Venue Information
The Old VicAddress: Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8NB
Nearest Underground or Train Station: Waterloo (Jubilee line, Northern line, Bakerloo line)
Nearest Buses: 1, 68, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 501
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Frequently Asked Questions
Access phone number: 0344 871 7628
Access email address: access@oldvictheatre.com
Accessible toilets situated: Stalls
Number of Wheelchair spaces: Stalls x1, Transfer x2
Sound amplification: Sennheiser Infrared
Access from street to foyer: Stairs & ramp
Access from theatre foyer to seats (number = stairs): 3 to Foyer, 2 to Stalls, 29 to Dress Circle, 49 to Upper Circle
Level access: Via ramp, to Stalls
Stair lift, lift or ramp available: Ramp
The Old Vic Facts
What date did the The Old Vic open?
11 May 1818
Who designed the The Old Vic?
Rudolph Cabanel
What was the first production at the The Old Vic?
Midnight Revalry, Alzora and Nerine and Trial by Battle or Heaven Defend the Right
Other The Old Vic facts
Originally opened as the Royal Coburg Theatre; 1 July 1833 renamed the Royal Victoria Theatre; renamed the New Victoria Palace in 1871; on 27 December 1880 renamed as The Royal Victoria Hall And Coffee Tavern; Lilian Baylis officially adopts the name of the theatre's local nickname, the Old Vic, in 1925/1926; the theatre was bombed in 1941 and closed until 14 November 1950; in 1962 Laurence Olivier appointed first director of the National Theatre and the Old Vic governors agree to offer the theatre as its temporary home.
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Theatre Previous Shows
Past shows that have played at the The Old Vic include:
Eureka DayJitney
A Number
The 47th
4000 Miles
Endgame
A Very Expensive Poison
The American Clock
All My Sons
Wise Children
Present Laughter
A Monster Calls
Mood Music
Fanny & Alexander
Girl From The North Country
Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead
Woyzeck
Art
No's Knife
King Lear - Old Vic
The Master Builder
Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax
Future Conditional
The Hairy Ape
Jekyll & Hyde
The Caretaker
High Society
The Crucible
Electra
Other Desert Cities
Fortune’s Fool
Much Ado About Nothing
Sweet Bird of Youth
The Winslow Boy
Kiss Me, Kate
Hedda Gabler
Democracy
The Duchess Of Malfi
Noises Off
The Playboy of the Western World
Richard III
A Flea in her Ear
Cause Celebre
Design for Living