Noel Coward Theatre
85-88 St Martin's Lane, London, WC2N 4AU
Noel Coward Theatre Tickets
Dr. Strangelove
Noel Coward Theatre
4.2 5 reviews 4.2 5 reviews Tickets from £30.00Embark on a darkly comedic and intellectually stimulating journey through the absurdities of nuclear war and political paranoia with the stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick's iconic masterpiece, Dr. Strangelove. The new production stars one of the UK's most celebrated actors, Steve Coogan.
- Booking until: Saturday, 25 January 2025
- Running time: 2hr 15min. Incl. 1 Interval.
- Starring: Steve Coogan
- Playing at: Noel Coward Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 25 January 2025
A Streetcar Named Desire
Noel Coward Theatre
5 1 review 5 1 review Tickets from £102.00The intensity and beauty of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire makes it one of his most beloved works. Returning to the West End stage for a limited run ahead of its US premiere in 2025, don't miss Rebecca Frecknall's 'mesmerising' (The i) production.
- Opens: Monday, 3 February 2025
Booking until: Saturday, 22 February 2025 - Running time: 2 hours & 45 mins including an interval
- Starring: Anjana Vasan, Patsy Ferran, Paul Mescal
- Playing at: Noel Coward Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 22 February 2025
The Last Laugh
Noel Coward Theatre
Tickets from £30.00Fresh from a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Last Laugh is a hilarious new play that reimagines the lives of three of Britain’s most iconic comedy legends – Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe, and Bob Monkhouse. It heads to London in 2025!
- Opens: Tuesday, 25 February 2025
Booking until: Saturday, 22 March 2025 - Running time: 1hr 20min.
- Playing at: Noel Coward Theatre
- Booking until: Saturday, 22 March 2025
The Comedy About Spies
Noel Coward Theatre
A rogue British agent steals plans for a top-secret new weapon. Spies from the CIA and the KGB assemble at London’s Piccadilly Hotel to track down the British mole and obtain the file. When a young British couple and an older actor auditioning for the title role in the first James Bond film check into the hotel, the stakes reach boiling point in this hilarious Cold War comedy.
- Opens: Monday, 14 April 2025
Booking until: Sunday, 15 June 2025
- Playing at: Noel Coward Theatre
- Booking until: Sunday, 15 June 2025
Noel Coward Theatre Facilities
- Air conditioned
- Bar
- Disabled toilets
- Infrared hearing loop
- Member of Q-Park scheme
- Toilets
- Wheelchair/scooter access
Noel Coward Theatre Access Tickets
Disabled theatregoers and their carers can get discount tickets. Please phone the Noel Coward Theatre access line on 0344 482 5137.
Noel Coward Theatre Location
Travel Information
Nearest Tube station
- Leicester Square
- Covent Garden
Nearest Rail Station
- Charing Cross
Tube lines
- Northern
- Piccadilly
Day buses
- (Charing Cross) 24, 29, 176; (Strand) 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 87, 91, 139
Night buses
- (Charing Cross) 24, 176, N5, N20, N29, N41, N279; (Strand) 6, 23, 139, N9, N15, N11, N13, N21, N26, N44, N47, N87, N89, N91, N155, N343, N551
Noel Coward Theatre history
From the outside
From the outside the Grade 2 listed Noel Coward Theatre is a masterpiece in classical architecture, with decorative columns and fancy stone carving. On the inside it’s a visual feast of vanilla and gold with a stunning sculpture of angels, holding harps, set above the stage.
Noel Coward Theatre architecture and history
The Noel Coward Theatre was built by Charles Wyndham, who had already built the Wyndham’s Theatre and had a spare parcel of land directly behind it. He decided to build another theatre, which opened in 1903 as the New Theatre, and whose first production starred himself and his wife Mary Moore.
The building was designed by architect W.G.R. Sprague, who decided upon a classical exterior with a Rococo-style interior.
After a long and illustrious history including smash hits I'll Leave it to You in 1920, Coward's first play, and George Bernard Shaw's St. Joan with Sybil Thorndike in 1924, the theatre changed its name in 1973 to the Albery Theatre. In this guise it hosted popular shows like the Olivier award winning Children of a Lesser God, produced Dame Helen Mirren starring in A Month in the Country and was home to a stint by the musical Blood Brothers. Plus, of course, the historic production of Twelfth Night, set in India with a 100% Asian cast, which played to a full house every night.
The theatres housing the Old Vic and Sadler's Wells Theatre companies were destroyed by bombs in the Second World War and both companies took the Albery as their home right through to the 1950s, when their original theatres were rebuilt.
In 2005 the theatre changed ownership again and was treated to an overhaul, as well as being re-named again as the Noel Coward, opening in 2006. The first production under the new name was the enormously popular and acclaimed Tony award winner Avenue Q, whose puppetry wowed audiences until 2009.
The Noel Coward Theatre is currently managed by Delfont Mackintosh Theatres Ltd.
Hauntings at the Noel Coward Theatre
Apparently the spirit of the building’s creator and original manager, Sir Charles Wyndham, has been seen numerous times in the theatre’s corridors and dressing rooms.
Past shows at the Noel Coward Theatre
In 1932 the Noel Coward theatre hosted a play written by Benito Mussolini, the fascist dictator, called Napoleon - The Hundred Days. Apparently it was awful and closed after just thirty two performances! But famous faces like John Gielgud, Laurence Olivier and Alec Guinness provided redemption, as did Coward’s excellent plays. Notably, the theatre’s production of Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist, the musical, ran and ran, achieving 2618 performances over a glittering seven year stretch during the 1960s.
Noel Coward Theatre access
The Noel Coward Theatre offers two wheelchair spaces in Box M of the auditorium, perfect for either two wheelchair users or one wheelchair plus a companion. You’ll also find seats in the Royal Circle for two wheel chairs or scooters at a time.
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