Shows & Events at the Victoria Palace Theatre
How to find the Victoria Palace Theatre
Victoria Palace Theatre
Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5EA
Call Customer Service on 0344 482 5151†
Phone lines are open
Monday - Saturday 10am - 7.30pm.
†Calls
to Delfont Mackintosh Theatres 03
numbers cost no more than a national rate call to an 01 or 02 number.
Box office opening times:
From 2 hours and 30 minutes before the start of the show, until 15 minutes after curtain up. On matinee days the box office remains open in between performances.
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Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 6BA.
Open Monday - Friday: Midday - 6:00pm.
Our theatres sell products which may contain allergens. Allergen information is available upon request from all bars or other staff selling refreshments around the venue.
Book your accommodation when visiting the Victoria Palace Theatre via the map below:
Getting to the Victoria Palace Theatre
By Train or Tube
Gatwick Express, Southern, Thameslink and Southeastern.
The nearest tube and train station is Victoria.
By Bus
Bus Stop M: 11, 24, 148, 211, 507, N11, N44 and N136.
Bus Stop G: 11, 170, 211 and N11.
By Car
If you are driving, you can take advantage of the Q-Park Theatreland parking scheme with 50% off car parking after midday for up to 4 hours.
Accessibility at the Victoria Palace Theatre
For information on Hearing Enhancement Aids, Assistance Dogs, Autism and Social Stories and details of our currently available Access Performances, please refer to our main Accessibility page using the button below:
Parking
The theatre itself has no parking facilities but there are disabled bays nearby on Carlisle Place. For more information visit the City of Westminster website.
Toilets
There is an adapted toilet is located at the rear of the stalls. There is a second access toilet in
Pavlova’s Bar but please note that access to the stalls Auditorium is via Allington Street when using
this facility.
There are toilets located on all levels of the auditorium.
Our access host
will happily advise and guide should you require help.
Wheelchairs
Wheelchair access to the auditorium is available via Allington Street located to the left of the
theatre which has step-free access to the stalls level. Please make yourself known to a member of staff on arrival at
the venue. There will be an Access Host who will be able to offer assistance and show you to your seating
location.
Stalls Boxes A & F are able to accommodate up to two wheelchairs each with companions (four per
box). Box A & F have doors which are 80cm wide. Wheelchair transfer seating is also available on the aisle seats of
the stalls.
Hospitality at the Victoria Palace Theatre
The theatre has been redeveloped from renowned theatre architect Frank Matcham's original design to combine
beautiful restoration with twenty first century comfort and facilities, which include a new purpose built rehearsal and
audition space that is available for hire.
The bright space is located at the top of the Victoria Palace
Theatre, with a maximum capacity of 50.
If you would like to discuss venue hire then please
enquire using the button below:
Facilities at the Victoria Palace Theatre
Lost Property
If you have any enquiries regarding lost property at Victoria Palace Theatre please email customer services.
Lost property will be kept at the theatre for one month.
Facilities
There is a licensed bar, toilets and HAMILTON merchandise kiosks on every level of the theatre. These are open from 1.30pm for matinee and 6.30pm for evening performances and are for ticket holders only.
Cloakrooms
The cloakroom is able to accept coats and small bags for a small charge. We are
unable to accept larger bags or suitcases.
However, we also work with Stasher who offer bag storage in many hotels and shops across London (all
within close walking distance to our theatres).
HOW TO BOOK LUGGAGE STORAGE WITH STASHER
Bookings must be made online. Use the code "SHOWTIME" for a discount.
Additional Security Checks
Working with Global Support Services, we use highly trained detection dogs to provide additional security spot checks at our theatres.
Victoria Palace Theatre History
Production Highlights
Annie (1978)
1910 Theatre owner, manager and impresario Alfred Butt purchases the Royal Standard Music Hall on this site and demolishes it to build the Victoria Palace designed by renowned theatre architect Frank Matcham and costing £12,000. A gilded statue of ballerina Anna Pavlova is installed on the theatre's cupola which is subsequently lost when removed for safekeeping during World War II.
1910 The Victoria Palace opens on 6 November with a Variety show and in the succeeding years the best known variety stars of their day appear here including Harry Lauder, Little Tich and Vesta Tilley.
1929 The Show's the Thing, a revue by Archie Pitt starring Gracie Fields is a huge hit.
1934 A production of Young England by the Rev Walter Reynolds, a full-blooded patriotic melodrama, receives such awful reviews that it becomes a cult show seen by over 250,000 people.
1937 On 16th December Me And My Girl opens starring Lupino Lane, Teddie St Denis and George Graves. The song 'Lambeth Walk' becomes a universal dance craze that helps boost morale during the war years. Lupino Lane subsequently appears in a series of shows including Twenty-to-One and Sweetheart Mine.
Read more about the theatre and its history...
Kiss Me Kate (2001)
1947 On 17th April 1947 Together Again the first of seven popular shows presented by the much loved Crazy Gang opens. The Gang become almost full-time occupants of the theatre for an incredible 15 years. Their final retiring performance of Young in Heart took place on 19th May 1962.
1962 The Black and White Minstrel Show – the stage version of the popular Saturday night BBC tv show is seen by five and a half million people and runs for 4,344 performances until November 1972.
The Love Match (1954)
1970's During the 70's, productions at the theatre include: SwingalongaMax with Max Bygraves, Basil Brush in his own show, Carry on London with the cast of the popular films (1973), and Cilla Black in her weekly televised show Cilla At The Palace (1976).
1978 The original London production of musical Annie opens on 3rd May, starring Sheila Hancock as Miss Hannigan, and runs for 4,344 performances. It is revived in 1998 to mark its 21st anniversary.
1982 Elizabeth Taylor makes her London stage debut in Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes, reprising her Tony-nominated Broadway role as Regina Hubbard Giddens.
1985 Michael Crawford reprises his athletic, award winning role as American showman Barnum. This is followed by the musical Charlie Girl starring Cyd Charisse.
Babes in the Woods (1942)
1989 Buddy begins its long run at the Victoria Palace until 1995 when the show transfers to the Strand Theatre. Following Buddy comes the hugely popular Jolson starring one of Britain's best loved entertainers, Brian Conley.
1991 The theatre is bought from Stoll Moss by Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen who enlarges the foyer and bar facilities and increases the number of dressing rooms. On 25th November the Royal Variety Performance attended by HM The Queen pays tribute to the Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh.
2001 On 16th October, the Broadway smash hit revival of Kiss Me Kate opens and wins the Laurence Olivier award for Best Musical Revival.
2005 Elton John and Lee Hall's Billy Elliot, the musical version of the film, opens to great acclaim in March. Critic Charles Spencer describes it as 'the greatest British musical I have seen' and it plays for 11 years.
2006 A replica of the original golden statue of Anna Pavlova recreated by Harry Franchetti is installed on the theatre's cupola.
2014 Delfont Mackintosh Theatres purchase the theatre from Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen. On 9th April 2016 the theatre closes for a major 20 month refurbishment.
2017 The Victoria Palace Theatre, magnificently restored for the 21st century, reopened with the European premiere of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize winning musical Hamilton. The production went on to win seven Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical.
Rehearsal Room For Hire
The Victoria Palace Rehearsal Room. Photography by Philip Vile.
Delfont Mackintosh Theatres purchased the Victoria Palace Theatre in 2014. On 9th April 2016 the theatre closed for a major 20 month renovation.
The Victoria Palace Theatre, magnificently restored for the 21st century, reopened on 6th December with the European premiere of Lin-Manuel Miranda's acclaimed, Pulitzer Prize winning Hamilton which sits perfectly in this re-imagined theatre.
The theatre has been redeveloped from renowned theatre architect Frank Matcham's original design to combine beautiful restoration with twenty first century comfort and facilities, which include a new purpose built rehearsal and audition space that is available for hire.
The bright space is located at the top of the Victoria Palace Theatre, a stone's throw from Victoria Station and is fully equipped with all essential requirements including a sprung floor and new PA system.
The room measures 17m x 17m x 2.2m with a maximum capacity of 50.
For further information or to arrange hire of the Victoria Palace Theatre Rehearsal Room, please use the options below:
General Theatre information
Please note: You may not bring any food or drink purchased elsewhere to our theatres. All our theatre bars serve drinks and snacks, but not hot food.
Our theatres sell products which may contain allergens. Allergen information is available upon request from all bars or other staff selling refreshments around the venue.
For your comfort and security, you will be subject to additional checks on your visit - we appreciate your patience and understanding while these are taking place. Please note that latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance.