Jermyn Street Theatre

First time to The Jermyn Street Theatre. Staff helpful. Small close space. Good seating and good views from seats Show. The Maids. Intriguing story. Good cast. Well deserved sell out.

What a wonderful little Theatre in the heart of Piccadilly in Jermyn Street! Check out their productions; there is so much quality and variety. We saw Helen Anker in her one woman play "The Essence of Audrey" - the life of Audrey Hepburn - fantastic.

After walking past the entrance to this theatre I finally got a ticket for a performance, and boy was it worth it. I know plenty of other reviews have mentioned it, but this place is tiny. The bar , toilets and stage are pretty much the same room (don't panic there are doors and curtains in-between). The theatre is located in the basement area and I'm pretty sure I could hear the faint rumble of the underground. The seats are comfortable and because the stage is so close every seat is pretty much front row. This is a bare bones performance and the talent of the actors shines through, I went to "pride and prejudice" which contains many characters but was performed by just three actors. The ticket system is a little behind the times but all the staff are professional and extremely friendly. I can't recommend it enough and will definitely be going back.

This gem of a place is often host to amazing productions. We went to see The Lonely Londoner and loved it! There are only 70 seats so it was an intimate experience. We were so close to the stage we could hear every gasp and sound in the performance that we very much enjoyed. We also like that they have performances that are earlier in the afternoon which comes in handy for those who need to travel in/out of London. One to keep an eye on for future cultural evenings.

It is a very small theatre that blends in we'll with the rest of the street. The seats are tiered but the stage area is on the floor rather than raised so your view could still get blocked. The programs have the vital info on productions and are a lot cheaper than others. It also appeared to be a paper-ticket-only venue (which is a bit of a novelty with most theaters focusing on paperless QR codes or printing your ticket at home), so allow time to pick up your ticket.

Our university group attended Eurydice in this intimate theatre and loved the way the production brought the myth to life. The staff was a joy as well. Would love to visit again.

Absolutely loved it. Pantomime Napoleon SO good. Great acting, hilarious, wonderful entertainment. Laughed and laughed. A real tonic in gloomy times.

The best little theatre in London. This tiny venue is the mouse that roars, and Janie Dee’s cabaret that’s on now is a huge treat.

Lovely fringe theatre, so tiny, I did not even know it existed! Tucked away opposite Tesco's in Jermyn Street, walked passed here, must be a million times! The toilets are uniquely behind the stage, so at first with the bright lights announcing "Toilets" above the doorway leading off the stage, I thought it was part of the props! But where's the equality, one men's and one unisex? Does not make the queues outside the ladies any shorter, what is the theatre's thinking behind this? Saw the play Dry Land with Q&A afterwards. The play by Ruby Rae Spiegel, who wrote it when she was 21, takes place in a girl's locker room after hours, about friendships and coming of age of two girls, team members in a swimming team. However, there is a controversial DIY abortion scene, which is mesmeric, excruciating, shocking and sad. Where are the parents in all of this? (The day before the Evening Standard reported that a man in his 50s collapsed during the abortion scene). And then afterwards the paunchy caretaker, comes to lock up, clearing the mess as if it was a normal every day work, listening to his headphones. Very disquieting scene.

Tiny theatre tucked away in a basement on Jermyn Street. I went there for the first time this week and enjoyed a brilliant show called "Cautionary Tales for Daughters" by Tanya Holt. Great show with original music and lovely singing and a wonderful piano accompanist in Birgitta Kenyon aka "Fred". The place is tiny and intimate and all the seats are so close to the stage you really feel part of the performance. They serve drinks before and during the interval - wine in plastic cups and all very friendly. I will check out other shows and be back to enjoy the atmosphere again. It's easy to miss - I walked past once before retracing my steps to find it.

Been to see a few productions here and they have always been well acted and scripted. It is very small and you are almost sitting on the stage, you have to walk across it to get to the toilets. I like this, and prefer generally to watch a fringe show in a small theatre than an Andrew Lloyd Weber.

I visited this theatre to see a workshop production (that's a work in progress to oiks like me) put on by some actors, one of whom I'd met at a Stargate SG1 convention (you want names? Suanne Braun, who played Hathor). As such it wasn't really advertised, except by word of mouth. Great show of old musical numbers Anyway, the theatre Though in many ways it has the feel you expect of a traditional theatre little bucket seats, velvet, dark colours it has its differences too. It's actually tiny (only 70 seats), and in a basement (under a restaurant where they have theatre and dinner deals). Do not arrive late! To get to the toilets you have to walk across the stage! When I rang to book I asked for a seat with direct view onto the stage (I have an arthritic neck, so don't do well with angles) and was glad I did, as they have some seats at 90 degrees to the stage. I was in the back row, which suited me fine, but getting in or out was tricky. There was only one entrance to the whole row, so it meant either moving loads of people or climbing over the seats in front. So, not exactly spacious but the atmosphere there that evening was great. Of course it's difficult to know how typical it was, but things seemed pretty friendly and relaxed. You had no choice but to talk to strangers, if only to negotiate getting in and out of your seat! I got an added treat too. Among the 70 of us was Anna Wing, who played Lou Beale on Eastenders. I talked to her after: lovely lady, very friendly, and a little posh in real life. She'd come to see Suanne too. Of course I can't promise you TV stars when you go but I have a feeling it's probably a pretty friendly sort of place even on a normal day. And the list of shows on the website looks interesting, taking in Shakespeare and comedy at the moment. Worth a look as an alternative to the big tourist traps. Cheaper too.