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London Theatres
OVERVIEW
Generally, the theatres are divided into West End , Fringe and repertory like The National Theatre (NT).
WEST END
These theatres are commercial, mainly putting on big productions with a lot of money spent on them. Some of the shows can be long runners, particulary musicals like "Phantom of the Opera". There can also be long running plays as well, like "The Mousetrap". Prices can be high, sometimes as much as £50 for top price tickets, and much more if buying from an agency. However, the cheapest can be as low as £7 depending on the day of the week (although it may not be a great view). The West End does have a lot of musicals playing, but there are still many good plays featuring superb actors/actress . I don't think you will find as much diversity anywhere else in the world.
NT and GLOBE THEATRE
These theatres, National Theatre (NT) and the Globe Theatre are two of the most popular repertoire companys in London. The NT is subsidised. This means they are not as commercial as the West End. They can take a risk with new and unknown writers, and plays that may not appeal to a wide audience. Having said that, probably the best plays are shown here. Some get transferred to the West End if they are very successful.
The Royal National have three theatres, The Olivier, The Lyttelton and The Cottesloe. Most performances are in repertory, so you can see quite a few plays in one week. The Globe Theatre season is performed from April to September.
THE FRINGE
These plays are generally in smaller theatres, mostly pub theatres in and around London. Some can be very small and run as clubs, where a membership needs to be paid. However most of these theatres include a days membership in the price of the ticket.
You can see some superb plays in these theatres and prices are much lower than the West End.
| Adelphi | Strand, WC2E 7NA, Tube Charing Cross Telephone 020 7344 0055 |
| Albery Theatre | St Martin's Lane London, WC2 Tube: Leicester Square Box Office: 020 7369 1740 |
| Aldwych Theatre | London, WC2B 4DF Tube: Holborn or Covent Garden Box Office: 0870 4000 805 (Fee) Info: 020 7379 3367 |
| Apollo Theatre | Shaftesbury Avenue London, W1 Tube: Piccadilly Circus Box Office: 020 7494 5070 (Fee) |
| Apollo Victoria Theatre | Wilton Rd London, SW1 Tube: Victoria Box Office: 0870 4000 650 Info: 020 7834 6318 |
| Cambridge Theatre | Earlham Street London, WC2 Tube: Covent Garden Box Office: 020 7494 5080 |
| Comedy Theatre | Panton St London, SW1 Tube: Piccadilly Circus Box Office: 020 7369 1731 |
| Criterion Theatre | Piccadilly Circus London, W1 Tube: Piccadilly Circus Box Office: 020 7413 1437 |
| Dominion Theatre | Tottenham Court Road London, W1 Tube: Tottenham Court Road Box Office: 020 7416 6060 |
| Donmar Warehouse | 41 Earlham Street London, WC2H 9LD Tube: Covent Garden Box Office: 020 7369 1732 |
| Duchess Theatre | Catherine St London, WC2 Tube: Covent Garden Box Office: 020 7494 5075 |
| Duke of York's Theatre | St Martin's Lane London, WC2 Tube: Leicester Square Box Office: 020 7369 1791 |
| Fortune Theatre | Russell St London, WC2 Tube: Covent Garden Box Office: 020 7369 1737 |
| Gielgud Theatre | Shaftesbury Ave London, W1 Tube: Piccadilly Circus Box Office: 020 7494 5065 |
| Garrick Theatre | Charing Cross Rd London, WC2 Tube: Leicester Square Box Office: 020 7494 5080 |
| Haymarket Theatre | Haymarket London, SW1 Tube: Piccadilly Circus Box Office: 020 7930 8800 |
| Her Majesty's Theatre | Haymarket London, SW1 Tube: Piccadilly Circus Box Office: 020 7494 5400 |
| London Palladium | Argyll Street London, W1 Tube: Oxford Circus Box Office: 020 7494 5020 (fee) |
| Lyceum Theatre | Wellington Street London, WC2E 7DA Tube: Covent Garden Box Office: 0870 243 9000 (fee) |
| New Ambassadors Theatre | West Street London, WC2H 9ND Tube: Leicester Square Box Office: 020 7369 1761 |
| New London Theatre | Drury Lane London, WC2 Tube: Holborn/Covent Garden Box Office: 020 7404 4079 |
| Old Vic Theatre | Waterloo Road London, SE1 Tube: Waterloo Box Office: 020 7369 1722 |
| Palace Theatre | Shaftesbury Ave London, W1 Tube: Leicester Square Box Office: 020 7434 0909 |
| Phoenix Theatre | Charing Cross Rd London, WC2 Tube: Totenham Court Road Box Office: 020 7369 1733 |
| Piccadilly Theatre | Denman Street London, W1 Tube: Piccadilly Circus Box Office: 020 7369 1734 |
| Northumberland Avenue | London, WC2 Tube: Embankment Box Office: 020 7839 4401 |
| Piccadilly Theatre | Denman Street London, W1 Tube: Piccadilly Circus Box Office: 020 7369 1734 |
| Playhouse Theatre | Northumberland Avenue London, WC2 Tube: Embankment Box Office: 020 7839 4401 |
| Prince Edward Theatre | Old Compton Street London, W1 6HS Tube: Leicester Square/Tottenham Box: 020 7447 5400 |
| Queens Theatre | Shaftesbury Avenue London, W1 Tube: Piccadilly Circus Box: 020 7494 5041 |
| Royal Court Theatre | Sloane Square London,SW1W 8AS Tube: Sloane Square Box Office: 020 7565 5000 |
| St Martin's Theatre | West St London, WC2 Tube: Leicester Square Box Office: 020 7836 1443 |
| Savoy Theatre | The Strand London, WC2 Tube: Charing Cross Road Box Office: 020 7836 8888 |
| Shaftesbury Theatre | Shaftesbury Ave London, WC2 Tube: Holborn Box Office: 020 7379 5399 |
| Strand Theatre | Aldwych London, WC2 Tube: Charing Cross Road Box Office: 020 7930 8800 |
| Vaudeville Theatre | The Strand London, WC2 Tube: Charing Cross Road Box: 0870 890 0511 |
| The Venue | 5 Leicester Place London WC2H 7BP Tube: Leicester Sq Box:0870 899 3335 |
| Whitehall Theatre | Whitehall London, SW1 Tube: Charing Cross Road Box: 020 7369 1735 |
| Wyndham's Theatre | Charing Cross Road London, WC2 Tube: Leicester Square Box: 020 7369 1736 |
| Young Vic Theatre | The Cut London, SE1 8LZ Tube: Waterloo Box :020 7928 6363 |
| National Theatre | South bank SE1 9PX Tube: Waterloo Box Office 020 7452 3000 Fax: 020 7452 3030 |
| Shakespeare's Globe Theatre |
New Globe Walk, Bankside, SE1 9ED Box Office: 020 7401 9919 Fax: 020 7902 1475 |
| Barbican Centre | Barbican Centre London EC2Y 8BQ Tube: Barbican/Moorgate Box Office 020 7638 8891 |
| Fringe & other London Venues | |
| Almeida Theatre | Almeida Street, Islington, London, N1 1TA Tube: Angel Box: 020 7359 4404 |
| Bloomsbury Theatre | 15 Gordon Street London WC1H OAH Tube: King's Cross Box: 020 7388 8822 |
| Bridewell Theatre | Bride Lane off Fleet Street, London EC4 Tube: Blackfriars Box: 020 7936 3454 |
| Bull Theatre | 68 High Street,Barnet, EN5 5SJ Tube: High Barnet Box: 020 8449 0049 |
| Bush Theatre | Corner of Bush Green and Goldhawk Rd,London W12 Tube: Shepherds Bush Box: 020 7610 4224 |
| Camden People's Theatre | 58-60 Hampstead Road, London, NW12PY Tube: Warren Street Box: 020 7916 5878 |
| Finborough Theatre | 118 Finborough Rd London, SW10 9ED Box Office: 020 7373 3842 |
| Greenwich Theatre | Crooms Hill London SE10 8ES Tube: Greenwich (BR) Box Office: 020 8858 7755 |
| Hampstead Theatre | Eton Road Swiss Cottage London, NW3 Tube:Swiss Cottage Box: 020 7722 9301 |
| Hoxton Hall Theatre | 130 Hoxton Street London N1 6SH Tube: Old Street Box: 020 7739 5431 |
| Jermyn Street Theatre | 16B Jermyn Street, London, SW1Y 6ST Tube: Piccadilly Circus Box Office: 020 7287 2875 |
| Lyric Hammersmith | King Street, London, W6 OQL Tube: Hammersmith Box Office: 08700 500 511 |
| Millfield Theatre | Silver Street, Edmonton, London, N18 IPJ Tube: Silver Street (BR) Box 020 8807 6680 |
| New End Theatre | New End, Hampstead, London, NW3 1JD Tube: Hampstead Box Office: 020 7794 0022 |
| Orange Tree Theatre | 1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 2SA Tube: Richmond Box Office: 020 8940 3633 |
| Oval House Theatre | 52-54 Kennington , Oval, London, SE11 5SW Tube: Oval Box Office: 020 7582 7680 |
| Pleasance Theatre | Carpenters Mews North Rd London, N7 9EF Tube:500 yards Box Office: 020 7609 1800 |
| Questors Theatre | 12 Mattock Lane,Ealing,London, W5 5BQ Tube: Ealing Broadway Box Office: 020 567 5184 |
| Richmond Theatre | The Green, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1QJ Tube: Richmond Box Office: 020 8940 0088 |
| Riverside Studios | Crisp Rd London, W6 9RL Tube: Hammersmith Box Office: 020 8237 1111 |
| Rose & Crown | 59/61 High Street Hampton Wick Surrey, KT1 4DG Train: Hampton Wick Box Office: 020 8296 9100 |
| Southwark Playhouse | 62 Southwark Bridge Road London, SE1 OAS Tube: Southwark Box Office: 020 7620 3494 |
| Tricycle Theatre | 269 Kilburn High Road London, NW6 7JR Tube: Kilburn Box Office: 020 7328 1000 |
| Union Theatre | 204 Union Street, London, SE1 OLX Tube: Southwark / Waterloo Box: 020 7261 9876 |
| Warehouse Theatre | Dingwall Road, Croydon, CRO 2NF Tube: Croydon(BR) Box: 020 8680 4060 |
| Wimbledon Theatre | The Broadway, London, SW19 1QG Tube: Wimbledon Box: 020 8540 0362 |