The Bridge Theatre

The Bridge is at 3 Potters Fields Park, SE1 2SG, on the river between City Hall and Tower Bridge. London Bridge station — Northern and Jubilee lines plus National Rail — is about ten minutes' walk along the Thames path, which is the pleasant way to come. Tower Hill, across the bridge, is a similar distance.

Thirty minutes before the start, and check your ticket for the seating layout: this auditorium is reconfigured from production to production, and some are staged with a standing area rather than fixed rows. If yours is one of those, coming earlier gets you a better position. The foyer is wide and modern, with the river outside.

No. Dress for comfort, and check whether your production is a standing one before choosing shoes — that is the practical question at this theatre rather than formality. The riverside walk in can be windy, so a jacket earns its place even in summer.

Please put the camera away while the show is on. Before it, after it and during the bows you are welcome to take pictures. In productions staged with the audience standing around the action, a raised phone blocks the view of the people behind you as well as breaking the spell, which is why it matters here more than in a conventional house.

Yes. The theatre bar serves drinks, snacks and light meals before and during performances. Drinks can be ordered ahead by text or app and either delivered to your seat or left ready to collect at the interval, which spares you the queue entirely — worth setting up before the lights go down.

Yes, in the foyer, and it is free. Coats, bags and umbrellas are all taken — the umbrella being the useful part, given that most people arrive along the river. Very large items such as suitcases are not accepted.

Yes, and being purpose-built in this century it manages it better than most. Access into the foyer is level, and a car can drop you on Potters Fields, beside the LaLiT hotel, for a level one-minute walk to the door. A platform lift carries up to 500kg or six people to the Stalls. Wheelchair spaces are in Gallery 1 with level access; Gallery 2 has no lift. Two gender-neutral accessible toilets serve the building — one on the ground floor, best for Gallery 1, and one in the Lower Foyer, best for the Stalls. Sennheiser audio enhancement devices with headphones or induction neck loops are collected from the cloakroom, and audio-described, captioned and BSL-interpreted performances are scheduled, with touch tours before the audio-described ones. An essential companion goes free. One thing to do rather than assume: because the auditorium is rebuilt for each production, the exact wheelchair seat numbers change, so check the physical access notes for the show you are booking or ask on 0333 320 0051.