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Northumberland Avenue, London, Westminster, London WC2N | 2 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
A short step away from the main strip of West End theatres, the Playhouse's stylish curved facade is rather lost among the towering architecture of... More
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St Martin's Lane, London, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 4 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
London Coliseum is a magnificent historic building and an excellent venue in which to enjoy the soaring sounds and high drama of some truly thrilling... More
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Strand, London, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 4 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
Situated alongside the Savoy Hotel, the building of the current theatre with its Art Deco auditorium, was financed by Richard d'Oyly Carte with the considerable... More
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2 Charing Cross Road, London, Soho, London WC2H | 5 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
Named after the great 18th century actor-manager David Garrick, whose portrait hangs in the foyer bar, The Garrick is a fantastic piece of late-Victorian kitsch.... More
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Charing Cross Road, London, Soho, London WC2H | 6 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
This is a gorgeous Edwardian Theatre, and the first theatre to show many famous productions, including 'Godspell' and Yazmin Reza's incredibly popular three-hander 'Art'. Known... More
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6-7 Great Newport Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 7 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
The Arts Theatre was built in 1927 as a members club, which allowed it to circumvent the censorship laws and perform unusual and avant garde... More
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Aldwych, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B4LD | 8 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
With the Waldorf Hotel sandwiched inbetween them, the Aldwych and Strand theatres were originally built to work as a pair. The Aldwych is probably most noted... More
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Aldwych, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 8 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
Built in 1905 to form a pair with the near-identical Aldwych Theatre, the Novello Theatre (formerly known as the Strand Theatre) is one of London's... More
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Bow Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2E | 8 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
This impressive building in the heart of Covent Garden has been playing host to major stars of the classical music world since 1858. The... More
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Coventry Street, London, Soho, London W1D | 9 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
Theatres have stood on this spot since 1884, perfectly placed to draw the attention of the great crowds moving between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square.... More
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Catherine Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 9 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
London's oldest theatre is also its most spectacular, with a palatial auditorium that is among the most impressive in the world. The first theatre on... More
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Russell Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 9 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
The first theatre built after World War I is an astonishing piece of architecture. Built in 1922-4, it preceded the arrival of the Art Deco... More
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West Street, London, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 9 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
Designed as a companion theatre to the New Ambassador’s, which stands next to it, separated only by the narrow Tower Court, St Martin’s was completed... More
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41 Earlham Street, Seven Dials, London, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 10 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
Housed in an impressive red-brick industrial building - at various times a brewery, a banana warehouse and a film studio - this tiny repertory theatre... More
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Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Soho, London W1A | 10 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
The towering Palace Theatre dominates Cambridge Circus. Five storeys of dark-red brick with octagonal towers on the top give it a looming aspect better suited... More
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Piccadilly Circus, London, Soho, London W1J | 11 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
The tiny entrance of the Criterion theatre is almost invisible among the massive advertisements, traffic and crowds of Piccadilly Circus. To ignore it, however, is... More
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Old Compton Street, London, Soho, London W1D | 11 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
The Prince Edward Theatre was designed by Edward Stone and opened in 1930 with a performance of the musical ‘Rio Rita’. Just a few years... More
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Drury Lane, London, Covent Garden, London WC2B | 12 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
Although this site has been an entertainment venue since at least the mid-19th century, the New London Theatre only opened its doors in 1973, making... More
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Portugal Street, London, Holborn, London WC2A | 12 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
This theatre is a major force on the national and international dance scene, with an innovative programme from Sadler's Wells that is keeping London's... More
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210 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 13 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
A large and appealingly shabby Edwardian theatre which has produced almost a century of successful popular theatre and musicals. The most notorious of these was... More
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21 Dean Street, London, Soho, London W1D | 13 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
The Soho Theatre Company was formed in 1969 by Verity Bargate and Fred Proud, but it didn't have a permanent home until 2000, when its... More
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268 Tottenham Court Road, London, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 15 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
Huge, but now slightly shabby, theatre which plays host to big, rocking musicals. The Dominion has a huge stage and hundreds of seats - on... More
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103 The Cut, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 18 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
With the exception of The Globe, the Old Vic has had a greater influence on the history of drama than any theatre standing today. From... More
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66 The Cut, London, South Bank, London SE1 | 18 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
Knocked together out of breeze blocks for a minimal budget in 1970, Lawrence Olivier's experimental theatre was intended to last for five years, and provide... More
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8 Argyll Street, London, Soho, London W1F | 19 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
For those who owned televisions in the 1950s and 1960s, the London Palladium is quite simply the most famous variety theatre in the world. Stars... More
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9 Norwich Street, London, Holborn, London EC4A | 20 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
Quirky, alternative cabaret club. From cream teas to secret organic cocktails, cabaret and comedy, Kuki La-Belle and Delores von Cotier’s cheeky club combines the naughty with... More
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12 Palace Street, London, SW1E | 24 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
Billed by its operators as 'the first newly built central London theatre in 30 years', St James Theatre opens to the public in September 2012. Built on... More
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Victoria Street, London, Victoria, London SW1E | 26 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
The exterior of the Victoria Palace is among the most impressive of any theatre in London. Before the advent of air travel, the giant arch,... More
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21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 28 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
This replica of the Shakespeare's 16th century theatre, reconstructed just 200 yards from its original site, is the brainchild of American actor and director Sam... More
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21 New Globe Walk, London, Bankside, London SE1 | 28 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre
The Rose Theatre was built in 1587 but was only discovered in 1989 during excavations for new office buildings. Two-thirds of the original site were... More
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What's On Today Near Charing Cross Theatre London Brass Rubbing Centre Kids Events | Until 31st December 2012 London Brass Rubbing Centre 3 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre Get to grips with characters from history with a selection of replica brasses on offer including Medieval knights in armour, ...More Caligula Concerts | Until 14th June 2012 London Coliseum - English National Opera (ENO) 4 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre Young Australian director Benedict Andrews brings his production of Albert Camus' Caligula to the London theatre scene. Composed by Detlev Glanert, this ...More ![]() Elmgreen & Dragset: Powerless Structures, Fig 101 Exhibitions | Until 12th April 2013 Trafalgar Square 4 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, an artist duo based in Berlin and London, have brought a bronze sculpture of a ...More National Gallery - Permanent Collection Exhibitions | Until 31st December 2012 National Gallery 4 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre Located on Trafalgar Square, The National Gallery houses one of the greatest collections of European paintings in the world. Masterpieces ...More ![]() Turner Inspired: In The Light Of Claude Exhibitions | Until 5th June 2012 National Gallery 4 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre When Turner left the National Gallery two paintings - Dido building Carthage and Sun rising through Vapour - ...More Horrible Histories Theatre | Until 13th October 2012 Garrick Theatre 5 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre Based on the children's books written by Terry Deary, Horrible Histories will be touring London in 2012. Stepping away from ...More Victorian Connections Exhibitions | Until 17th June 2012 National Portrait Gallery 5 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre A photographic exploration evaluating the impact made by prominent Victorians such as Charles Darwin and Robert Browning on the lives ...More Beautiful Souls Exhibitions | Until 7th August 2012 National Portrait Gallery 5 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre Photographs and prints of the group of 19th-century aristocrats and socialites known as The Souls, which included former-Prime Minister Arthur ...More Sixteen By Fourteen: Recent Photographic Acquisitions Exhibitions | Until 1st September 2012 National Portrait Gallery 5 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre Contemporary photographs acquired by the gallery by photographers including Jay Brooks, Henry Browne, James Galloway, Francesco Guidicini and Tricia Malley....More ![]() The Queen: Art And Image Exhibitions | Until 21st October 2012 National Portrait Gallery 5 minutes walk from Charing Cross Theatre There are several exhibitions marking The Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012, but of these the National Portrait Gallery is staging ...More
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