Gielgud Theatre
Shaftesbury Avenue
London W1D 6AR

*Seating Plan

The Gielgud Theatre opened in 1906 as The Hicks Theatre. Due to the nature of the auditorium, some seats are classified as 'restricted view' or 'side view'. The seating plan provided is a guide only - seating layout is subject to change dependent on production/staging requirements.



Transport: Nearest underground station is Piccadilly Circus (Bakerloo and Piccadilly lines)

Parking: Nearest NCP car parks are at Wardour Street, Newport Place and Denman Street.

The £5.00 daily congestion charge for central London applies from 7.00am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays. The charge does not apply at weekends.

Please call +44 (0)870 895 5505 to arrange seats for the disabled. All Really Useful Theatres have a dedicated host to assist disabled patrons. Click here for venue access information.


Children: No babes in arms will be admitted. Young children are admitted but not encouraged unless the accompanying adult is confident that the child can sit, unaided in their own seat and be attentive to the performance so as not to distract other members of the audience. Accompanying adults will be asked to remove noisy infants.

General: The use of cameras, tape recorders or any similar device in the auditorium is strictly prohibited.