Peacock Theatre
Peacock Theatre accessibility information
Access phone number: 020 7863 8222 / 020 7863 8015 (minicom)
Access email address: [email protected]
Accessible toilets situated: Foyer Stalls
Number of Wheelchair spaces: Stalls x2 Circle x2
Sound amplification: Sennheiser Infrared
Access from street to foyer: Lift
Access from theatre foyer to seats (number = stairs): 5 to Foyer
Level access: N/A
Stair lift, lift or ramp available: Wheelchair platform from street to foyer Lift to all levels
What date did the Peacock Theatre open?
23 June 1960
Who designed the Peacock Theatre?
Lewis Solomon Kaye and Partners
What was the first production at the Peacock Theatre?
Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne starring in The Visit
Other Peacock Theatre facts
Built on the site of the London Opera House, which had opened on 13 November 1911; was converted into a cinema and re-opened as the Stoll Picture Theatre on 31 April 1917; closed in September 1940 and reopened on 1 September 1941 as a live theatre again; renamed the Stoll Theatre in 1942; closed on 4 August 1957 with  Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh in Titus and Andronicus; demolished in 1958. The Peacock Theatre originally opened as the Royalty Theatre; taken over by Sadlers Wells Theatre in 1999 and renamed the Peacock Theatre
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Past shows that have played at the Peacock Theatre include:
Flamenc Oh!!
Apollo Victoria Theatre
The Tom Stoppard Theatre (formerly the Duke of York's Theatre)
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Garrick Theatre
Empress Museum
Dominion Theatre
