WHAT'S ON AT THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE, LONDON
What's On at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
Theatre Royal Drury Lane was first built in 1663. After several fires and demolitions, the current venue opened in 1812 and is a Grade I listed building. Following a renovation in 2013, original features can still be found in the front of house. Known worldwide as an innovative theatre, it has led the way with ambitious staging such as racing chariots, landing helicopters, creating earthquakes and train crashes, sinking and burning ships, and even staging under water fights!
With a seating capacity of around 2000, Theatre Royal Drury Lane is the world’s oldest theatre site in continuous use and also one of the world’s most haunted theatres. In a series of firsts, Drury Lane was where the British public first heard the National Anthem, first heard Rule Brittania, it installed the world’s first safety curtain, and was the first theatre to be gas lit throughout.
Theatre Royal Drury Lane has hosted the BAFTA’S, is home to Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, premiered Netflix’s The Crown, held concerts such as Sondheim’s 85th Birthday Tribute, and has boasted some of the world’s biggest musicals such as Miss Saigon, 42nd Street, and Frozen. It is getting ready to welcome to UK premiere of Disney’s Hercules from June 2025. With musicals, variety, dance, comedy, concerts, you can book tickets online below for Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Theatre Royal Drury Lane was first built in 1663. After several fires and demolitions, the current venue opened in 1812 and is a Grade I listed building. Following a renovation in 2013, original features can still be found in the front of house. Known worldwide as an innovative theatre, it has led the way with ambitious staging such as racing chariots, landing helicopters, creating earthquakes and train crashes, sinking and burning ships, and even staging under water fights!
With a seating capacity of around 2000, Theatre Royal Drury Lane is the world’s oldest theatre site in continuous use and also one of the world’s most haunted theatres. In a series of firsts, Drury Lane was where the British public first heard the National Anthem, first heard Rule Brittania, it installed the world’s first safety curtain, and was the first theatre to be gas lit throughout.
Theatre Royal Drury Lane has hosted the BAFTA’S, is home to Michael McIntyre’s Big Show, premiered Netflix’s The Crown, held concerts such as Sondheim’s 85th Birthday Tribute, and has boasted some of the world’s biggest musicals such as Miss Saigon, 42nd Street, and Frozen. It is getting ready to welcome to UK premiere of Disney’s Hercules from June 2025. With musicals, variety, dance, comedy, concerts, you can book tickets online below for Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
What's On at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
The Tempest
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
Wednesday 22 January - Saturday 1 February 2025
The Jamie Lloyd Company presents a joyous and captivating season of Shakespeare in London's iconic Theatre Royal Drury Lane. The legendary Sigourney Weaver makes her West End debut as Prospero in this enchanting story of revenge and forgive...Much Ado About Nothing
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
Monday 10 February - Saturday 5 April 2025
Tom Hiddleston is Benedick and Hayley Atwell is Beatrice in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Two of their generation's finest actors collaborate with director Jamie Lloyd again in this savagely funny and beautifully tender battle ...Disney's Hercules
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
Friday 6 June 2025 - Saturday 10 January 2026
The musical, inspired by the animated film, based on the ancient myth - DISNEY'S HERCULES THE MUSICAL is coming to Theatre Royal Drury Lane in summer 2025! It's what classical civilisation would have wanted. Ancient Greece. A time of gods, ...How to get to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London
Theatre Royal Drury Lane Frequently Asked Questions
Catherine Street, London, WC2B 5JF
You can receive 30% off by pre booking at the Intelli Park Car Park on Drury Lane.
Q-Park offer a 50% discount on pre-booked places for LW Theatre ticket holders via the Q-Park Theatreland Parking Scheme. Click here to find your nearest car park.
Tube - Covent Garden & Holborn
Bus - Bus routes that operate in the area are 1, 4, 11, 13, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 91, 139, 168, 171, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521
Theatre Royal Drury Lane has a seating capacity of approximately 2000.
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If you would like to buy a ticket in person from Theatre Royal Drury Lane Box Office, they are open 10am - 8pm, apart from Wednesdays when they are open till 7.30, and Sundays when they are closed.
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