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Trafalgar Theatre

14 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2DY GB

Trafalgar Theatre Tickets

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The Duchess

Trafalgar Theatre

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Returning to the stage for the first time in over a decade, Jodie Whittaker (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) takes on the role of a lifetime in Zinnie Harris' acclaimed contemporary adaptation of The Duchess of Malfi, playing at the Trafalgar Theatre for 11 weeks only.

  • Booking until: Saturday, 21 December 2024
  • Running time: 2hr 30min. Incl. 1 interval.
  • Starring: Jodie Whittaker
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Charlie Cook's Favourite Book tickets Opens 5 Dec 2024 Opens 5 December 2024 Charlie Cook's Favourite Book

Charlie Cook's Favourite Book

Trafalgar Theatre

Tickets from £12.00

Charlie loves reading. Especially books about pirates. But his sister hates it – it’s boring! Can Charlie convince her that reading is fun? Perhaps if she reads a book about a pirate, who is reading a book about Goldilocks, who is reading a book about a knight…

  • Opens: Thursday, 5 December 2024
    Booking until: Sunday, 5 January 2025
  • Running time: 1hr. No interval.
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The Merchant of Venice tickets Opens 28 Dec 2024 Opens 28 December 2024 The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

Trafalgar Theatre

4.3 4 reviews 4.3 4 reviews Tickets from £25.00
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Ambition, power and political unrest explode onto the stage in The Merchant of Venice 1936, direct from the RSC. Starring Tracy-Ann Oberman (Eastenders, Doctor Who) as Shylock, Shakespeare’s classic is transported to 1930s Britain in this “striking and impactful” (Guardian) new production that “makes theatre history” (The Telegraph), from acclaimed director Brigid Larmour.
  • Opens: Saturday, 28 December 2024
    Booking until: Saturday, 25 January 2025
  • Running time: 2hr. Incl. 1 interval.
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Clueless tickets Opens 15 Feb 2025 Opens 15 February 2025 Clueless

Clueless

Trafalgar Theatre

Tickets from £30.00

Clueless The Musical is heading to the West End in 2025. Adapted from the iconic Paramount Pictures film, this musical puts a modern twist on Jane Austen's Emma. Audiences can expect a hilarious, nostalgic and high-energy trip back to the 90s.

  • Opens: Saturday, 15 February 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 14 June 2025
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Trafalgar Theatre Facilities

  • Air conditioned
  • Bar
  • Infrared hearing loop
  • Member of Q-Park scheme
  • Toilets

Trafalgar Theatre Access Tickets

Disabled theatregoers and their carers can get discount tickets. Please phone the Trafalgar Theatre access line on 0800 912 6971.

Trafalgar Theatre Location

Travel Information

Nearest Tube station
  • Charing Cross
  • Embankment
Nearest Rail Station
  • Charing Cross
Tube lines
  • Bakerloo
  • Circle
  • District
  • Northern
Day buses
  • (Whitehall) 3, 11, 12, 24, 53, 88, 91, 159, 453; (Strand) 6, 9, 13, 15, 23, 29, 87, 139, 176
Night buses
  • (Whitehall) 12, 24, 53, 88, 159, 453, N2, N3, N5, N11, N18, N20, N44, N52, N87, N91, N97, N109, N136, N155, N381 (Strand) 6, 23, 139, 176, N9, N13, N15, N21, N26, N29, N41, N47, N89, N279, N343, N551
Trafalgar Theatre history

From the outside

Noticeable for its three surprisingly high arches, the Trafalgar Theatre (formerly known as Trafalgar Studios) was built in 1930 and fully reinstated in 2020 with a new, larger auditorium and stage.

Trafalgar Theatre architecture and history

The Trafalgar Theatre looks new. But looks are deceptive. There was a pub on the site from 1650 and while the theatre only opened in its current form in 2004, the original building dates back to 1930. Named the Whitehall Theatre, it was designed by Edward Stone with Art Deco interiors by Marc-Henri and Laverdet.

The Trafalgar Studios are tiny, as was the original Whitehall Theatre, which showed fringe productions and during World War Two, in 1942, actually hosted strippers, followed by a suite of popular comedies, the so-called Whitehall Farces, between 1950 and the late ‘60s. They even staged a nude show in 1969, which while highly controversial was also very popular!

In the 1970s the theatre failed and was replaced by a museum, set up without permission. In 1986 the theatre was refurbished and re-opened as a television and radio recording studio in the late 1990s, hosting the occasional play and concert.

The theatre was Grade 2 listed in 1996, mainly for the auditorium’s ‘decorative cohesion and prettiness’, with the ‘best surviving original fabric of this type of theatre’.

In the early 2000s the venue struck lucky, with a radical transformation that turned the building from a standard 700 seater into two delightfully intimate auditoriums with 380 and 100 seats respectively, designed by the architects Tim Foster and John Muir.

Until 2020, as Trafalgar Studios 1 and 2, it was a popular venue for intimate, small scale stage productions, and is owned by the Ambassador Theatre Group.

Past shows at the Trafalgar Theatre

Past hits at the Trafalgar Studios theatre, in its original form, include Three Sisters, Puppetry of the Penis, Rat Pack Confidential, and Sing-a-Long-a-ABBA. Sweeney Todd, Alan Bennett's The Old Country, Jane Eyre and Bent have also been staged there, as has Educating Rita, Confessions of a Dancewhore and State Fair.

Trafalgar Theatre access

The Trafalgar Theatre is accessible to wheelchairs. The main entrance is on Whitehall. If you can transfer to seating, you’re welcome to do so. Guide dogs are welcome in the auditoria, or staff can dog-sit if you prefer.

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14 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2DY GB