Sadler’s Wells
Venue Information
- How to book (Phone)
- 020 7863 8000
- Guide dogs
- If you are bringing a guide dog you will probably have informed the ticket office when making your booking. However, if you have not, please let the theatre know by calling the ticket office on 0207 863 8000. Guide and Assistance Dogs are allowed in the auditorium.
- Wheelchairs
- 3 spaces situated in the Stalls, 1 space situated in the Circle
- Sound amplification
- Sennheiser Infrared
- Street to foyer
- Level access
- Lift / stair lift / ramp
- Lift to all audtitorium levels
- Bars
- Bars on the Stalls, 1st Circle and 2nd Circle levels.
- Food
- As well as drinks, the bars also sell sandwiches, snacks, tea and coffee. The Fox Garden Court Cafe serves food and drinks from 8:30am until 19:30 on performance evenings and open from midday for matinees.
- Toilets
- Toilets on every level. Accessible toilets located on Stalls and Circle levels.
- Air conditioning
- Yes
- Accepts Theatre Tokens
- Yes
Sadler’s Wells has been located in Islington, near Angel, since 1683. The site has two theatres: Sadler’s Wells Theatre and the Lilian Baylis Studio. Sadler’s Wells is renowned as one of the world’s leading dance venues. As well as a stage for visiting companies, the theatre is also a producing house with a number of associated artists and companies that produce original works for the theatre.
The Theatre is owned by the Sadler’s Wells Trust, but the venue as a whole possesses a history which extends long beyond the construction of the present Sadler’s Wells Theatre.
The Theatre as we currently know it was built in 1998, replacing the previous space, which was constructed in 1765. Built with the assistance of a large grant of funding from the National Lottery, it has a capacity of 1,500, which is distributed over the theatre’s three levels. In addition to this, the venue is home to the Lilian Baylis Studio, which can seat 180 audience members.