Gillian Lynne Theatre

My Neighbour Totoro is the current production at Gillian Lynne Theatre. The latest booking period for My Neighbour Totoro at Gillian Lynne Theatre started 08/10/2022 19:00:00 and runs until 29/03/2026 14:00:00. Tickets for My Neighbour Totoro start at £31 and are available to book now.

West End Unscripted! Sir Derek Jacobi & Special Guests is the current production at Gillian Lynne Theatre. The upcoming booking period for West End Unscripted! Sir Derek Jacobi & Special Guests at Gillian Lynne Theatre starts 12/05/2025 19:30:00 and runs until 12/05/2025 19:30:00. Tickets for West End Unscripted! Sir Derek Jacobi & Special Guests start at £15 and are available to book now.

An Evening With Tottenham Legends is the current production at Gillian Lynne Theatre. The upcoming booking period for An Evening With Tottenham Legends at Gillian Lynne Theatre starts 06/10/2025 19:30:00 and runs until 06/10/2025 19:30:00. Tickets for An Evening With Tottenham Legends start at £50 and are available to book now.

We recommend using public transportation to reach the theatre. The nearest underground stations to Gillian Lynne Theatre (formerly the New London Theatre) are Holborn (Piccadilly/Central Lines) and Covent Garden (Piccadilly Line). The theatre is also serviced by bus lines 1, 8, 19, 25, 38, 55, 98, and 242. If arriving by train the nearest rail station is Charing Cross Station. If driving to the theatre the nearest car park is the NCP Car Park London Coven, located just around the corner from the theatre on Parker Street.

Yes, you can eat at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. Snacks can be purchased at the theatre's bars. There's a bar located on each of the theatre's three levels. Snacks may be brought in from elsewhere, as long as they are cold and sealed in a plastic container. 

Like most modern theatres, there is no dress code at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. So wear what you're comfortable in.

The Gillian Lynne Theatre originally opened in 1847 as the Mogul Music Hall. From 1919 to 1965, it was named the Winter Garden Theatre. After renovations, the theatre opened as the New London Theatre in 1973. In 2018, Andrew Lloyd Webber announced the theatre would be renamed the Gillian Lynne Theatre, the first London theatre to be named after a woman.

The nearest underground stations are Holborn (Piccadilly and Central lines) and Covent Garden (Piccadilly line).

London's Gillian Lynne Theatre has a seating capacity of 1,295. This is split across two levels, with 862 seats in the Stalls and 433 in the Circle.

The Gillian Lynne Theatre has been home to a number of much-loved musicals and award-winning plays. Most noteably, Cats, which was the longest-running musical in West End history when it closed in 2002. Since then, it has been home to Cinderella, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Standing at the Sky's Edge and The Lehman Trilogy. 

The best tube depends on where you are coming from! However, the nearest underground stations are Holborn (Piccadilly and Central lines) and Covent Garden (Piccadilly line).