London Palladium
London Palladium
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The London Palladium is a 2,286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. From the roster of stars who have played there and many televised performances, it is arguably the most famous theatre in London and the United Kingdom, especially for musical variety shows. The theatre has also hosted the Royal Variety Performance more than any other theatre, most recently in 2013.
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Address – Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0DA UK. |
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Box Office – 10am Daily – Phone – +44 844 412 4655 Access 0207 850 8770 |
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Transport Tube : Oxford Circus (Central, Victoria and Bakerloo lines). |
THEATRE FACILITIES
Wheelchair Access
There are 4 wheelchair spaces in row L46, O48, Q48, S49 of the Stalls with companion seats alongside. Wheelchair transfers are available to any end of row seat in the Stalls. Access into the auditorium is via a lift from the Box Office entrance on Argyll Street. Please note this lift may not be able to accommodate larger sized scooters, however an alternative access route is available via Ramillies Place which is at the rear of the theatre. We recommend arriving 30 minutes before the show and introducing yourself to a member of the Front of House team, who will accompany you to the appropriate entrance.
There is an accessible toilet in the Stalls for wheelchair users by the level access entrance.
Hard of Hearing
The theatre uses the Williams infra-red headset system and 14 headsets are available from the front of house staff in main foyer. These headsets are for people who are hard of hearing, please note there is no induction loop system in the auditorium for hearing aid users. There is an induction loop at the Box Office to assist hearing aid users when booking tickets.
For further information regarding hearing systems, please call the theatre stage door on 0207 850 8770.
Guide Dogs
The theatre management are happy to look after your Guide/Hearing dog during the performance. Please approach a member of the front of house team when you arrive at the theatre and they will make the necessary arrangements.
BUILDING
Walter Gibbons, an early moving pictures manager, built the Palladium in 1910 to compete with Edward Moss’s London Hippodrome and Oswald Stoll’s London Coliseum. The facade (originally that of Argyll House, which is why the pub opposite is called The Argyll Arms), dates back to the 19th century. Formerly it was a temporary wooden building called Corinthian Bazaar, which featured an aviary and aimed to attract customers from the recently closed Pantheon Bazaar (now Marks and Spencers) on Oxford Street. The theatre was rebuilt a year later by Fredrick Hengler, the son of a tightrope walker, as a circus venue that included an aquatic display in a flooded ring. It then became the National Skating Palace – a skating rink with real ice. However the rink failed and the Palladium was redesigned by Frank Matcham, a famous theatrical architect who also designed the Coliseum, on the site that had previously housed Hengler’s Circus. The building now carries Heritage Foundation commemorative plaques honouring Lew Grade and Frankie Vaughan.
The theatre retains many of its original features and was Grade II* listed in September 1960. The Palladium had its own telephone system so the occupants of boxes could call one another. It also had a revolving stage.
