A perfect host for top shows (New Victoria Theatre (Woking))

Member Name: magenta23

Product:	New Victoria Theatre (Woking)
Date:	01/12/08 (90 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great choice of shows every year in good location

Disadvantages: Lacks the charm of old London houses

I guess The New Victoria is my 'local' theatre, with out having to go to the West End. It's part of the Ambassadors Theatre Group and takes in most of the current touring productions aswell as one of gigs from musicians and comedians alike.
The venue is located at the top of the Peacocks Shopping Centre on Woking town centre. Great location, multistory car park adjoining, places to eat and drink and lots of shops so could could combine shopping and show.
The theatre itself is designed well, there are three levels and you can see the stage well from everywhere.
Lighting and sound at the productions is always fantastic and it's well air conditioned, not stuffy by any means.
I guess being part of a centre and modern, you lose a little bit of the charm of seeing something in an old theatre, but they choose the productins they stage well, they really are of a high cleass, often featuring some big names and so you get so engrossed in the production you forget you are not in the West End.
The bonus with not being though, is the ticket prices. With top price tickets for most productions around £36, it's half the price of a London production.

Summary: A great venue, with good quality productions