There are four licensed bars.

 There is an Infra-red system, with 8 headsets. A Guide dog is allowed in to boxes (one per box) but not into the auditorium. Staff are available to dog-sit for a maximum of 3 dogs per performance.

Entrance for disabled persons are  through the left-hand double EXIT door (Royal Entrance) as you face the theatre. Each box can accommodate one wheelchair user and their companion. There is a slightly restricted view. Transfer seating is available to The Dress Circle (up 6 steps from Royal Entrance). Wheelchairs are stored in cloakroom or front of house store, on Dress Circle level. There is an adapted toilet on the left inside the Royal entrance

The nearest parking of rThe Lyric theatre is at the MasterPark in Poland Street, NCP in Wardour Street, Newport Place, Denman Street and Lexington Street.

The nearest underground/tube station is Piccadilly Circus

The nearest rail station is Charing Cross

Bus Routes: 14, 19, 22B, 38, 53, 88, 94, 159

HISTORY

  The Lyric Theatre

The Lyric Theatre is the oldest surviving of all the theatres currently on Shaftesbury Avenue. The foyers and bar areas were completely redocorated in 1932/33 while the exterior was restored in 1994. The Lyric Theatre initially staged mostly light operattas when it first opened before subsquently staging light comedies and straight drama. In 1950 Andre Roussin''s The Little Hut run for 1,261 performances with Robert Morley in the first cast. 1972 saw Alan Ayckbourn''s How the Other Half Loves run for 869 performances. More recently Five Guys Named Moe, a musical based on the songs of Louis Jordan, had a very successful run here - opening on 14th December, 1990 and running until 4th March, 1995.