It’s also just a really nice place to hang out." - Phil Wang, Comedian

"21Soho is the absolute dream venue: the staff is lovely and the comedy they put on is fantastic. Without question, it's one of my favorite places to perform." - Sara Barron, Comedian

"With comedy focused venues becoming scarce in London, 2Northdown and 21Soho have quickly become important cultural hubs to encourage young audiences to engage with stand-up comedy and theatre, providing locals and tourists access to entertainment outside of the norm, offering consistently competitive ticketing prices that ensure inclusivity and compliment the diversity of London. We were looking forward to building on the previous ten successful nights until the pandemic and the restrictions on live performance came in. The staff who run these spaces are excellent and highly skilled at ensuring the audience and artists have a successful night. These venues have become paramount for the development of new talent, as well as allowing household names to work up material for touring nationally and television work, championing diversity in their bookings and allowing acts from all walks of life to showcase and hone their skills. It would be a real loss to the comedy and cultural scene if these venues were no longer able to operate." - Off The Kerb Productions

"21Soho has quickly emerged as one of my favourite venues in London. Not only is the room perfect for live comedy but the whole process of putting on a show on with them is second to none. Ophelia is brilliant with the admin and books in some superb acts, there’s assistance available in getting gigs online and onsale quickly. Their digital team can help with graphics and posters, and inclusion on their regular mailouts is a sure fire way to boost ticket sales. On gig nights the tech and support staff are always on point and able to sort any problems and even with a smaller covid friendly capacity the atmosphere was still exceptional. They want your night to succeed and they’re great to work with." - Steve Garland, Talent Agent at Hannah Layton Management

“We at HAVEN Coffee are extremely delighted working with 21Soho square. We worked with them twice organising our comedy gig Laffuccino in 2019 and 2020 and looking forward working with them more this year and years to come. We found them extremely friendly and professional. Working with them during a pandemic was a challenge but 21Soho team made it so hassle free for us by looking after every detail and implementing of the social distancing rule that we didn’t have to do much on our side. We are extremely happy with their work ethics and we only have praise for them.” - Usman Khalid, Director of Haven Coffee - Refugee Social Enterprise