Victoria Palace Theatre

Family Easter Treat. We were met at the door by very welcoming staff, shown accessible toilet location and helped to our seats which were in a box at the rear of the stalls. The doorway to the box was too narrow for my wheel chair even though my chair is smaller than standard. I was able to transfer to a comfortable chair so it was not an issue for me fortunately. However for others it could be a problem.

We went to London to see the show HAMILTON at the Victoria Palace theatre. A member of staff took us along a side street pathway (which was a little bumpy) to the wheelchair accessible entrance to the theatre. Once inside he pointed out a disabled toilet that I could use. We were then taken to the ground floor box. The box was at the back of the stalls and had a slightly elevated straight on view of the stage. The view was classed as restricted (couldn’t see the top area of the stage) but there was very little impact on the overall viewing of the show. There were 4 removable chairs in the box. 1 chair was removed so that my wheelchair could slot into the space. My family sat in the remaining 3 chairs. There was another member of staff who brought us drinks and sweets that we requested. There was also a list of merchandise that was available to buy. After the show finished we were asked to hang back for a short amount of time so that we didn’t get caught up in the crowd. It was a really enjoyable evening that I would recommend especially if you have an interest in hip hop/rap music combined with American history and politics.😀

The Victoria Palace Theatre has allocated private boxes at the rear of the stalls to wheelchair users and their companions. The rear of the stalls has a slight restricted view but the boxes are spacious enough for a power chair user and at least 2 companions if necessary. Tickets for disabled and carers are discounted and seem to be readily available for Hamilton. Staff were amazing from the moment we arrived to our departure.