When the temperatures soar, keep cool in an air-conditioned theatre. These West End and London venues offer comfortable air-conditioning as a reprieve from the heat.

London can get hot in the summer, and once temperatures spike, being inside can feel a little dubious unless there is air con.

Some theatres like Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre on the Southbank and the Open-Air Theatre in Regent’s Park are open air theatres and can offer a more ‘air con au naturel’ experience. If you’d prefer staying indoors, there are plenty of options as well.

If you’re looking to stay cool for your next London theatre outing, these beautifully air-conditioned theatres will keep you comfortable whilst you enjoy the show.

@sohoplace Theatre

Type of cooling:
The @sohoplace Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

ABBA Arena

ABBA Arena London - ABBA Voyage
Type of cooling:
The ABBA Arena has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
ABBA Voyage

Adelphi Theatre

Adelphi Theatre London (c) LW Theatres
Type of cooling:
The Adelphi Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
The Lives of Others

Aldwych Theatre

Aldwych Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Aldwych Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Sinatra The Musical

Almeida Theatre

Almeida Theatre London. Photo provided by PR
Type of cooling:
The Almeida Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Ambassadors Theatre

Ambassadors Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Ambassadors Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Paranormal Activity

Arches Lane Theatre

Arches Lane Theatre (Photo via venue)
Type of cooling:
The Arches Lane Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Arches London Bridge

Arches London Bridge
Type of cooling:
The Arches London Bridge has an Air Conditioning system

Arts Theatre

Arts Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Arts Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Million Dollar Quartet

Barbican Theatre

Barbican Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Barbican Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Hamlet Hail to the Thief

Belle Livingstone's 58th Street Country Club

The Lost Estate
Type of cooling:
The Belle Livingstone's 58th Street Country Club has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
58th Street

British Airways Theatre

Olympia Theatre, London Venue
Type of cooling:
The British Airways Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Camden Garrison

The Camden Garrison
Type of cooling:
The Camden Garrison has an Air Conditioning system

Capital Theatre

Capital Theatre - Artists impression of the foyer. Photo provided by PR
Type of cooling:
The Capital Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Charing Cross Theatre

Charing Cross Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Charing Cross Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Franz & Marie

County Hall

County Hall Theatre
Type of cooling:
The County Hall has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Witness for the Prosecution

Criterion Theatre

Criterion Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Criterion Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Titanique

Dock X

Dock X London
Type of cooling:
The Dock X has an Air Conditioning system

Donmar Warehouse

Donmar Warehouse London
Type of cooling:
The Donmar Warehouse has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Ilford Boy

Duchess Theatre

Duchess Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Duchess Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
White Rabbit Red Rabbit

Emerald Theatre

Emerald Theatre London. Photo Tokyo Industries
Type of cooling:
The Emerald Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Fortune Theatre

Fortune Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Fortune Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Operation Mincemeat

Gillian Lynne Theatre

Gillian Lynne Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Gillian Lynne Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
My Neighbour Totoro

Hampstead Theatre

Hampstead Theatre London. Photo courtesy of Hampstead Theatre
Type of cooling:
The Hampstead Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Dogstar

Harold Pinter Theatre

Harold Pinter Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Harold Pinter Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
The Cherry Orchard

HERE at Outernet

HERE at Outernet. Photo courtesy of venue
Type of cooling:
The HERE at Outernet has an Air Conditioning system

His Majesty's Theatre

His Majesty's Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The His Majesty's Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
The Phantom of the Opera

Immerse LDN

Immerse LND at Excel London (Photo provided by venue)
Type of cooling:
The Immerse LDN has an Air Conditioning system

Judi Dench Theatre (formerly Shaftesbury Theatre)

Shaftesbury Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Judi Dench Theatre (formerly Shaftesbury Theatre) has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Avenue Q

King's Head Theatre

King's Head Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The King's Head Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Tell Me Straight and Aggy

Leicester Square Theatre

Leicester Square Theatre
Type of cooling:
The Leicester Square Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Lightroom

Lightroom London
Type of cooling:
The Lightroom has an Air Conditioning system

Lyric Hammersmith

Lyric Hammersmith theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Lyric Hammersmith has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Cinderella

Lyric Theatre

Lyric Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Lyric Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Hadestown

National Theatre - Dorfman Theatre

National Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The National Theatre - Dorfman Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Some Woman

National Theatre - Lyttelton Theatre

National Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The National Theatre - Lyttelton Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Cloud 9

National Theatre - Olivier Theatre

National Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The National Theatre - Olivier Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
The Jungle Book

The National Theatre

National Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The The National Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
National Theatre 2026 - 2027

Noël Coward Theatre

Noel Coward Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Noël Coward Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Into the Woods

Novello Theatre

Novello Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Novello Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Mamma Mia!

Old Vic

The Old Vic theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Old Vic has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
A Christmas Carol

One NinetyFour

One NinetyFour Piccadilly. Photo courtesy of the venue
Type of cooling:
The One NinetyFour has an Air Conditioning system

Park Theatre

Park Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Park Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
The Pianist

Peacock Theatre

Peacock Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Peacock Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club)

Playhouse Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Playhouse Theatre (Kit Kat Club) has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Cabaret

Polka Theatre

Polka Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Polka Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

The President Hotel

President Hotel London
Type of cooling:
The The President Hotel has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience

Prince Edward Theatre

Prince Edward Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Prince Edward Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Beetlejuice

Prince of Wales Theatre

Prince of Wales Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Prince of Wales Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
The Book of Mormon

Queen Elizabeth Hall

Queen Elizabeth Hall Southbank
Type of cooling:
The Queen Elizabeth Hall has an Air Conditioning system

Richmond Theatre

Richmond Theatre. Photo courtesy of ATG
Type of cooling:
The Richmond Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Riverside Studios

Riverside Studios London
Type of cooling:
The Riverside Studios has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Affluenza

Rose Theatre Kingston

Rose Theatre Kingston London
Type of cooling:
The Rose Theatre Kingston has an Air Conditioning system

Royal Court Theatre

Royal Court Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Royal Court Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
The Afronauts

Royal Festival Hall

Royal Festival Hall Southbank
Type of cooling:
The Royal Festival Hall has an Air Conditioning system

Royal Opera House

The Royal Opera House London
Type of cooling:
The Royal Opera House has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Visionaries: Robbins and MacMillan

Sadler's Wells East

Sadler's Wells East. Photo by Peter Cook
Type of cooling:
The Sadler's Wells East has an Air Conditioning system

Sadler's Wells Theatre

Sadler's Wells Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Sadler's Wells Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, London
Type of cooling:
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Julius Caesar

Savoy Theatre

Savoy Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Savoy Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Paddington The Musical

Secret Cinema Greenwich Peninsula

Secret Cinema - New London venue. Image by Studio DJL & Dale Croft
Type of cooling:
The Secret Cinema Greenwich Peninsula has an Air Conditioning system

Soho Theatre

Soho Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Soho Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
ROLEPLAY

Soho Theatre Walthamstow

Soho Theatre Walthamstow. Photo by David Levene
Type of cooling:
The Soho Theatre Walthamstow has an Air Conditioning system

Sondheim Theatre

Sondheim Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Sondheim Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Les Misérables

St Martin's Theatre

St Martin's Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The St Martin's Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
The Mousetrap

The Arts at Marble Arch

The Arts at Marble Arch (Artists impression, provided by PR)
Type of cooling:
The The Arts at Marble Arch has an Air Conditioning system

The Lost Estate

The Lost Estate. Photo provided by venue
Type of cooling:
The The Lost Estate has an Air Conditioning system

The Other Palace

The Other Palace theatre London
Type of cooling:
The The Other Palace has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
A Homo Alone 2: Yikes, We Did It Again!

The Tom Stoppard Theatre (formerly the Duke of York's Theatre)

Duke of York's Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The The Tom Stoppard Theatre (formerly the Duke of York's Theatre) has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Rent

Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Theatre Royal Drury Lane London
Type of cooling:
The Theatre Royal Drury Lane has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Jesus Christ Superstar - Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Theatre Royal Haymarket

Theatre Royal Haymarket London
Type of cooling:
The Theatre Royal Haymarket has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
The Standard of Living

Trafalgar Theatre

Trafalgar Theatre, London
Type of cooling:
The Trafalgar Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Oh, Mary!

Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre

Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre
Type of cooling:
The Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
The Hunger Games on Stage

Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre London
Type of cooling:
The Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
High School Musical

Tuff Nutt Jazz Club

Southbank Centre London
Type of cooling:
The Tuff Nutt Jazz Club has an Air Conditioning system

Underbelly Boulevard

Underbelly Boulevard. Photo by Craig Sugden
Type of cooling:
The Underbelly Boulevard has an Air Conditioning system

Unicorn Theatre

Unicorn Theatre London. Photo (c) Unicorn Theatre
Type of cooling:
The Unicorn Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Santa's First Christmas

Vaudeville Theatre

Vaudeville Theatre London. Photo courtesy of Nimax Theatres
Type of cooling:
The Vaudeville Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Austentatious - An Improvised Jane Austen Novel

Victoria Palace Theatre

Victoria Palace Theatre London. Photo credit: Delfont Mackintosh Theatres Ltd
Type of cooling:
The Victoria Palace Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Hamilton

Wyndham's Theatre

Wyndham's Theatre London. Photo courtesy of Delfont Mackintosh Theatres
Type of cooling:
The Wyndham's Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Hay Fever

Young Vic Theatre

Young Vic Theatre London. Photo credit: Haworth Tompkins
Type of cooling:
The Young Vic Theatre has an Air Conditioning system

Now Playing:
Eurotrash

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