Access Guide to London's Theatres

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Aldwych Aldwych, WC2B 4DF P Drury Lane Holborn DRURY LANE KINGSWAY BOW STREET Covent Garden TAVISTOCK RUSSELL STREET CATHERINE STREET WELLINGTON STREET STREET EXETER STREET TAVISTOCK STREET STRAND ALDWYCH Aldwych LANCASTER PLACE SAVOY STREET Charing Cross How to book Tel 020 7379 3367 Fax 020 7379 5776 Textphone 020 7240 9660 Email email@aldwychtheatre.co.uk Discounts Wheelchair-users and their companions pay the third price. Seating Plan Faxback 09069 104 402 Venue details 1 step then 5 more up to the main entrance which has double doors opening outwards, with 4 handrails. Box Office counter on the right. No steps from the foyer to the front of the Dress Circle, or 15 steps up to the back (2 steps between rows). 26 steps down from the foyer to the Stalls, and 50+ up to the Upper Circle. All steps are highlighted, with handrails on both sides on staircases. Theatre opens 30 mins before performance. Infra-red system in the auditorium with 5 headsets and 5 neckloops. Induction loop at left window of the box office. Occasional sign language interpreted performances. 10
One guide dog per performance allowed in Box D. Entrance to the auditorium is through a double EXIT door on Drury Lane, over a slight edge and down a ramp inside the door (handrail on the left-hand side), into a corridor which leads to the right-hand side of the Dress Circle. 2 spaces for wheelchair users plus one companion in Box D, through an outer door (76 cm wide) and inner door (69 cm wide). The doorway is too narrow for motorised wheelchairs. You will not be able to see some of the stage. Alternative space for a wheelchair user beside C1 in the Dress Circle, on a slight slope. Transfer seat at C1. Wheelchairs stored in the lobby. Each wheelchair user must bring a non-disabled companion. Dress Circle and any of the Boxes are the most easily accessible areas, and aisle seats are recommended. Seats J1-5, J19-23, C1 and C21 in the stalls have the most leg room. Adapted toilets off main foyer at Dress Circle level. Ask a member of staff to unlock the door. Women’s and men’s at Stalls and Upper Circle level. Further women’s in main foyer and men’s at Dress Circle level. Dress Circle bar 24 steps up from the foyer. Further bars at the back of the Stalls and Upper Circle level. Covent Garden/Holborn/Temple (approx 500m) Charing Cross (approx 900m) 1, 4, 11, 13, 15, 68, 98 (Bus Stop outside theatre). NCP at Drury Lane/Parker Street. Parking meters outside theatre. 11
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