Lyric Theatre

Travel Details

The Lyric Theatre is one of the most iconic theatrical venues in the West End, steeped in stage history and is situated between the bright lights of Soho, the food haven that is Chinatown and the shops and boutiques of nearby Carnaby and Oxford Street.

Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 7ES

Bus routes: 14, 19, 22B, 38, 53, 88, 94, 159

Charing Cross - tube and mainline station (10 minutes’ walk) Piccadilly (1 minute walk)
Leicester Square (5 minutes’ walk)
Oxford Street (8 minutes’ walk)

It is within the Congestion Charge Zone (7am until 6pm). The nearest car park is the Q Park Chinatown Car Park (20 Newport Place, WC2H 7PR).

Lyric Theatre London Seating Plan

The Lyric Theatre has a seating capacity of 967 spread across four levels: the stalls, dress circle, upper circle and the balcony.

Disabled access

Please ensure you make enquiries well in advance of your visit to ensure that staff can prepare to meet your specific requirements.

There is an accessible toilet inside the Royal entrance, within the Royal Retiring Room.

Guide dogs are allowed into the boxes either side of the stage area; there is room for one wheelchair user and their guest in these boxes. Transfer seating is available in the dress circle.

There are no steps to the dress circle bar. Drinks may be brought to patrons in the auditorium upon request.

There is an infra-red system and five headsets available upon request from the box office.