Savoy Theatre
Venue Information
- How to book (Phone)
- 0333 009 5399
- Guide dogs
- Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome at the Savoy Theatre. They can stay with you during the performance; however you must inform the Box Office so that an aisle seat can be booked. Alternatively, a member of staff will care for your dog during the performance
- Wheelchairs
- The theatre has space for two wheelchairs in the Dress Circle. Patrons who arrive via the main foyer on Savoy Court can be escorted around to the Carting lane entrance by a member of staff. Patrons that wish to do this should be aware that it is a 10 minute walk around the theatre and escorting staff will not be able to aid in the manoeuvring of wheelchairs. This route also involves navigating gradients on Savoy Street.
- Sound amplification
- Radio signal
- Audio description
- Access to the main auditorium through a side entrance from the Embankment side of Carting Lane. The Box Office can provide a map showing the route (approx. 100m from main entrance). Carting Lane is fairly steep - helper needed, please inform the Box Office at the time of booking and contact the Stage Door on arrival. From here, access is level to the front of the Dress Circle. 2 spaces for wheelchair users on the right hand side. Companions can sit nearby in F1 or 2. Transfer seating is available to F1 in the Dress Circle. Each wheelchair user must bring a non-disabled companion with them. Call 0207 845 6050 for assistance.
- Foyer to seat
- 75 steps to Stalls, 32 to Dress Circle then additional steps to rows, 2 to Upper Circle then additional to rows
- Level access
- Royal Circle
- Lift / stair lift / ramp
- Ramp (only available to Dress Circle auditorium and access toilet)
- Bars
- There are 4 bars in the theatre – Stalls, Dress, Mezzanine and Grand Circle. There is no level access to the bars but drinks can be brought to seats
- Toilets
- Mens and Womens throughout. There are toilets on all levels of the theatre. Accessible toilet facilities are located on the Dress Circle level.
- Parking
- Air conditioning
- Yes
- Accepts Theatre Tokens
- Yes
Designed by C I Phipps and decorated by Collinson & Locke, the most beautifully fitted theatre in Europe opened its doors in October 1881 with a transfer from the Opera Comique of Gilbert and Sullivan’s opera Patience. Built at the instigation of Impresario Richard D’Oyly Carte, who wanted his own theatre in order to stage the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, the Savoy Theatre became famous as the first public building in the world to be lit by Incandescent electric lights and in one way or another it has been blazing ever since.
In June, 1929, the Victorian auditorium was demolished and, 135 days later “a gleaming palace had sprung up”, a magic miracle of modernism built by Rupert D’Oyly Carte with Frank Tugwell as the architect and decorative designs by Basil Ionides. The Theatre re‑opened in October 1929 with a revival of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Gondoliers, designed by Charles Ricketts and conducted by Dr Malcolm Sargent.
Today the Savoy Theatre London is part of the Ambassador Theatre Group and has a musical-based output, with modern productions including the Take That musical Never Forget. The Savoy Theatre was recently the home of the original London production of fabulous musical Legally Blonde, which opened in 2009 to wide critical and public acclaim, followed by the Tina Turner musical Soul Sister and a revival of Cabaret. It is now home to the fabulous Dreamgirls.
Savoy Ct, London, WC2R 0ET, United Kingdom
Phone: 0333 009 5399