List of London theatres - Definition and Overview

This is a list of entertainment venues in London.

Theatres

The majority of London's "theatreland" theatres are around Shaftesbury Avenue, The Strand and nearby streets in the West End. See the article "West End Theatre". The following list also includes the major non-commercial theatres in London.

• Adelphi Theatre
• Albery Theatre
• Aldwych Theatre
• Almeida Theatre
• Apollo Theatre, London
• Battersea Arts Centre
• Bloomsbury Theatre
• Cambridge Theatre
• Cochraine Theatre
• Coliseum Theatre
• Comedy Theatre
• Criterion Theatre
• Dominion Theatre
• Donmar Warehouse
• Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
• Duchess Theatre
• Duke of York's Theatre
• Fairfield Halls
• Garrick Theatre
• Gielgud Theatre (formerly known as 'The Globe')
• Globe Theatre
• Old Globe Theatre - see Gielgud Theatre
• Hanover Grand Theatre
• Haymarket Theatre
• Her Majesty's Theatre
• Jermyn Street Theatre
• London Palladium
• Lyceum Theatre
• Lyric Theatre
• National Theatre
• New Ambassadors
• New London Theatre
• Old Vic Theatre
• Open Air Theatre
• Palace Theatre
• Peacock Theatre
• Phoenix Theatre
• Piccadilly Theatre
• Place Theatre
• Playhouse Theatre
• Prince Edward Theatre
• Prince of Wales Theatre
• Queen's Theatre
• Royal Court Jerwood Theatre
• Sadler's Wells
• Savoy Theatre
• Shaftesbury Theatre
• St Martin's Theatre
• Strand Theatre
• Theatre Royal Drury Lane
• Vaudeville Theatre
• Victoria Palace Theatre
• Warehouse Theatre
• Wyndham's Theatre
• Young Vic Theatre

See link London theatres and maps - Arthur Lloyd (http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/Largeimages/Theatreland.htm)

Live music

• Barbican Hall at The Barbican Centre (classical)
• Brixton Academy
• Earl's Court (rock and pop)
• Hammersmith Apollo
• Jazz Cafe
• London Astoria (indie rock and pop)
• Purcell Room at the South Bank Centre (chamber music)
• Queen Elizabeth Hall at the South Bank Centre (orchestral and chamber music)
• Royal Albert Hall (classical, pop and miscellaneous)
• Royal Festival Hall at the South Bank Centre (classical and jazz)
• St John's Smith Square (chamber music}
• Wembley Arena (rock and pop)
• Wembley Stadium (stadium rock)
• Wigmore Hall (chamber music)

Opera

• Royal Opera House
• London Coliseum (the home of English National Opera)
• Holland Park Opera

Cinema

• Odeon Leicester Square
• Odeon West End
• Empire (cinema)
• Prince Charles Cinema
• Warner Village West End
• National Film Theatre
• London IMAX

Clubs

• Electric Ballroom
• Hippodrome

External links

• Official London theatre site (http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/)