Trafalgar Studios London

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14 Whitehall Street

London, SW1 2DY

FOOD AND DRINK
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.”

INFORMATION FOR THE DISABLED
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.

PARKING

MasterPark at Whitcomb Street, NCP Panton Street

UNDERGROUND (TUBE)

Charing Cross/Embankment

RAIL
Charing Cross

BUSES
BUSES: 3, 11, 12, 24, 29, 53, 77, 77A, 88, 159, 17

THEATRE HISTORY
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.

Trafalgar Studios – Seating Plan

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