Apollo Victoria Theatre
Apollo Victoria Theatre 17 Wilton Road, London SW1V 1LL
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| Venue: | Apollo Victoria Theatre |
| Address: | 17 Wilton Road, London SW1V 1LL |
| Seating Plan: | View Seating Plan |
| Location Map: | View Location Map |
| Underground: | Victoria |
| Total Seats: | 1524 |
| Parking Instrctions: | NCP Semley Place. Street parking is very limited - we strongly advise the use of public transport. |
| Guide Dogs: | 4 guide dogs allowed inside auditorium – aisle seats are best. Staff can also dog-sit. |
| Infra Red: | Induction loop and infra-red system in the auditorium. |
| Wheelchair Access: | 4 steps up to the main entrance on Wilton Road. Second main entrance on Vauxhall Bridge Road via a platform lift or up 9 steps. Both entrances have highlighted steps and handrails on either side. Box Office in foyer. Stalls down 29 steps from foyer. Platform lift or 13 steps up to the Dress Circle from the foyer. Theatre opens one hour before the performance. |
| Toilet: | Adapted toilet off the Foyer. |
| Steps: | 4 spaces for wheelchair users on either side of the Dress Circle (located a third of the way up) accessed by a platform lift in the foyer. 2 scooters and 4 wheelchair transfer seats available in row F of the Dress Circle. Escorts are not required. |
| Air Conditioning: | Yes |
| Owner: | SFX |
Built as a 'super-cinema' and was called the New Victoria Cine-Variety Theatre when it opened in 1930. This strikingly art deco cinema was designed, as were all super-cinemas of the period, with facilities for stage shows that would precede the cinema films. The cinema closed in 1975, then reopened for live entertainment in 1981 under it's present name. The opening show was a Shirley Bassey concert. Other productions included
The Sound of Music with Petula Clark in 1981,
Camelot with Richard Harris in 1982,
Dash with Wayne Sleep in 1983 and
Fiddler on the Roof with Topol also in 1983. Then 1,262 seats where removed to accomodate a roller-skating track and much of the auditorium was painted black for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical
Starlight Express which opened on 27 March 1984 and played for 7,406 performances up to 12 January 2002. After it closed the theatre was extensively refurbished - including the reinstatement of the seats removed to accommodate the
Starlight Express skating track - and the interior was once again returned to its former glory. The new musical
Bombay Dreams, presented by Andrew Lloyd Webber in his producing capacity, opened on 19 June 2002.
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