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Apollo Theatre

31 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 7ES GB

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Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain - The Best Bits tickets Opens 31 Jul 2025 Opens 31 July 2025 Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain - The Best Bits

Horrible Histories: Barmy Britain - The Best Bits

Apollo Theatre

Tickets from £19.00

The beloved franchise that pokes affectionate fun at history comes to life on the West End stage. After two successful television shows and a film, Terry Deary’s hilarious children’s series gets its own stage production, full of sketches and musical numbers featuring famous historical icons as you’ve never seen them before.

  • Opens: Thursday, 31 July 2025
    Booking until: Sunday, 31 August 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 10min.
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Fawlty Towers

Apollo Theatre

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One of the best British TV sitcoms in history, the classic Fawlty Towers has been adapted for the stage by John Cleese and Connie Booth. The stage adaptation combines three of the best-loved episodes to give audiences an unforgettable evening of comedy.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 13 September 2025
  • Running time: 1hr 50min. Incl. 1 interval.
  • Playing at: Apollo Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 13 September 2025
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Punch tickets Opens 22 Sept 2025 Opens 22 September 2025 Punch

Punch

Apollo Theatre

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'The must-see new play of the year' (Baz Bamigboye, Deadline), Punch transfers to the West End this Autumn for a strictly limited 10-week run. Experience a powerful true story of hope, humanity, and the possibility of change from the Olivier Award-winning playwright James Graham and directed by Adam Penford.

  • Opens: Monday, 22 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 29 November 2025
  • Running time: 2hr 25min. Incl. 20 min. interval.
  • Playing at: Apollo Theatre
  • Booking until: Saturday, 29 November 2025
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Christmas Carol Goes Wrong tickets Opens 5 Dec 2025 Opens 5 December 2025 Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

Apollo Theatre

Tickets from £24.00

Mischief Theatre's A Christmas Carol Goes Wrong is a laugh-out-loud comedy that transforms the beloved holiday classic into a chaotic disaster filled with mishaps and mayhem. With brilliant physical comedy and unexpected twists, it's the perfect festive treat that will have you in stitches from start to finish.

  • Opens: Friday, 5 December 2025
    Booking until: Monday, 26 January 2026
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I'm Sorry, Prime Minister tickets Opens 30 Jan 2026 Opens 30 January 2026 I'm Sorry, Prime Minister

I'm Sorry, Prime Minister

Apollo Theatre

Tickets from £18.00

From Jonathan Lynn, the mind behind the political satire sitcom Yes, Minister and its theatrical spin-offs, comes the final chapter chronicling the story of the now ageing former Jim Hacker and Humphrey Appleby. I’m Sorry, Prime Minister comes to the West End in January 2026, opening at the Apollo Theatre.

  • Opens: Friday, 30 January 2026
    Booking until: Saturday, 25 April 2026
  • Running time: 1hr 55min. Incl. 1 Interval.
  • Starring: Griff Rhys Jones, Clive Francis
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Apollo Theatre Facilities

  • Air conditioned
  • Bar
  • Disabled toilets
  • Infrared hearing loop
  • Member of Q-Park scheme
  • Toilets
  • Wheelchair/scooter access

Apollo Theatre Access Tickets

Disabled theatregoers and their carers can get discount tickets. Please phone the Apollo Theatre access line on 0330 333 4815.

Apollo Theatre Location

Travel Information

Nearest Tube station
  • Piccadilly Circus
  • Leicester Square
Nearest Rail Station
  • Charing Cross
Tube lines
  • Bakerloo
  • Piccadilly
  • Northern
Day buses
  • (Shaftesbury Avenue) 12, 14, 19, 38; (Regent Street) 6, 13, 15, 23, 88, 94, 139, 159, 453
Night buses
  • (Shaftesbury Avenue) 14, N19, N38; (Regent Street) 6, 12, 23, 88, 94, 139, 159, 453, N3, N13, N15, N109, N18, N136

Apollo Theatre Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get to the Apollo Theatre?

The theatre is located at 31 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7EZ, just a couple of minutes’ walk from Piccadilly Circus (Bakerloo & Piccadilly lines). Leicester Square (Northern & Piccadilly lines) is also nearby, with Charing Cross Rail station a 10‑minute walk away. If you’re driving, Q‑Park Chinatown or Newport Place offer parking with a 50% discount under the Theatreland scheme.

Is the Apollo Theatre an accessible space?

The theatre offers step-free access to the Stalls via Earlham Street, and wheelchair users can be accompanied to step-free seats in the Stalls (rows F1/G1). A platform lift provides access from street level. There are two wheelchair spaces with companion seating, plus an accessible toilet near the entrance. The theatre offers Sennheiser infra-red hearing headsets.

What time should I get to the theatre?

Aim to arrive 30 minutes before the show starts to allow time for security checks, finding your seat, and exploring the theatre. This also gives you time to explore the merchandise stands inside the theatre for exclusive show-related items like T-shirts, mugs, posters, and cast recordings.

Is there a dress code for attendance?

Once upon a time, people used to dress up to go to the theatre, but these days, there’s no formal dress code. Wear what you feel comfortable in, especially as you’re going to be sitting for long stretches of time, and consider bringing a jacket as some theatres can get cold. Of course, going to the theatre is still a special occasion, so don’t be shy about dressing up if you feel like it.

Can I take photos in the theatre?

We kindly ask that you avoid taking photos or videos during the performance, but you may take pictures before the show, after the show, and during the cast bows.

Is food and drink available in the theatre?

There are two bars (one in the Stalls, one in the Upper Circle) serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks and snacks such as crisps and ice cream. You’re welcome to bring snacks and drinks into the auditorium, but hot food isn’t allowed and bar-purchased glassware must be poured into provided plastic cups first.

Apollo Theatre history

From the outside

The Apollo Theatre is a magnificent building with an impressive French Renaissance façade, typical of theatre designs of its time, with four angels looking down from above. And the interior is equally stunning, in deep gold and bright silver, cool cream and rich terra cotta red, with beautiful carving and scarlet plush seating arranged traditionally in three sumptuous tiers. Look out for the fabulous mural and amazing carved ceiling. And, to the right of the entrance, the dramatic flying lizard emblem complete with lions and silver chains.

Apollo Theatre architecture and history

Named for the Greek god of the Arts and a Grade Two listed building, the Apollo Theatre was designed by Lewen Sharp and is one of smallest of Shaftesbury Avenue’s six theatres. When it was first designed, two exciting innovations were included: a pillar-free auditorium, so there’s no such thing as a restricted view. And a specially-created orchestra pit designed specifically with acoustics in mind for a crystal clear sound.

Opened in 1901, in the same year as Queen Victoria’s death, it was effectively the first purpose-built Edwardian theatre. Originally built to house musical comedies, the Apollo put on a run of plays during the First World War. In between the end of the first and the beginning of the Second World War it came into its own with popular comedies and revues and finally, in 1944,became home of the infamous Noel Coward play, Private Lives.

For the next 40 years, long-running light comedies were the Apollo’s stock in trade. It was given a facelift in 1965 and between the’70s and ‘90s remained a showcase for fantastic writing and acting talent. Since 2005 the Apollo has been owned by the Nimax Theatres chain and continues its long history as a well-loved West End show venue.

Past shows at the Apollo Theatre

Kicking off with a series of light operas including 1901s Kitty Grey and 1904s Véronique, the Apollo Theatre has been home to the best of British and international writing. It showed Ivor Novello’s A Symphony in Two Flats in 1929 and the Pulitzer Prize winning Idiot’s Delight, by Robert Sherwood, in 1938. Terrence Rattigan’s Flare Path graced the stage in 1942, to rave reviews, and Noel Coward’s Private Lives hit the big time there in 1944.

More recently the Apollo has staged Driving Miss Daisy, Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell, The Deep Blue Sea, Pop Corn and more, with stellar performances from an impressive collection of household name actors including Vanessa Redgrave, Zoe Wanamaker, Peter O’Toole and Penelope Keith.

Apollo Theatre access

The entrance is through a door to the left of the Upper Circle entrance, on Shaftesbury Avenue, beyond which is a stair lift to the stalls, and stairs with handrails.

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31 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 7ES GB