Charing Cross Theatre

Charing Cross Theatre

(formerly New Players Theatre), The Arches, Villiers Street, London WC2N 6NG

Getting here

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Charing Cross, Embankment

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Charing Cross

The Charing Cross Theatre: The Venue

The Charing Cross Theatre is one of the smallest West End theatres with only 275 seats. The theatre was rebuilt in 1989 as part of the Charing Cross re-development to meet the demands of national and international producers wanting a theatre that offered a degree of intimacy and is the equivalent of an Off-Broadway space. 

 

The Charing Cross Theatre: History

Founded in 1936, Charing Cross Theatre (formerly the New Players Theatre) occupied several premises in the West End before locating to its present site under The Arches below Charing Cross Station. The current site was a famous Victorian music hall which went on to produce many musicals, pantomimes and melodramas.  

Ideally situated under the arches of Charing Cross Station, London's Charing Cross Theatre (formerly the New Players Theatre) is brimming with history and is proud to be one of London’s last remaining music hall venues. Over 100 years of entertainment lives within these walls creating a beautifully theatrical atmosphere bursting with memories of London’s finest entertainers - and, back in the days, if you were willing to buy a pint and a cigar then your entrance was free! With the smoking ban now in force The Charing Cross Theatre must charge a little more than that, but it remains a competitively priced, central London venue, giving audiences the chance to see, with ease, a range of entertainment.

Charing Cross Theatre strives to continue the historical spirit of the venue by entertaining audiences with many kinds of events from late night cabarets, plays, comedy and musicals to showcases, fashion shows and music gigs. 

The Charing Cross Theatre is beautiful and still has the original Victorian bar at the back of the auditorium with the original Victorian glass panelling, creating an atmosphere that is truly one of a kind. The theatre is perfectly complimented with a newly renovated bar and restaurant which is open until 2.30am. The Charing Cross Theatre is a venue which hardly sleeps.

The Cross' small in-house team are filled with passion and love for the venue, making this a home for all that visit and a place they will want to return to.

 

Charing Cross Theatre Seating Plan

The Charing Cross Theatre Seating Plan

The Charing Cross Theatre has a capacity of 265 seats across the Stalls, 2 Balconies, and 2 Benches.

Jack and the Beanstalk - What a Whopper! is the current production at Charing Cross Theatre. The latest booking period for Jack and the Beanstalk - What a Whopper! at Charing Cross Theatre started 23/11/2024 19:30:00 and runs until 11/01/2025 19:30:00. Tickets for Jack and the Beanstalk - What a Whopper! start at £36 and are available to book now.

Stiletto is the current production at Charing Cross Theatre. The upcoming booking period for Stiletto at Charing Cross Theatre starts 24/03/2025 19:30:00 and runs until 14/06/2025 19:30:00. Tickets for Stiletto start at £25 and are available to book now.

The Charing Cross Theatre is easily accessible via public transport. The nearest tube stations to The Charing Cross Theatre are Charing Cross Station (Bakerloo/Northern Lines) and Embankment (Bakerloo/Circle/District/Northern Lines). If arriving to the theatre by train, the nearest train station to the theatre is Charing Cross, which is above the theatre. The theatre is also well serviced by bus lines 6, 9, 11, 15, 23, 24, 87, 91, 139, and 176. If driving to the theatre, parking is available at the NCP carpark on St. Martin's Lane. 

Musical

Lost Boy

"An excellent production with an outstanding cast in a bold new sequel to J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan" UK TheatreNet

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A Bowl Of Cherries

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Grim

A New Musical where love is a matter of Live and Death!

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Cabaret New Burlesque

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Radio Times

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Ragtime

A brand new production of Milos Forman's legendary film coming on stage for a strictly limited season

Play

Keeler

'Gill Adams' script for Keeler is brilliant – she tells it like it was' Christine Keeler

Play

The Braille Legacy

Acclaimed director Thom Southerland directs and Jérôme Pradon stars in this world premiere!

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Titanic

A sell-out show based on one of the 20th Century greatest tragedies of the mankind on stage at the Charing Cross for a strictly limited run

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Piaf

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Barbra and Frank: The Concert That Never Was

Play

The Vaudevillains

Play

Blind Date

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Death Takes A Holiday

Insipration for Meet Joe Black: a touching story of the fragility of life and the power of love.

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The Billie Holiday Story

Play

The Curse of Elizabeth Faulkner

Play

6 Characters In Search Of A Director

Play

Ghetto Klown

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O Come All Ye Divas

‘Christina Bianco, a comic firecracker with a pyrotechnic voice, drives the audience wild!’ - Time Out

Play

Truth, Lies, Diana

Some secrets are best left unsaid... Truth, Lies, Diana at the Charing Cross Theatre.

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A Tale of Two Cities

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Finian's Rainbow

"There's definitely a pot of gold at the end of Finian's Rainbow" The Stage

Play

A Tale of Two Cities

Play

Confessions of a Mormon Boy

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WAG! The Musical

Play

The Exonerated

The Exonerated tickets

Play

Ariadne's After Dark Cabaret

Featuring the most decadent acts in the world of Cabaret, Variety, Comedy and Burlesque

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Naked Boys Singing

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Thrill Me

Play

The Knowledge

A story of the hardest exam in the world.

Play

Pajama Men: In The Middle Of No One

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Long Story Short

★★★★ “Excellently performed by a versatile ensemble of young actors” Sunday Express

Play

Afraid of the Dark

‘Fun, gripping and genuinely creepy. We wish there was more theatre like this!’ Bizarre Magazine

Play

The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore

Tennessee Williams' rarely performed play comes to London for a limited engagement!

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The Woman in White

Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White featuring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel.

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Allegiance

Book Allegiance Tickets to see legend George Takei on stage in London

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Amour

Michel Legrand's hit Broadway musical Amour receives its long-awaited UK premiere at London's Charing Cross Theatre this summer.

Play

GHBoy

Paul Harvard's new play GHBoy comes to the Charing Cross Theatre

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It Happened in Key West

The romantic comedy musical is inspired by shocking true events that rocked the tiny island of Key West in the 1930s.

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Queen Of The Mist

Don't miss tickets for Queen Of The Mist transfer to West End's Charing Cross Theatre

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Mythic

A modern take on the ancient Greek story of Persephone

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From Here To Eternity – The Musical

The Musical by Tim Rice, Stuart Brayson, Donald Rice & Bill Oakes returns to London

Play

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Janie Dee stars in the 2013 Tony Award Winner for Best Play

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Violet

Jeanine Tesori and Ben Crawley's Violet starring Kaisa Hammarlund comes to Charing Cross Theatre for its UK premiere.

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Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris

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The Mikado

★★★★ “A real Christmas treat” Sunday Express

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Fascinating Aïda: Cheap Flights

Opera

Donizetti's Rita

A new English translation of Donizetti's Rita

Musical

Broken Wings

An autobiographical account of Kahlil Gibran’s first love, Broken Wings is a musical adaptation of the iconic poet’s 1912 masterpiece.

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Daisy Pulls It Off

This Oliver award winning comedy returns to London's West End!

Play

The Throne

A witty and irreverent new comedy at Charing Cross Theatre

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Zorro the Musical

Zorro swings into London for a limited run this Spring

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Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier's eerie classic Rebecca comes to life on the Charing Cross stage!

Play

Graeme of Thrones

See it before the inevitable lawsuit!

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Yank!

UK Premiere of the Off-Broadway hit!

Play

Harold and Maude

The cult classic film comes to the stage!

Musical

The Rinse Cycle

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The Tinderbox

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Soho Cinders

Fabulous fairytale musical Soho Cinders loosely based on the beloved Cinderella is revived for a short run at the Charing Cross Theatre.

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Dusty

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Bronco Billy

A rollicking new musical comedy based on the original Clint Eastwood motion picture.

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Marie Curie the Musical

Physicist. Pioneer. Parent.

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Glory Ride

Witness the legacy of Gino Bartali come to life in this epic show of resistance and rescue.

Musical

The Fabulist

A playful new musical with an operatic edge.

Play

One Small Step

Shoot for the moon in this extraordinary new production.

Pantomime

Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick

Sleeping Beauty Takes A Prick! transfers to the West End, make your 2023 a raunchy one!

Play

Tattooer

Don’t miss this new play inspired by Junichiro Tanizaki’s short story.

Concert

Barbra & Liza Live

Celebrate the world’s best-known divas in this larger-than-life tribute.