Playhouse Theatre

Playhouse Theatre

Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5DE

Playhouse Theatre Safety Policy

Health & safety measures
  • Paperless or print at home tickets
Visitor measures
  • Cash free venue - contactless payments only
The Playhouse Theatre has a capacity of 786 over 3 levels: Stalls, Dress Circle, and Upper Circle.
Playhouse Theatre Seating Plan

Frequently Asked Questions

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We highly recommend using public transit to get to the Playhouse Theatre. The nearest underground station to the theatre are Embankment (Bakerloo/Circle/District/Northern Lines) and Charing Cross (Bakerloo/Northern Lines). If arriving by train the nearest railway station is Charing Cross. The theatre is also serviced by bus lines 3, 11, 12, 24, 53, 87, 88, 91, 159, and 453. If you are driving to the theatre the nearest car park is the Q-Park Trafalgar.

Getting here

Closest Tube Station

Embankment, Charing Cross Underground Station

Closest Train Station

Charing Cross

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David Baddiel: My Family: Not The Sitcom

4.9116 reviews

Baddiel's My Family: Not The Sitcom reminds us his mother was more than just wonderful. So is this show.

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Les Liaisons Dangereuses

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An Inspector Calls

4.336 reviews

Inspector Goole interrupts the evening to bring bad news... J. B. Priestley classics back on stage!

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Creeper, The

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Harder They Come, The

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Vincent in Brixton

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My Name Is Rachel Corrie

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Hergé’s Adventures of Tintin

Musical

Footloose

Musical

Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games

4.260 reviews

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The Mystery of Charles Dickens

The Mystery of Charles Dickens at the Playhouse Theatre

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Spamalot

Musical

Dancing in the Streets

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Ring Round The Moon

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As You Desire Me

Musical

Rockin' Horses

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Speed-The-Plow

L‘Lindsay Lohan delivers the goods…a smouldering performance’ Daily Telegraph

Musical

Caroline, or Change

3.998 reviews

Sharon D. Clarke stars in a thrilling new musical by the award-winning Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America.

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Glengarry Glen Ross

4.277 reviews

Lies. Greed. Corruption. It’s business as usual.

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The Jungle

4.946 reviews

This is the place where people suffered and dreamed.

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Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown

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A Doll's House

4.715 reviews

Jessica Chastain makes her West End debut in A Doll's House

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Dreamboats and Petticoats

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The End of Longing

4.057 reviews

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The Best Man

4.383 reviews

Martin Shaw returns for the West End premiere of Gore Vidal's The Best Man.

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Good

David Tennant stars in C.P. Taylor's Good in 2021!

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Derren Brown: Underground

4.510 reviews

The multi-award winning master of mind-control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown, returns to the West End