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Wyndham's Theatre

32-36 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DA GB

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King Lear

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Kenneth Branagh will direct and play the title role in William Shakespeare’s King Lear at Wyndham’s Theatre previewing from 21 October 2023 with a press night on 31 October.
  • Booking until: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
  • Starring: Kenneth Branagh
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The Unfriend tickets Opens 16 Dec 2023 Opens 16 December 2023 The Unfriend

The Unfriend

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Following its acclaimed run at Chichester Festival Theatre and the Criterion Theatre, The Unfriend returns to the West End for a strictly limited run at the Wyndham's Theatre. It will run from 16 December 2023 until 9 March 2024.

  • Opens: Saturday, 16 December 2023
    Booking until: Saturday, 9 March 2024
  • Running time: 1h 55m (incl. interval)
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Long Day's Journey Into Night tickets Opens 19 Mar 2024 Opens 19 March 2024 Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

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Long Day’s Journey Into Night is a play written by the extraordinary American playwright Eugene O'Neill. It was completed by 1942 but wasn't published until 1956. It's a classic that's been given new life by the excellent Jeremy Irons and Lesley Manville, and it's on at Wyndham’s theatre from January 2018.
  • Opens: Tuesday, 19 March 2024
    Booking until: Saturday, 8 June 2024
  • Starring: Brian Cox
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Next to Normal tickets Opens 18 Jun 2024 Opens 18 June 2024 Next to Normal

Next to Normal

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The UK premiere of the 2008 American rock musical Next To Normal opened to critical acclaim and a sold-out run at the Donmar Warehouse in 2023. Now it's heading to the West End for a limited run from 18 June 2024.

  • Opens: Tuesday, 18 June 2024
    Booking until: Saturday, 21 September 2024
  • Running time: 2 hr 25 mins (incl. interval)
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Wyndham's Theatre Facilities

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

Wyndham's Theatre Access Tickets

Disabled theatregoers and their carers can get discount tickets. Please phone Wyndham's Theatre access line on 0344 482 5137.

Wyndham's Theatre Location

Travel Information

Nearest Tube station
  • Leicester Square
  • Covent Garden
Nearest Rail Station
  • Charing Cross
Tube lines
  • Northern
  • Piccadilly
Day buses
  • (Charing Cross Road) 24, 29, 176; (Shaftesbury Avenue) 14, 19, 38
Night buses
  • (Charing Cross Road) 24, 176, N5, N20, N29, N41, N279; (Shaftesbury Avenue) 14, N19, N38
Wyndham's Theatre history

From the outside

From the outside an impressive, majestic creation in pale stone with ornate archways, round windows and pillars reminiscent of ancient Greece, inside Wyndham’s Theatre is a delight with its pale blue, cream and pastel green décor, encrusted boxes and absolutely stunning painted ceiling.

Wyndham’s Theatre architecture and history

Not to be confused with the author John Wyndham, Charles Wyndham was a famous name in theatrical circles during the late 1800s, so much so that he was eventually knighted by King Edward VII.

The great man has always dreamed of his own theatre and his good friends funded the theatre that bears his name, raising enough cash to build the venue on a site owned by a member of the nobility and a great admirer of his work. Designed by the prolific architect W.G.R. Sprague in around 1898, who designed six other London theatres during his lifetime, the first play was a popular revival of T.W.Robertson's play, David Garrick.

J M Barrie, who wrote Peter Pan fame, had plays put on there, as did household name stars of the day the du Maurier family, of Daphne du Maurier fame, and Edgar Wallace. But the Wyndham’s Theatre’s biggest smash was the infamous French Riviera musical The Boy Friend, which showed there for the first time and broke records in the process. Running for an impressive five years, it finally transferred to Broadway and shot the singer-actress Julie Andrews to sudden fame.

In 1910 Gerald du Maurier began a partnership with the theatre that lasted 15 years, and was involved in setting up the stage debut of the infamous silver screen actress Tallulah Bankhead. Daphne du Maurier apparently used to watch her father on the stage, from the wings, and she eventually produced a play of her own, called The Years Between, on the same well-loved stage.

Over the years the theatre has traditionally alternated dramatic and comedies, with the odd feel-good factor musical show in between. Stars like Vanessa Redgrave, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh and Madonna have graced its stage, and its central location means it’s an enduringly popular venue with the people who create and publicise shows.

The venue was Grade 2 listed by English Heritage in 1960. Today it is controlled by Delfont Mackintosh Theatres Ltd.

Past shows at Wyndham’s Theatre

David Essex and Jeremy Irons made their West End debuts at Wyndham’s Theatre in 1972, playing in the musical Godspell. Art, the multi-award winning play, kicked off there and went on to run for a cool 2,000 performances. Madonna made her West End debut here in 2002 in the play Up for Grabs. Chekhov and Shakespeare plays and big hitting shows like The History Boys and the C S Lewis life story Shadowlands have also appeared at Wyndham’s.

Wyndham’s Theatre access

There’s an infra-red system with headsets and guide dogs are welcome in the auditorium, although staff can dog-sit if you prefer. There are two disabled spaces in Box A but no access for electric wheelchairs or scooters.

Wyndham’s Theatre tickets

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32-36 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DA GB