London Theatre Guide
At Theatre Reviews London we provide you with a full guide to the theatres across London including those in the West End. In the list below you can see details for each London theatre including a map showing its location, the web address for each theatre plus additional information.
| Above The Stag Theatre - |
| 15 Bressenden Place, London, SW1E 5DD view map |
www.abovethestag.com |
London’s most central fringe theatre
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| Adelphi Theatre - |
| the Strand, London, WC2E 7NA view map |
www.adelphitheatre.co.uk |
The Adelphi Theatre is a 1500-seat theatre in the West End of London.
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| Aldwych Theatre - |
| Aldwych, London, WC2B 4DF view map |
www.aldwych-theatre.co.uk |
The Aldwych Theatre is a theatre on Aldwych in the West End of London.
The theatre was built as a pair with the Waldorf Theatre (now called the Novello Theatre), both being designed by W.G.R. Sprague. Funded by Seymour Hicks.
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| Almeida Theatre - |
| Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street, Islington, London, N1 1TA view map |
www.almeida.co.uk |
The Almeida is a 325 seat theatre in the heart of Islington, North London.
We produce a diverse range of British and international drama with some of the world's best artists, and have developed a reputation as a local theatre with world profile.
Almeida Projects links the theatre's work with our local community.
Almeida Festival produces an annual festival of contemporary opera, music and theatre each summer.
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| Apollo Theatre - |
| 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1V 7DH view map |
www.apollo-theatre.co.uk |
The Apollo Theatre, designed by Lewin Sharp, is on Shaftesbury Avenue in the West End of London and was opened on 21 February 1901, making it the first West End theatre of the Edwardian period.
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| Apollo Victoria Theatre - |
| 17 Wilton Road, London, SW1 1LL |
www.apollovictoria.co.uk |
The Apollo Victoria Theatre is a theatre on Wilton Road near Victoria station in London.
The building was designed as a "super-cinema" by E. Warmsley Lewis in 1930 in striking art deco style.
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| Arts Theatre London - |
| 6/7 Great Newport Street, London, WC2H 7JB |
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| Baron’s Court Theatre - |
| Baron’s Court Theatre, 28a Comeragh Road London W14 9HR view map |
www.geocities.com/pubtheatre/barons.html |
Unlike many pub theatres that are located upstairs or in the back room, the Barons Court Theatre is located in the cellar/vaults below the Curtains Up Pub. It has been around for about 11 years (but looks like it has been there forever).
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| Cambridge Theatre - |
| Earlham street, London, WC2H 9HU |
www.cambridgetheatre.co.uk |
The Cambridge Theatre in London is a modern theatre, facing Seven Dials, built using steel and concrete and is notable for its elegant and clean lines of design.
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| Comedy Theatre - |
| Panton Street, London, SW1Y 4DN |
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| Cottesloe Theatre - |
| South Bank, London, SE1 9PX |
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| Criterion Theatre - |
| Piccadilly circus, London, SW1Y 4XA |
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| Dominion Theatre - |
| Tottenham court road, London, W1P OAG |
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| Donmar Warehouse - |
| Earlham Street, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 9LX |
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| Duchess Theatre - |
| Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5LA |
www.duchesstheatre.co.uk |
The Duchess Theatre is a theatre in West End of London.
The theatre opened on 25th November, 1929 and is one of the smallest "proscenium arched" West End theatres. It has 479 seats on two levels.
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| Duke of York's Theatre - |
| St Martin’s Lane, WC2N 4BG |
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| Fortune Theatre - |
| Russell Street, London, WC2B 5HH |
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| Garrick Theatre - |
| Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0HH |
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| Gielgud Theatre - |
| Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 6AR view map |
www.gielgud-theatre.com |
In 1994, in anticipation of the 1997 opening of a reconstruction of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre on the South Bank by Sam Wanamaker, the theatre was renamed in honour of British actor John Gielgud. In 2003, Sir Cameron Mackintosh announced plans to refurbish the Gielgud, including a joint entrance foyer, with the adjacent Queen's Theatre, facing on to Shaftesbury Avenue. Mackintosh's Delfont Mackintosh Theatres took over operational control of the Gielgud from Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful
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| Hammersmith Apollo Theatre - |
| 45 Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 9HQ |
www.hammersmithapollo.net |
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| Her Majesty’s Theatre - |
| Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4QL |
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| Hippodrome - |
| Leicester Square, London, WC2H |
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| Jermyn Street Theatre - |
| 16b Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y 6ST view map |
www.jermynstreettheatre.co.uk |
London's leading off-west end studio theatre.
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| Kensington Gardens - |
| Neverland Pavilion, Kensington Gardens, W8 4PX view map |
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| Leicester Square Theatre - |
| 5 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BP view map |
www.leicestersquaretheatre.com |
The Leicester Square Theatre is London's newest theatre.
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| London Coliseum Theatre - |
| St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4ES |
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Until the recent restoration project, no substantial programme of repair has been carried out on this historic London landmark since it first opened its doors in 1904. The London Coliseum, which is London's largest theatre, is cited as being architect Frank Matcham's crowning achievement. In its 100 year history it has played host to many forms of entertainment, including horse races, musicals, variety, cinema and, since 1968, opera.
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| London Palladium - |
| Argyll Street, London, W1F 7TF |
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| Lyceum Theatre - |
| Wellington Street, London, WC2E 7RQ view map |
www.lyceum-theatre.co.uk |
The Lyceum Theatre is a theatre located in London, on Wellington Street near Covent Garden in the West End. It was built by the partnership of Peto & Grissell.
The theatre has been home to the musical version of The Lion King since 1999.
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| Lyric Theatre - |
| Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 7ES |
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| Lyric Theatre Hammersmith - |
| King Street, Hammersmith, London, W6 0QL |
www.lyric.co.uk |
The Lyric is a theatre that celebrates the theatrical. We aim to create groundbreaking work that explores the full possibility of the theatrical experience. In a world of digital and online communication we believe that the immediacy of the live theatrical experience has never been more precious or more powerful.
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| Menier Theatre - |
| Menier Chocolate Factory, London, SE1 1TE |
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| National Theatre Lyttelton - |
| South Bank, London, SE1 9PX |
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk |
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| National Theatre Olivier - |
| South Bank, London, SE1 9PX |
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| New London Theatre - |
| Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PW |
www.newlondontheatre.co.uk |
The New London Theatre is a theatre located on the corners of Drury Lane and Parker Street in the Covent Garden area of London.
Designed by Paul Tvrtkovic, it officially opened on January 2, 1973 with a production of The Unknown Soldier and His Wife starring Peter Ustinov. Between 1981 and 2002 it was home to the musical Cats, during which time it became the longest running musical in West End history.
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| New Wimbledon Theatre - |
| The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, SW19 1QG |
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| Noel Coward Theatre - |
| St Martin’s Lane, London, WC2N 4AA |
www.noel-coward-theatre.com |
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| Novello Theatre - |
| Aldwych,London,United Kingdom,WC2B 4LD |
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| O2 Arena - |
| Peninsula Square, Greenwich, London, SE10 0DX |
www.theo2.co.uk/inside/the-o2-arena.html |
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| Palace Theatre - |
| Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 5AY |
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The Palace Theatre, London, is an imposing red-brick building that dominates the west side of Cambridge Circus.
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| Peacock Theatre - |
| Portugal Street, Off Kingsway, London, WC2A 2HT view map |
www.peacock-theatre.com |
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| Phoenix Theatre - |
| Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0JP |
www.phoenix-theatre.co.uk |
The Phoenix Theatre opened in 1930 with the premiere of Noel Coward''s Private Lives featuring Coward himself in the cast, along with Gertrude Lawrence, Adrienne Allen and a young Laurence Olivier.
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| Piccadilly Theatre - |
| Denman street, London, W1D 7DY |
www.piccadillytheatre.co.uk |
At its grand opening in April 1928, the Piccadilly Theatre was one of the largest theatres to be built in London, as its souvenir brochure claimed, 'If all the bricks used in the building were laid in a straight line, they would stretch from London to Paris'. The opening production starred one of the most acclaimed actresses of the period, Miss Evelyn Laye.
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| Playhouse Theatre - |
| Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5DE |
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| Prince Charles Cinema - |
| 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BY |
www.princecharlescinema.com/index.php |
The Prince Charles Cinema has existed in its current incarnation since 1991 (in previous lives it was a West End Theatre and a film-house of ill repute!).
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| Prince Edward Theatre - |
| Old Compton Street, London, W1D 4HS |
www.prince-edward-theatre.co.uk |
Take an area famous for 'The Emporium', a large draper's store patronised by royalty and turn it into an area famous for a theatre, such were the beginnings of the Prince Edward Theatre. Named after the then Prince of Wales, it opened on 3 April 1930 with Rio Rita, a romantic musical comedy set in Mexico starring Edith Day and Geoffrey Gwyther.
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| Prince of Wales Theatre - |
| Coventry Street, London, W1D 4AS |
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| Queen's Theatre - |
| Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 6BA |
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| Richmond Theatre - |
| The Green, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1QJ |
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| Riverside Studios - |
| Crisp Road, London, United Kingdom, W6 9RL view map |
www.riversidestudios.co.uk |
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| Royal Albert Hall - |
| Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP view map |
www.royalalberthall.com |
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| Royal Festival Hall - |
| South Bank Centre, Waterloo, London, SE1 8XX |
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| Royal Opera House - |
| Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DD |
www.roh.org.uk |
The Royal Opera House is an opera house and major performing arts venue in the London district of Covent Garden, one of the foremost opera houses in the world. The large building, often referred to as simply "Covent Garden", is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House.
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| Sadler's Wells - |
| Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4TN |
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| Savoy Theatre - |
| Strand, London, WC2R 0ET |
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| Shaftesbury Theatre - |
| 210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8DP |
www.shaftesbury-theatre.co.uk |
The Shaftesbury Theatre is located on Shaftesbury Ave in London, England. Designed by Bertie Crewe, it opened on December 26, 1911, as the Princes Theatre.
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| Shakespeare's Globe - |
| New Globe Walk, Bankside, London, SE1 9ED view map |
www.shakespeares-globe.org |
The Globe, which opened in 1997, is a reconstruction of an open-air theatre designed in 1599. The season normally runs from May to October and sometimes over the Christmas period. Tours of the theatre and an exhibition is also available.
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| Southwark Playhouse - |
| Southwark Playhouse, Shipwright Yard, (Corner of Tooley St. & Bermondsey St.), London, SE1 2TF view map |
www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk |
Southwark Playhouse's central vision is that of a vibrant theatre in the heart of the London Borough of Southwark, serving the widest possible constituency within the borough and beyond, providing a platform for emerging theatre practitioners and a programme of performance, education work and community drama.
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| St Martin's Theatre - |
| West Street, London, WC2H 9NZ |
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| The ambassadors Theatre - |
| West Street, London, WC2H 9ND |
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| The Cinema, Haymarket - |
| 63-65 Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4RL |
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| The Cock Tavern - |
| 125 Kilburn High Road, London, NW6 6JH view map |
www.cocktaverntheatre.com |
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| The Old Vic Theatre - |
| The Cut, London, SE1 8NB |
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| The Open Air Theatre - |
| Regent’s Park, London NW1 4NP |
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| The Peacock Theatre - |
| Portugal Street, London, WC2A 2HT |
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| The Roundhouse - |
| Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH view map |
www.roundhouse.org.uk/ |
Camden's legendary Roundhouse has continually pushed boundaries in music and performance.
Today the Roundhouse is a space dedicated to nurturing creative young talent, as well as presenting an eclectic line up of the best in Live Music, Theatre, Dance and Circus.
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| Theatre Royal - |
| Drury Lane, Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5JF |
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| Theatre Royal Haymarket - |
| Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4HT |
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| Trafalgar Studios Theatre - |
| 14 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2DY |
www.trafalgar-studios.co.uk |
Trafalgar Studios is London’s most exciting new venue. It is a unique development with two intimate, flexible and dynamic performance spaces - Studio 1 and Studio 2.
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| Unicorn Theatre - |
| 147 Tooley Street, London, Southwark, London, SE1 2HZ |
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The Unicorn is the UK’s flagship theatre for young people. Our home is a purpose-built, state-of-the-art building, located on the south bank of the Thames, close to Tower Bridge and a short walk from London Bridge station.
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| Vaudeville Theatre - |
| Strand, London, WC2R 0NH |
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Designed by C.J.Phipps. First opened on 16th April 1870 with the comedy "For Love Or Money".
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| Victoria Palace Theatre - |
| Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5EA |
www.victoriapalacetheatre.co.uk |
There has been a theatre on this site since 1832, originally known as Moy’s Music Hall, well before the coming of the railways. This was then renamed in 1863 and became The Royal Standard Music Hall. In 1886, when Victoria Street and Victoria Station were built, the theatre was demolished and the rebuilt Royal Standard Music Hall became "the most comfortable Hall of entertainment in London... no expense has been spared."
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| Wyndham's Theatre - |
| Charing Cross Road,London,United Kingdom,WC2H 0DA |
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| Young Vic Theatre - |
| The Cut, London SE1 8LZ |
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