Bijou Theatre, Strand

The Bijou Theatre, 3 Bedford Street, the Strand, London was home to private and amateur performances in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.

On 16 December 1894 the Western Musical and Dramatic Society performed a programme that consisted of songs, recitations and instrumental pieces. The society's President was D. L Mannering and the Hon. Secretary Loewe Rosenthal.

On 7 October 1896 the theatre was used by the London School of Elocution and Dramatic art, under the direction of Miss Emily McLaughlin. It began with a lecture on elocution and dramatic art from McLaughlin, who also published work on the subject. It was followed by various pieces from both professionals and amateurs, including sections from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth.

On 10 November 1907 the Play Actors Society performed an evening of events at the theatre. This was one of a Eries of events hosted there with the next taking place on 24 November. The Hon. Secretary of the society was the actress Winifred Mayo, who was an active suffragette and founder member of the Actresses Franchise League. Another performance took place on 15 December 1907 and included scenes from Shakespeare's Two Gentlemen of Verona and an original play by Grace Griswold called His Japanese Wife. On the reverse of the playbill, intended subscribers are requested to communicate with Mayo about the 1908 season. There is an additional note making clear that the society is interested in original plays and welcomes submissions to the Reading Committee from non-members.