The Gough Street Playhouse

What a cool venue. Super intimate, but with three sides to view the action from. — Don’t be late!!!
I really like the performances I’ve seen there as well, but then those are separate from the venue…

Jitney… Best Little theatre in San Francisco

This was my first visit to the Gough Street Playhouse. I am an avid theater goer and go to all sorts of performances: ACT, Berkeley Rep, SF Playhouse etc… And I must say this was terrific! I saw «The Pain and the Itch» and was amazed at the quality. It is in a terrific small theater where you are literally right next to the performers. The actors were very high quality, directing was terrific, and the play was both hilarious and disturbing — a great combo. I also love the location — I got free! street parking, and I had no concerns walking by myself (an older woman) after the performance. I am definitely going again!!!

A tiny little playhouse situated within a church, I expected a lot more out of the production and venue itself when I attended a performance there recently.
You enter through a metal side gate and open a large door, and you find yourself in the «lobby,» which consists of a tiny room with a counter that doubles are the box office and concessions stand.
If you’re early, you need to awkwardly wait until they open the large doors to the theatre space.
Once inside, you’ll find that it’s a *tiny* one-​room theatre with seating literally feet away from the actors.
Hey, don’t get me wrong. I’ve been in tiny one-​room theatres before, but nothing to this extent.
The seats were ²⁄₃ full, so that should have been my first clue about the performance: (It was dismal, and I couldn’t wait to get out of there!
I’ll see a small production any day, just not here.

Super duper! Have been here a good few times… saw Little Brother, Anne Frank, The Play About the Baby, Eurydice… Great price and often they do west coast premieres of new plays. Great mix of new and traditional material!
I will be going back :)

Cute little theatre. Not a bad seat in the house!
Enjoyed the show and a glass of wine for $ 5. They were also selling other drinks and cookies.
Would come again!

Gough Street Theater, tucked into the Trinity Episcopal Church, makes a lovely place to watch a show. We saw the multi-​media performance of Little Brother which was the best show I’d seen in a while.

Great little intimate theater. The play I watched was a bore and a bit too long… but I would come back here again!

I came here tonight to watch a preview of «Madame Butterfly». The theatre is part of the church. The auditorium has a small stage and about 60 seats. The seats are on 3 sides of the wall. Seats are chairs that they lined up together. They were comfortable.
The show was ok. It was a preview, so maybe it would be better after a few runs.
Beverages and cookies sold during intermission and before the show. Parking could be a bit difficult around here. Try to factor in at least 30 minutes for parking. Or just park a few blocks away on Franklin Street.