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Sadler's Wells Theatre in general

Description: Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4TN. (Angel tube). Long history (beginning in 1683), but became a ballet/opera venue in 1934. A ... more

Sadler's Wells Theatre in general ... £48 million refurbishment was completed in 1998. 1500 seats.

Newest Review: ... at the theatre which had a fantastic atmosphere in the entrance with people milling around drinking and chatting. Even though it was full there was no sense of being over crowded. The theatre is modern, bright and spacious with a long stylish looking bar across one side and a box office counter where you can collect your tickets. We decided to check in our coats with some trepidation but ... more

... there was no queue whatsoever and we were back in the bar with some cold champagne about ten minutes later. We were extremely lucky to get seats for about £8 each in the second circle, which were certainly not the best seats in the house but not at all b...more

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Sadler's Wells Theatre in general: Sadlers Wells - A lovely theatre (363 words)
by - written on 21/01/09 (Very useful, 150 readings)
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I went to Sadler's Wells for the first time this weekend to see Matthew Bourne's production of Edward Scissorhand's - the ballet. We struggled to locate the theatre and had to check a map on the way but this was more due to our ineptitude to check the location than it being difficult to find. In reality the theatre is about a ten minute walk from Angel Tube (that's in heels - for a normal person read 10 as 5). We arrived at the theatre which had a fantastic atmosphere in the entrance with people milling around drinking and chatting. Even though it was full there was no sense of being over crowded. The theatre is modern, bright and spacious with a ... Read the complete review

A great venue close to central london (609 words)
by - written on 20/06/02 (Very useful, 312 readings)
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I went to Sadlers Wells Theatre for the first time last friday, to see Opera North's production of Sweeney Todd, and was very pleasantly surprised with both the venue and the even more so, the production! The venue is situated in Islington in London, the nearest tube being Angel, which can be accessed via the Northern Line and the Victoria line as well as frequent bus links from central london.It is very close to Kings Cross and Euston main line train stations too. From the tube station it is literally a few minutes walk. Upon exiting from Angel, there is only one exit, the theatre is reached by turning left and then carrying straight on past the ... Read the complete review

Sadler's Wells Theatre in general: An appropriately magical venue (593 words)
by - written on 01/09/01 (Very useful, 1013 readings)
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Most famous as a ballet venue, this theatre also hosts a broad range of theatre, and musical events (recently these have included : Japanese Kabuki, Cirque Éloize, various tribal drum groups, a musical of The Twits etc). However, I have only seen ballets here, from several touring companies. This is my favourite venue to see dance acts, because the venue doesn't overshadow the perofrmance, but does give an appropriate atmosphere and sence of occasion. Located near Angel Islington they are a little out of the centre of London, but only a short, well sign-posted walk from the tube (Angel, on the Northern Line), or a short bus ride from Oxford Street. Some bus ... Read the complete review