Vaudeville Theatre
Use our interactive seating plan to book tickets to dramas and musicals at the Vaudeville theatre.
What's on at Vaudeville Theatre
Magic Goes Wrong
Mischief Theatre and Penn & Teller bring Magic Goes Wrong to the Vaudeville Theatre
Mischief Movie Night
Starring them, directed by you, Mischief Movie Night is a guaranteed comedy blockbuster!
Vaudeville Theatre Seating Plan
Getting the best seats at Vaudeville Theatre
We recommend trying our interactive seating plan where you can choose a particular seat and get more information about restricted views, etc.
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Getting to the Vaudeville Theatre
Public transport is recommended. The nearest tube stations are Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line), Charing Cross (Northern/Bakerloo Lines), Embankment (District/Circle Lines). If arriving by rail the nearest station is Charing Cross Railway Station. The theatre is easily reached from the Bedford Street (Stop J) bus stop which is serviced by lines 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 87, 91, 139 and 176. If driving to the theatre, the nearest car parks are in China Town and Trafalgar Square. There is also an NCP underground car park in Parker Street.
Visiting Vaudeville Theatre
The Vaudeville Theatre is a well-known West End theatre located in the City of Westminster. Just like its name, the venue mostly staged musical revues, and vaudeville shows back in the day.
The Vaudeville Theatre
First opened in 1870, C. J. Phipps designed the theatre like several others in London, while George Gordon decorated it. They celebrated the grand opening with For Love Or Money, which was a comedy by Andrew Halliday, along with a famous burlesque called Don Carlos.
In 1926, the present theatre building opened. Nimax Theatres Limited owns the 690-seat venue. The theatre is just as magnificent looking inside as it is outside. It has a rectangular shape and elaborate decorations with gold patterns. It highlights an elegant burgundy ceiling with a Georgian touch.
The Theatre's History
The 1870 frontage of the present structure was originally two simple house fronts and didn't look close to being as attractive as it does now. The owners chose to invest in a better façade two decades later. They also improved the interior of the building. They included a fresh new ceiling while decreasing the tightly set up 1,000 seats to a more spacious 740. However, the Gatti family bought the theatre only a year later.
The Gatti family owned the Vaudeville for a spectacular 77 years and, under their ownership, showed popular revues and comedies. The family made more changes – the old horseshoe-shaped interior changing to a rectangular shape in 1925. The modification also involved reducing the seating capacity by another 100.
In 1968, the Vaudeville Theatre along with several other nearby venues like the Duchess Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, Garrick Theatre and Adelphi Theatre faced a threat when the GLC decided to refurbish them. However, the Musicians' Union, the actors' union Equity, and the owners of the buildings set up the powerful "Save London Theatre Campaign". Thankfully, the campaign shut down the project for good, saving the theatres in the process.
The Gatti family finally sold the theatre in 1969. Bought by Sir Peter Saunders, Peter Rice took up the task of fully renovating the venue's interior in 1970. Two years later, the English Heritage designated the theatre as a Grade II building. Max Weitzenhoffer bought the building in 2003, and in 2005, Nimax Theatres Limited purchased it.
The Theatre's Most Renowned Shows
The Vaudeville Theatre has staged numerous shows to date. In the 1950s, the smash-hit musical "Salad Days" began playing at the theatre, putting up 2,288 performances! Later, there was a 1996 revival starring Kit And The Widow, followed by She Knows You by Jean Fergusson, which received a Laurence Olivier Award nomination in 1998. In the same year, Kat And The Kings bagged the Olivier awards for Best Actor in a Musical and Best New Musical. Another long-running show was Caught In The Net, a Ray Cooney farce running for ten months in 2001.
Where is Vaudeville Theatre?
Address 404 Strand London, WC2R 0NH
Closest stations to Vaudeville Theatre
Vaudeville Theatre closest train station The closest train station to Vaudeville Theatre is Charing Cross
Vaudeville Theatre closest tube station The closest tube station to Vaudeville Theatre is Charing Cross Underground Station, Covent Garden, Embankment
Seating in Vaudeville Theatre
The Vaudeville Theatre has a capacity of 690 across 3 levels: Stalls, Dress Circle, and Upper Circle.
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21st October 2021 19:30 Thursday
22nd October 2021 19:30 Friday
23rd October 2021 14:30 Saturday
24th October 2021 14:00 Sunday