Lyric Hammersmith
Venue Information
- How to book (Phone)
- 020 8741 6850
- access@lyric.co.uk
- Guide dogs
- Access dogs are allowed inside the auditorium. Staff can also dog-sit, returning them to the owner during the interval and at the end of the performance.
- Wheelchairs
- The Lyric Hammersmith is a fully accessible building with lifts to all areas. Both the Main House and the Studio, are accessible for wheelchair users.
- Sound amplification
- Induction Loop & Sennheiser Infrared
- Audio description
- Level access to Box Office and street level café through automatic doors on Lyric Square. Box Office straight ahead. 18 steps or lift to level 1 and creative learning room. 19 steps or lift to main foyer. Hard flooring and walls marked for visibility. 33 steps or lift to Stalls level. 26 steps or lift to Circle level. 26 steps or lift to Upper Circle. 17 steps from main foyer to Reuben Foundation Wing level 1. 20 steps from Reuben Foundation Wing level 1 to level 2. All lifts have voice announcements and Braille signage. Auditorium is carpeted, l other areas are tiled and carpeted.
- Street to foyer
- Ramp & Lift
- Foyer to seat
- 33 steps to Stalls, 26 to Dress Circle and 26 to Upper Circle
- Lift / stair lift / ramp
- Lift
- Bars
- The Lyric Bar & Grill, is located upstairs and serves lunch and pre-theatre dinner. On the ground floor, Peyton & Byrne’s bakery and café serves an all day menu.
- Food
- On the ground floor, Peyton & Byrne’s bakery and café. The Lyric Bar & Grill, is located upstairs serving lunch and pre-theatre dinner.
- Toilets
- Mens and Womens throughout. There are accessible toilets in the Café, on the Stalls level, on the balcony level near the Creative Space, and a ‘Changing Places’ toilet in the Reuben Foundation Wing.
- Air conditioning
- Yes
- Accepts Theatre Tokens
- Yes
The Lyric Hammersmith is one of the UK’s leading producing theatres. It is known for producing high quality contemporary theatre, alongside a strong focus and dedication to nurturing the creativity of young people.
The Lyric Theatre was originally a music hall established in 1888 on Bradmore Grove, Hammersmith. Success as an entertainment venue led it to be rebuilt and enlarged on the same site twice, firstly in 1890 and then in 1895 by the English theatrical architect Frank Matcham. The 1895 it re-opened as The New Lyric Opera House. In 1966 the theatre was due to be closed and demolished. However, a successful campaign to save it led to the auditorium being dismantled and re-installed piece by piece within a modern shell on its current site on King Street a short distance from the former Bradmore Grove location. The relocated theatre opened in 1979.
The Lyric Hammersmith has two main performance areas: the Main House, a 550 seat 19th-century auditorium and the 120-seat Studio, which houses smaller productions by up-and-coming companies.