Lyric Theatre
29 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 7ES
Lyric Theatre Tickets
Room On The Broom
Lyric Theatre
4.3 31 reviews 4.3 31 reviews Tickets from £12.00Jump on board a delightful journey this Winter with the musical adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's Room on the Broom. Brought to the stage by acclaimed theatre company Tall Stories, this show is packed with enchanting puppetry, sing-along songs and a hilarious fun, making it the perfect family treat.
- Booking until: Sunday, 5 January 2025
- Running time: 1hr.
- Playing at: Lyric Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 5 January 2025
La Voix
Lyric Theatre
Tickets from £24.00- Opens: Monday, 20 January 2025
Booking until: Monday, 20 January 2025 - Running time: 2hr 20mins. Incl. 1 Interval.
- Playing at: Lyric Theatre
- Booking until: Monday, 20 January 2025
The Smeds and The Smoos
Lyric Theatre
Soar into space with this exciting adaptation of the award-winning book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler – nominated for an Olivier Award 2024 in the Best Family Show category.
- Opens: Friday, 18 July 2025
Booking until: Sunday, 7 September 2025
- Playing at: Lyric Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 7 September 2025
Hadestown
Lyric Theatre
4.7 94 reviews 4.7 94 reviews Tickets from £24.00Back in London five years after its sold-out run at the National Theatre, Hadestown transports audiences to a realm where love, hope, and redemption collide. The winner of 8 Tony Awards, Hadestown offers a unique fusion of ancient mythology and modern storytelling.
- Booking until: Sunday, 28 September 2025
- Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 interval.
- Playing at: Lyric Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 28 September 2025
Lyric Theatre Facilities
- Air conditioned
- Bar
- Disabled toilets
- Infrared hearing loop
- Member of Q-Park scheme
- Toilets
- Wheelchair/scooter access
Lyric Theatre Access Tickets
Disabled theatregoers and their carers can get discount tickets. Please phone the Lyric Theatre access line on 0330 333 4815.
Lyric 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
Lyric Theatre history
From the outside
The wonderfully fancy red brick exterior of the Lyric Theatre gives way to a spectacular horseshoe shaped interior with deep scarlet soft furnishings and a stunning decorated ceiling. It’s the oldest theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, built in 1888, and the much older Windmill Street façade dates right back to 1766.
Lyric Theatre architecture and history
The Lyric Theatre was designed by C. J. Phipps and built by the famous producer Henry Leslie, on the back of the profit from the smash hit musical, Dorothy. The new theatre first opened its doors in late 1888 and is the oldest theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue.
The magnificent foyer and the bars were given a facelift in 1932 and ’33 and the glorious facade was restored in 1994. Despite its renovation, there’s an amazing old-fashioned electric pump that is still used to operate the theatre’s historic iron curtain!
The Lyric Theatre was actually built around an existing dwelling, dating back to 1766 and the former home of Sir William Hunter, who housed a museum there.
Grade 2 listed in 1960, early on the Lyric was famed for comic operas, before becoming a haven for light comedies, musicals and straight dramas. Unlike many West End theatres, which have suffered lean times over the years, the Lyric’s top shows, by respected playwrights like George Bernard Shaw, Eugene O’Neill and J.B. Priestley, kept the place alight through good times and bad.
This is theatreland – take care not to confuse the Lyric Theatre with the Lyric Hammersmith. And make sure you don’t end up in the Apollo Theatre, right next door!
Today the Lyric is owned by Nimax Theatres.
Hauntings at the Lyric Theatre
The Lyric Theatre has a poignant wartime ghost story to tell. Hit by a bomb in World War One, it’s apparently haunted by the usherette who died in the blast.
Past shows at the Lyric Theatre
Showing an illustrious collection of entertainments right from the beginning, the Lyric Theatre’s earliest shows included the 1888 opening production, the comic opera Dorothy. 1892 brought The Mountebanks, a comic opera by W S Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan fame. In 1893 Eleanora Duse played in La Dame aux Camellias and Sarah Bernhardt played in Frou-Frou, Phèdre, Julie and La Tosca in 1898. Since the early days the Lyric Theatre has seen any number of smash hit shows, including the first production of the Blood Brothers in 1983. The Lyric hosted the only West End production of Gigi, there was a massive five year run of Five Guys Named Moe in the ‘90s and the all-time favourite musical Cabaret enjoyed its third big revival at the Lyric too.
Lyric Theatre access
If you use a wheelchair or scooter you can get into the Lyric via the side exit on Shaftesbury Avenue. Just let someone know at the main entrance and they’ll open the doors for you.
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