Apollo Theatre – London
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The Apollo Theatre is a Grade II listed West End theatre, on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster, in central London. Designed by architect Lewin Sharp for owner Henry Lowenfeld, it became the fourth legitimate theatre to be constructed on the street when it opened its doors on 21 February 1901, with the American musical comedy The Belle of Bohemia.
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Address Shaftesbury Avenue in the West End of London W1D 7ES UK
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| Box Office 10am to 8pm, Monday to Saturday
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| Phone 0844 482 9671
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Transport Tube Piccadilly Circus (Bakerloo, Piccadilly)
Bus 1, 14, 19, 22, 24, 29, 38, 55, 176 |
Theatre Facilities
Sennheiser Infra-red Hearing System (headsets available on first come first served basis)
Disabled Booking Service
Disabled Facilities
Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible. There are 2 steps to box office/lobby. The side entrance has no steps. Please be advised that where there are steps either into or within the theatre, they are unable to provide assistance.Seating is accessible to all parts of the Orchestra without steps. There are no steps to the designated wheelchair seating location.Wheelchair accessible restroom available Pictures
2013 Ceiling Collapse
On 19 December 2013, at about 20:15 GMT, 10 square metres (110 sq ft) of the auditorium’s ornate plasterwork ceiling collapsed around 40 minutes into a performance of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. It brought down a lighting rig and a section of balcony, thereby trapping 2 people and injuring around 88, including 7 seriously. There were 720 people in the audience at the time.The incident was preceded by heavy rain.
The emergency services responded by sending 25 ambulance crews, an air ambulance rapid response team, 8 fire engines with more than 50 firefighters, and the Metropolitan Police. Casualties were taken to the foyers of the adjacent Gielgud and Queen’s theatres, where the emergency services could triage. The London Ambulance Service later stated that they had treated 76 injured people, with 58 taken to four London hospitals, some on commandeered buses.Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Foundation Trust said 34 adults and 5 children were subsequently treated in accident and emergency at St Thomas’s Hospital.
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