Playhouse Theatre

Currently Listing:

La Cage Aux Folles


 

Contact Information

Box Office: 0870 060 6631

Address: Northumberland Avenue,London,United Kingdom,WC2N 5DE

Website: www.theambassadors.com/playhouse/index.html


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Getting There:

Nearest Tube: Charing Cross(250m) Embankment (100m)

Bus Routes: 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 53, 77A, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176, 453

Nearest Train: Charing Cross (250m)

Parking: Westminter City Council car park in Spring Gardens (Trafalgar Square), NCP at Bedfordbury. Single and double yellow lines in Northumberland Avenue. Taxi rank on the Embankment and at Charing Cross Station.

Facilities

Theatre Tokens Yes

Food Yes

Air Conditioned Yes

 

Assisted Performance Booking Information

Access Booking: Tel: 0844 871 7677 Fax: 020 8544 7485 Minicom: 0870 060 6641  EMAIL: ticketcentre@theambassadors.com

Accessible Facilities Venue Information

bars: Toilets off the stalls bar, the Dress Circle and the Upper Circle. No steps from Stalls to foyer bar (no seating). Stalls bar (moveable seats, tables) down 29 steps from foyer. Further bars at the back of the Royal Circle (bar stools) and at the Upper Circle (bar stools). Refreshments can be brought to customers in the auditorium – please book in advance.

limited mobility: There is good leg room in the Stalls and the Boxes.

discounts: Discounts depend on the current production - please check with the Box Office.

access description: Level access through double doors opening outwards from the pavement. Box Office on the left, then 3 shallow steps up to foyer. No further steps into Stalls seating. 28 steps up to Dress Circle and 82 steps up to Upper Circle. Staircases have highlights and hand rails. Hard flooring in foyer for wheelchairs. Theatre opens 30min before performance.

Sound Amplification: Induction loop system at Box Office. Infra-red system in auditorium. 11 headsets and 3 loops.

Guide Dogs: Guide dogs are allowed inside the auditorium. Staff also available to dog-sit in foyer or Box Office.

Disabled Access: Contact the Box Office in advance so that the ramp (steep) can be placed over the 3 shallow steps inside the main entrance. No steps to the Stalls, which are on a shallow rake. 2 spaces for wheelchair users at G1 and G24. Companions can sit in same row. Scooter users can access the foyer and stalls, but must transfer. Transfer seating available to any Stalls aisle seat. Each wheelchair user must bring a non-disabled companion.

Toilets: Toilets off the restaurant bar, the Royal Circle and the Upper Circle.

Disabled Toilets: Adapted toilet in foyer to the right of the Stalls entrance.

Box Office: There is a public telephone.

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