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VAUDEVILLE THEATRE

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Welcome to the official website for the Vaudeville Theatre located on Strand in London’s West End. The theatre is owned and operated by Nimax Theatres and has 690 seats.

To buy tickets directly from the box office for our current or upcoming shows, find out more about the Vaudeville Theatre or get directions to the venue please navigate the menu below.

We look forward to welcoming you at the Vaudeville Theatre soon!

Prisoner of Second Avenue at the Vaudeville Theatre

BOX OFFICE

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Buying your tickets directly from the Vaudeville Theatre box office will ensure the best availability and low booking fees.

Buy Tickets Online
Click on the links below to buy tickets for your chosen show:

Buy Prisoner of Second Avenue tickets
Buy Pam Ann - Flying High tickets
Buy An Ideal Husband tickets

Buy Tickets by Telephone

Call the Vaudeville Theatre ticket line on 0844 412 4663 (24 hours)

Buy Tickets in Person

To buy tickets in person please visit the box office at the Vaudeville Theatre from 10am to 8pm, Monday to Saturday.

HOW TO GET THERE

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The Vaudeville Theatre is located on Strand, near to Covent Garden and Charing Cross in London’s West End. Below you can find information on how to get to the theatre and a map showing the location of the venue.

Address:
Vaudeville Theatre, 404 Strand, London, WC2R 0NH

Parking:
NCP at Upper St Martins Lane, Masterpark at Trafalgar Square

Public Transportation:
Nearest Underground: Charing Cross (Northern, Bakerloo), Embankment (District, Circle)

Bus Routes:
1, 4 , 6, 9, 11, 13 , 15, 68, 76, 171, 176, 188

FACILITIES

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HISTORY

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The Vaudeville Theatre is the third such building on the site, having been opened in 1870, substantially redesigned in 1891 and extensively improved in 1926. This tradition of attention to customer comfort means that today, while retaining its Victorian elegance, it is one of the few air-conditioned theatres in the West End.

Since its opening, the Vaudeville has presented a wide range of shows, from comedy (Blithe Spirit, Absurd Person Singular, Dead Funny, An Evening with Gary Lineker) through melodrama (The Invisible Man) and history (Portrait of A Queen with Dorothy Tutin as Queen Victoria) to Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya and T S Eliot’s The Family Reunion.

It is impossible to list all the great plays, players and productions that have delighted theatregoers over its 132 year history, but the highlights include: -

Dame Gladys Cooper’s West End debut in The Belle Of Mayfair, Dame Sybil Thorndike in Arsenic and Old Lace, Ian Carmichael in Critic’s Choice, Alan Bates in Stage Struck, Albert Finney in Reflected Glory, Michael Gambon and Jonathan Pryce in Uncle Vanya, Dame Maggie Smith in Snap, Glenda Jackson in Stevie, Julia Mackenzie in Woman In Mind, Pauline Collins in Shirley Valentine, Maureen Lipman in Re:Joyce! Alison Steadman in The Memory of Water and Macauley Caulkin in Madame Melville.

Since 1892, the Vaudeville has only had 5 owners. The Gatti Family who owned it until 1969, then Sir Peter Saunders the impresario famous for producing London’s longest running show, The Mousetrap. In 1983 Michael Codron, a great and prolific producer, bought the theatre selling it to Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen in 1996. In 2001, the Tony Award winning American producer, Max Weitzenhoffer was delighted to acquire the Vaudeville, having enjoyed his experience producing in London with his UK producing partner, Nica Burns. In 2000 their production of Defending The Caveman (Apollo Theatre) won the Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. In 2001 they scored a hat trick at the Evening Standard Awards: their production of Medea (Queens Theatre) winning Best Actress for Fiona Shaw and Best Director for Deborah Warner and Feelgood (Garrick Theatre) a commissioned play by Alistair Beaton winning Best Comedy. With thank to Adam Smith (Vaudeville Theatre)