New London Theatre
DIRECTIONS
New London Theatre
166 Drury Lane
London
WC2B 5PW
TRAVEL BY UNDERGROUND
The nearest underground stations are Holborn (Piccadilly and Central lines) and Covent Garden (Piccadilly line).
TRAVEL BY BUS
1, 59, 68, 134, 168, 171, 188, 243, X68
TRAVEL BY CAR
The nearest car park is the NCP underground car park immediately adjacent to the New London Theatre.
If you are planning to drive into the city we recommend that you take advantage of Q-Park’s Theatreland Parking Scheme – simply have your car park ticket validated at New London Theatre and the 50% discount will automatically be applied when you pay at the car park pay machine. Find out more on the Q-Park website.
Participating Car Parks
- Chinatown
- Pimlico
- Soho
- Park Lane/Marble Arch
- Trafalgar Sq
- Oxford Street
The £10 daily congestion charge for central London applies from 7am to 6pm Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays.
Box Office
For School of Rock the Musical
Online
Phone Number
020 7087 7750Our History
1972
Bernard Delfont opened the theatre with a television recording of Marlene Dietrich’s one-woman show.
1973
Richard Gere starred as Danny Zuko in Grease.
1974
Deja Revue was directed by Victor Spinetti and starred Sheila Hancock and George Cole.
1977
Lionel was a musical based upon the works of Lionel Bart which featured Clarke Peters and a very young Todd Carty.
1980
The theatre was mainly used as a television studio for productions including This Is Your Life and Championship Snooker.
1981
The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats, produced by Cameron Mackintosh, began its record-breaking run of 21 years.
2002
Umoja – The Spirit of Togetherness re-opened the theatre following a major refurbishment.
2003
Bill Kenwright’s production of Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat starred Stephen Gately.
2007
Ian McKellen led The Royal Shakespeare Company in productions of King Lear and The Seagull.
2009
The current sell-out production of War Horse transferred from the National Theatre.
2016
Show Boat transfers from The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
