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There are 2 bars at the theatre. Also available is ice-cream, confectionery and bar nibbles. “Trafalgar Studios recommends Quod Restaurant and Bar for pre or post theatre meals. It's just round the corner on Haymarket only a few minute's walk from the theatre.” |
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There is wheelchair access. Performances are accessible to wheelchair users who are able to walk a few steps. There are no spaces for people who need to remain in their wheelchairs. Transfer seating is available to aisle seats in the Royal Circle, but this is up 14 steps. Wheelchair users must bring 2 people to help with the steps. The theatre can store a maximum of 3 wheelchairs per performance, in the cloakroom. There is state-of-the-art Sennheiser infra-red listening systems in our venues. Guide dogs are not allowed into the auditorium, but staff can dog sit for a maximum of 2 dogs per performance. There is no adapted WC. |
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MasterPark at Whitcomb Street, NCP Panton Street. |
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Charing Cross/Embankment |
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Charing Cross |
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BUSES: 3, 11, 12, 24, 29, 53, 77, 77A, 88, 159, 17 |
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Formerly the
Whitehall Theatre, Trafalgar Studios is two new theatre
studios under one roof in the heart of the London's West
End. Opening with the RSC's production of Othello, the
larger space has approximately 380 seats. Othello was
followed by the Watermill Theatre's acclaimed production of
Sweeney Todd. Architects Tim Foster and John Muir have
created two new intimate and dynamic theatre spaces that
will inject a new energy and excitement into the venue and
into the West End. The Whitehall theatre opened in 1930 with
a transfer of The Way to Treat a Woman by Walter Hackett
(also the theatre's licensee). He presented several more
highly successful plays of his own until leaving in 1934.
The theatre continued to build its reputation for popular
modern comedies throughout the 1930s. During the war this
tried and tested formula was rejected in favour of revue
shows, which were all the rage elsewhere in London's West
End. In 1942, The Whitehall Follies was launched, featuring
a non-stop performance by Phyllis Dixey, audiences flocked
in, mostly due to the fact that the celebrated Miss Dixey
was famous for being the first stripper in the West End! In
the mid-eighties, under Ian B Albery, there was extensive
refurbishment to match the new regime of high quality
theatre. Many of the building's unique art deco features
were retained, and the Whitehall reopened with a hugely
successful revival of J B Priestley's When We are Married.
Highlights of the late eighties and early nineties include
Run for Your Wife, Alan Ayckbourn's Absurd Person Singular
and A Tribute to the Blues Brothers. Other popular
productions include Cooking With Elvis starring Frank
Skinner, Only the Lonely, Trainspotting and John Godber's
Bouncers. The theatre has also played host to radio and
television shows and live theatre running concurrently. |
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14 Whitehall Street, London, SW1 2DY CLICK HERE FOR ON-LINE STREETMAP |
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