The Victoria Palace Theatre has a capacity of 1481 seats, including 687 seats in the Stalls, 409 seats in the Royal Circle and 385 seats in the Grand Circle. Use our interactive seating plan to view 1202 seat reviews and 1088 photos of views from seat.
The Victoria Palace is built on the site of one of London's first music halls and is a vast, classical building. Opposite Victoria Station, the theatre has a large capacity and was plagued with a string of musical flops until the 2005 hit Billy Elliot. After that, the theatre closed for a multi-million pound refurbishment, opening in 2017 with the crowd puller Hamilton which continues to run to a packed out house.
Built in a traditional style across three levels, the auditorium can feel a little overwhelming due to the relatively small size of the stage. Each level is quite well-raked and curves around each balcony, giving different levels of visibility throughout. Prices vary accordingly and it is worth knowing how much you wish to spend against how close you wish to be.
Due to the rake of the stage, some restricted view seats in the Stalls offer great value for money. You may miss out on the actors feet, but you will not get so close for so little anywhere else in the West End!
Premium seats are towards the centre of the Stalls. In our opinion these are better than those in the Dress Circle. Mid Stalls seats offer a generally better view of the stage.
This is a central aisle seat, 7 rows back within the grand circle. The rake within the circle is very steep, which gives clear sightlines to the stage, though will be unsuitable for vertigo sufferers. The distance makes facial expressions difficult to... More
Saw Hamilton Hamilton on 18 April 2019
Overall this was a really good seat! The lighting rig is fastened on the circle in front of this seat, but with a bit of a lean, you could see 98% of the whole stage, and I found that sitting on my coat helped greatly too! It felt surprisingly close to... More
Saw Hamilton Hamilton on 16 March 2019
An excellent seat - have seen the show 3 times and always sat in the grand circle but row A definitely has more legroom and comfort. This seat has a great view of the stage - it is slightly restricted in that there is a lighting rig in front of the seat... More
Saw Hamilton Hamilton on 16 March 2019
