Piccadilly Theatre
Piccadilly Theatre accessibility information
Access phone number: 0800 912 6971
Access email address: [email protected]
Accessible toilets situated: Royal Circle (on street level)
Number of Wheelchair spaces: Royal Circle x3
Sound amplification: Sennheiser Infrared
Access from street to foyer: Level access
Access from theatre foyer to seats (number = stairs): 22 to Stalls, 30 to Royal Circle 70 to Grand Circle
Level access: Royal Circle
Stair lift, lift or ramp available: N/A
The Piccadilly Theatre is owned or operated by ATG
What date did the Piccadilly Theatre open?
27 April 1928
Who designed the Piccadilly Theatre?
Bertie Crewe and Edward A. Stone
What was the first production at the Piccadilly Theatre?
Blue Eyes by Jerome Kern
Other Piccadilly Theatre facts
Taken over by Warner Bros and renamed the Vitaphone Theatre from 27 September 1928; opened with the UK premiere of Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer, becoming the first cinema/theatre in the UK to screen Vitaphone talkies, and Al Jolson appeared live on stage to sing Mammie; renamed the Piccadilly Theatre again in 1930.
The Piccadilly Theatre opened on 27 April 1928 with a production of Blue Eyes by Jerome Kern.
This beautiful art deco theatre was designed by Bertie Crewe and Edward A. Stone and is close to the glamour of Piccadilly Circus and the Cafe Royal.
The Piccadilly Theatre has had an interesting history, presenting plays, musicals, entertainment and even cinema – it was the home of the UK’s first talking picture show, The Jazz Singer.
Actors who have graced the stage include Sir Ian Mckellen, Dame Judy Dench and Ewan McGregor, amongst many others.
Past shows that have played at the Piccadilly Theatre include:
Black British Theatre Awards 2025
Apollo Victoria Theatre
Empress Museum
Novello Theatre
Victoria Palace Theatre
Gielgud Theatre
Cambridge Theatre
