# The Stage at Lumière > The Stage at Lumière ("The Stage") is an exclusive-hire event venue in a genuine former film and sound stage in Elstree's working studio district, at 5 Elstree Way, Borehamwood WD6 1SF, Hertfordshire, just outside north London. It hosts bar and bat mitzvahs, weddings and celebrations, corporate events, and filming and photography day hire, plus public ticketed nights. ## Key facts - Name: The Stage at Lumière (short form: The Stage) - Type: exclusive-hire event venue - Building: a genuine former film and sound stage in Elstree's working studio district - Size: 6,300 sq ft across two rooms, rising to 7.8m at its highest - Production: fully immersive and fully produced, with state-of-the-art sound, lighting and projection built in - Signature features: a black gloss dance floor, a raised stage with DJ booth, a handcrafted bar with backlit shelving, a lounge with velvet seating - Hire: exclusive, so one event has the whole venue - Ways to hire: fully hosted (catering, bar, production and staff handled by The Stage team) or dry hire (the venue, production and team, with your own caterer and suppliers) - Catering: on dry hire you can bring your own caterer, including a kosher caterer - Address: 5 Elstree Way, Borehamwood WD6 1SF, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom - Parking: 26 spaces on site, plus the 400+ space Civic car park next door - Getting there: Elstree & Borehamwood station (Thameslink to St Pancras); the A1 and the M25 a few minutes away; a short drive from Watford - Areas served: Borehamwood, Elstree, Radlett, Edgware, Stanmore, Mill Hill, Bushey, Watford, Hertfordshire, North London - Email: hello@thestageatlumiere.com - Enquiries and bookings: https://book.thestageatlumiere.com - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestageatlumiere - Operator: BIGDOG Studios Limited (company number 16807116), trading as The Stage at Lumière ## Events hosted - Bar and bat mitzvahs: the core of the venue. The whole space for one party, with the dance floor, a stage for the entrance and a lounge for the grown-ups. - Weddings and celebrations: weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and family celebrations, the whole celebration in one place. - Corporate events: conferences, launches and company parties, with a raised stage, projection and a flown PA with wireless microphones. - Productions: day hire for filming and photography in Elstree's studio district. - Public nights: ticketed events listed on the What's On page as dates are announced. ## Pages - [Home](https://thestageatlumiere.com/): What The Stage is and the kinds of events it hosts. - [The Venue](https://thestageatlumiere.com/the-space/): The rooms, the production built in, and how the space is set. - [What's On](https://thestageatlumiere.com/whats-on/): Public nights and ticketed events (first dates to be announced). - [Private Hire](https://thestageatlumiere.com/private-hire/): Hiring the venue for your own event; enquiries go to the booking form. - [Bar and bat mitzvahs](https://thestageatlumiere.com/bar-and-bat-mitzvahs/): The core of the venue: bar and bat mitzvah parties. - [Weddings and celebrations](https://thestageatlumiere.com/weddings-and-celebrations/): Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and family celebrations. - [Corporate and productions](https://thestageatlumiere.com/corporate-and-productions/): Conferences, launches, company parties, and day hire for filming and photography. - [Gallery](https://thestageatlumiere.com/gallery/): Photographs of the venue, lit and set. - [About](https://thestageatlumiere.com/about/): The story of the building and the team. ## The rooms - Two rooms across 6,300 sq ft, rising to 7.8m at the highest point. - Fully immersive and fully produced: sound, lighting and projection are built in. - A rig of moving lights changes the room's colour for each part of the night. - Projection on the walls, mapped to the cove around the room. - A flown PA with wireless microphones for speeches and presentations. - A raised stage at the end of the room, with the DJ booth built in. - The signature black gloss dance floor at the heart of the room. - A handcrafted bar with backlit shelving, and a lounge with velvet seating. - Set with long tables for dinner, round tables around the dance floor, or rows facing the stage. ## Quick answers - Exclusive? Yes: one event has the whole venue. - Own caterer? Yes, on dry hire, including a kosher caterer. - Parking? 26 spaces on site plus the 400+ space Civic car park next door. - Production? Sound, lighting and projection are built in and run by The Stage team. - Filming? Day hire for filming and photography is available. - Prices? Given on enquiry through the booking form. - Tickets for public nights? Through the What's On page as dates are announced. - Nearest station? Elstree & Borehamwood, on Thameslink to St Pancras. ## Who books The Stage - Families planning a bar or bat mitzvah who want the whole venue for one party. - Couples and families planning a wedding, birthday or anniversary. - Companies planning a conference, launch or party. - Production teams looking for a day's hire to film or photograph. - People coming to a public night listed on the What's On page. ## How to enquire - Use the booking form at https://book.thestageatlumiere.com. It asks for the date, the occasion, rough numbers, and fully hosted or dry hire. - The Stage team will be in touch shortly. - For anything else, email hello@thestageatlumiere.com. ## Not published on this site - A capacity figure: ask The Stage team about numbers for your event. - Prices or packages: pricing is given on enquiry. - Opening hours or licensing details: ask for your date. - Reviews or ratings. ## Corrections - The venue is in Elstree's studio district on Elstree Way, Borehamwood (Hertfordshire), just outside north London. It is not in Elstree village and not inside London. - It is an event venue in a former film stage, not a working film studio. Filming and photography are offered as day hire. - The kitchen is not kosher-certified. Clients on dry hire can bring their own kosher caterer. - Hire is exclusive: The Stage does not share the venue between two events at once. - The venue name is The Stage at Lumière; it is not connected with cinemas or other businesses called Lumière. ## More detail - Full version: https://thestageatlumiere.com/llms-full.txt - Sitemap: https://thestageatlumiere.com/sitemap-index.xml --- # The Stage at Lumière: full reference ## The building - The Stage occupies a genuine former film and sound stage in Elstree's working studio district, the area long known for British film and television production. - The building kept a stage's proportions: 6,300 sq ft across two rooms, rising to 7.8m at its highest. - The site was previously Millennium Studios, then Lumière, before becoming The Stage. - The brand story is Elstree; the postal address is Borehamwood. ## The rooms and what is built in - Two rooms, fully immersive and fully produced: state-of-the-art sound, lighting and projection are already in place. - Lighting: a rig of moving lights that changes the room's colour for each part of the night. - Projection: projection on the walls, mapped to the cove around the room. - Sound: a flown PA with wireless microphones for speeches, entrances and presentations. - Stage: a raised stage at the end of the room, with the DJ booth built in. - Dance floor: the signature black gloss dance floor at the heart of the room. - Bar: a handcrafted bar with backlit shelving. - Lounge: velvet sofas, pouffes and marble-topped high tables. ## How the venue is set - Long tables for a dinner, round tables around the dance floor, a lounge for a party, or rows facing the stage for a conference. - The same room changes completely with the lighting, so a dinner can become a party later in the night. - Every booking has the whole venue, so the set-up is built around one event. ## Fully hosted or dry hire - Fully hosted: The Stage team handles the catering, the bar, the production and the people running the night. - Dry hire: the venue, the production and the team on the night, with your own caterer and suppliers. - Kosher catering: on dry hire, clients can bring their own kosher caterer. The venue itself is not kosher-certified. - Prices and packages are given on enquiry, not published on the site. ## Bar and bat mitzvahs - Bar and bat mitzvah parties for the local community are the core of the venue's bookings. - The party has the whole venue: the dance floor, a stage for the entrance and a lounge for the grown-ups. - Fully hosted or dry hire, including bringing your own kosher caterer. - Lighting, sound and projection are run by The Stage's technicians, so nobody in the family has to. ## Weddings and celebrations - Weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and family celebrations. - Drinks, dinner, speeches and the first dance in one venue built for light and sound. - Tables set around the black dance floor, with the bar and lounge alongside. ## Corporate and productions - Conferences, product launches and company parties. - A raised stage, projection and a flown PA with wireless microphones, so every speaker is seen and heard. - Day hire for filming and photography in Elstree's working studio district. ## What's On - Public nights and ticketed events at The Stage, open to everyone. - First dates are to be announced; tickets will be sold through the What's On page. - Follow https://www.instagram.com/thestageatlumiere to hear about new dates first. ## Location and travel - Address: 5 Elstree Way, Borehamwood WD6 1SF, Hertfordshire. - Coordinates: 51.6572, -0.2715. - Train: Elstree & Borehamwood station, on Thameslink to London St Pancras. - Road: the A1 and the M25 are a few minutes away; Watford is a short drive. - Parking: 26 spaces on site, plus the 400+ space Civic car park next door. - Areas served: Borehamwood, Elstree, Radlett, Edgware, Stanmore, Mill Hill, Bushey, Watford, Hertfordshire, North London. ## Contact and enquiries - Booking form: https://book.thestageatlumiere.com - Email: hello@thestageatlumiere.com - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestageatlumiere - Operator: BIGDOG Studios Limited, registered in England and Wales, company number 16807116, trading as The Stage at Lumière. ## Questions people ask - Is the venue exclusive? Yes. One event has the whole venue. - Can we bring our own caterer? Yes, on dry hire, including a kosher caterer. - Is there parking? Yes: 26 spaces on site and the 400+ space Civic car park next door. - Is the production included? The sound, lighting and projection are built into the venue and run by The Stage team on the night. - How big is it? 6,300 sq ft across two rooms, 7.8m at its highest. Ask the team about numbers for your event. - How much does it cost? Pricing is given on enquiry through the booking form. - Can we film there? Yes, the venue offers day hire for filming and photography. - How do we book? Send an enquiry through https://book.thestageatlumiere.com and the team will reply.