Ellie Horvath
At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 57 Performing Arts companies in London. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Performing Arts Companies & Startups (London)
Volta
| Founders | Alex Kane, Mitchell Bayer-Goldman, Will Dixon, Yuli Levtov |
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Volta is an artist-driven XR platform that empowers them to create their own performance experience.
Musicraiser
| Founders | Tania Varuni |
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Musicraiser is a italy based music company.
Marquee TV
| Founders | Kathleya Afanador, Marc Kirschner, Simon Walker |
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Marquee TV is the global streaming brand for the performing arts
The Mandy Network
| Founders | chris timms, simon dale |
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The Mandy Network is a developer of a networking platform designed to help artists to find work.
Colart
| Founders | Unknown |
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ColArt is the global market leader within art material. Our premium brands have played an important role in the creative industry
Southbank Centre
| Founders | Unknown |
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Southbank Centre is a complex of artistic venues on the South Bank of the River Thames.
Barbican
| Founders | Unknown |
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Barbican is a world-class arts and learning organization supporting art forms, including dance, film, music, theatre, and visual arts.
Shakespeare’s Globe
| Founders | Sam Wanamaker |
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Shakespeare’s Globe is a world-famous performing arts facility, cultural attraction and education center in London, England.
The Casting Directors’ Guild
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Casting Directors’ Guild is a official organisation for professional Casting Directors in UK and Ireland.
Thespie
| Founders | Tyler Stoops |
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Thespie is a social networking platform that discovers theaters for live shows, streaming, and performing arts.
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
| Founders | Unknown |
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Guildhall School of Music & Drama delivers professional training in the field of performing arts.
Emergeast
| Founders | Unknown |
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Emergeast aim is to provide their artists with maximum exposure to reach a large international audience.
LW Theatres
| Founders | Unknown |
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LW Theatres is a movie exhibition company that operates a theatre chain and provides a high-quality experience to its viewers.
Any One Thing
| Founders | Paul Farnell |
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Software to power intimate, immersive online performances.
Soho Theatre Company
| Founders | Unknown |
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Soho Theatre Company is a vibrant producer for new theatre, comedy and cabaret.
Chocolate Films
| Founders | Rachel Wang |
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Chocolate Films is a video image production company for directly commissioned content.
Mainstage Festivals
| Founders | Aden Levin, Rob Tominey |
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Mainstage Festivals is an event services company that specializes in delivering music events and festivals in overseas locations.
Sing Up
| Founders | Unknown |
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Sing Up is an organization that provides children and young people resources, training, and guidance through singing activities.
OMD
| Founders | Unknown |
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OMD is an effective distribution company that offers media and marketing solutions, as well as online advertising, video streaming, etc.
Akademi
| Founders | Unknown |
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Akademi operates as an excellence in the practice and appreciation of South Asian dance in the UK.
The Other Art Fair
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Other Art Fair provides a platform for artists to present and sell their work directly to art buyers.
Bi-Jingo
| Founders | Unknown |
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Bi-Jingo is a drama-based training organization that provides tools to businesses to help them develop skills and lead conversations.
Shoreditch Town Hall
| Founders | Unknown |
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Shoreditch Town Hall is a live events and community space that promotes concerts, theatre halls and arts facilities.
Hackney Empire Ltd
| Founders | Unknown |
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Hackney Empire is situated in the heart of London’s East End & an iconic venue for the arts & popular culture, live music, comedy, etc.
Cheeky Fest
| Founders | Unknown |
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Cheeky Fest is an arts community that supports performing artists to earn a living by doing what they love.
INTO
| Founders | Unknown |
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INTO is an application that helps agencies, agency-signed individuals, and exceptional businesses.
Orange Tree Theatre
| Founders | Unknown |
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Orange Tree Theatre is an award-winning, independent theatre that creates high-quality productions of new and rediscovered plays.
The Roundhouse Trust
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Roundhouse is a hub of inspiration where artists & emerging talent create extraordinary work and where people can grow creatively.
Royal Court Theatre
| Founders | Unknown |
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Royal Court Theatre organizes theatre-based shows, plays, music, artistic drama performances, workshops and concerts.
MYO.Place
| Founders | Samuel Lehane |
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M.Y.O (Make Your Own) is an art gym for your creative muscles!
Battersea Arts Centre – BAC
| Founders | Unknown |
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Battersea Arts Centre is a hub for everyone’s creativity, based in an iconic building with a radical history.
Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
| Founders | Unknown |
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Delfont Mackintosh Theatres is a movie exhibition company that operates a theatre chain and provides theatre entertainment services.
The Stage
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Stage is a British weekly newspaper and website covering the entertainment industry, and particularly theatre.
Ceroc
| Founders | Malte Haaning |
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Ceroc is a dance institution that teaches various styles including ballroom, latin american, street dance, bachata, contemporary, and salsa.
Mountview
| Founders | Unknown |
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Mountview is one of the UK’s drama schools, offer professional vocational training at Foundation, Undergraduate and Postgraduate level.
The Casting Collective
| Founders | Unknown |
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The Casting Collective specializes in background casting for films, TVs, commercials, and photographic industries.
London Symphony Orchestra
| Founders | Unknown |
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London Symphony Orchestra is the world’s top orchestras that offers music education and community programmes.
Sadler’s Wells
| Founders | Unknown |
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Sadler’s Wells is a creative organization dedicated to dance in all its forms. It is a venue dedicated to presenting dance in all forms.
SPILL Festival
| Founders | Unknown |
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SPILL Festival is an international festival of experimental theatre, live art and performance presenting , exceptional artists.
Scary Little Girls
| Founders | Rebecca Mordan |
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Scary Little Girls is an artist-led theatre company.
London Philharmonic Orchestra
| Founders | Unknown |
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London Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the world’s finest symphony orchestras that record film and video game soundtracks.
Featured Artist Coalition
| Founders | Unknown |
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Featured Artist Coalition is a voice industry that support in building artist business and dvicea on the rights.
Greenwich Theatre
| Founders | Unknown |
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Greenwich Theatre is a local theatre that presents a year-round programme of drama, music theatre, family shows and pantomime.
Josef Weinberger
| Founders | Unknown |
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Josef is a licensing agent for musicals, plays, operettas and operas and publisher of popular and classical concert music.
Buttonbag
| Founders | Sarah Marks |
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Buttonbag designs, manufactures, retails wholesales and exports creative activity kits for children and adults
Artangel
| Founders | Unknown |
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Artangel is an arts organization that produced extraordinary art in unexpected places across the UK and around the world.
World Citizen Artists
| Founders | Valerie Forgeard |
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World Citizen Artists provides worldwide outreach through creativity.
Chisenhale Dance Space
| Founders | Unknown |
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Chisenhale Dance Space (CDS) is a home for experimentation in dance and performance.
Donmar Warehouse
| Founders | Unknown |
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Donmar Warehouse is a non-profit theatre for performing arts and drama.
Hampstead Theatre
| Founders | Unknown |
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Hampstead Theatre is a performing arts agency that mainly deals in performance art & theatre services.
Southwark Playhouse
| Founders | Juliet Alderdice, Tom Wilson |
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Southwark Playhouse is a theatre company operating a studio theatre for stage performances and to enable emerging theatre practitioners.
Crystal Palace String Quartet
| Founders | Unknown |
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Crystal Palace String Quartet is a music band, offers bespoke service.
Society of London Theatre
| Founders | Unknown |
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Society of London Theatre is a performing arts agency that offers theatre & stage play services for entertainment.
Gravy Crew
| Founders | Unknown |
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Gravy Crew specializes in diary management service for film and television businesses.
Beakay’S Arts And Crafts
| Founders | Unknown |
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Beakay’S Arts And Crafts provides Authentic Arts and Crafts products.
LimeBlueMusic
| Founders | Unknown |
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LBM is a company doing the management, collection, and distribution of neighbouring Rights, one of the growing revenue streams in music.
BrightFX
| Founders | Unknown |
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BrightFX is a diverse and creative arts production company that has been producing innovative entertainment since 2001.
