Sadler's Wells Theatre in general

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 ...

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 ...