Gillian Lynne Theatre Seating Plan

Two levels, Stalls and Circle, and both of them start at row A and use I and O as row letters. A row C ticket means nothing until you know which level it is on, so read the level first and the row second.

Seat numbers run high here. The Circle reaches seat 87 and Stalls numbers in the 60s and 70s are normal, so a seat 65 is not a back-row seat, it is a side one. The stage is a thrust, with seating wrapped round it on three sides, which is why the numbering behaves differently from a conventional West End theatre.

Stalls or Circle?

The Stalls carry the highest prices here and they earn them. The middle of rows D to M is where the premium bands sit, and it is close enough to see faces while still far enough back to take in the full width of the thrust.

The Circle has nothing above it and sees the whole stage at once. Central rows A to E are as close to the action as the back of the Stalls, and the ends of rows C to E are the best cheap seats in the building.

What decides it for a lot of people is the walk. The Stalls are reached by lift. The Circle is stairs only, 114 steps from the ground floor or 24 if you ride the lift as far as it goes.

The levels at a glance

• Stalls, rows A to U with a cross aisle after H. The premium money sits in the middle of D to M; the back rows are cheaper for their distance rather than for a compromised view
• Circle, rows A to G. Nothing overhangs it, central C and D are the answer if you are buying for a child, and the far ends of the front rows are the seats to avoid at any price

Left or right?

Left and right are much the same here, and that is unusual. The seating wraps round the thrust on three sides, so what matters is how far out from the middle you are, not which side of the theatre you pick. As you face the stage, an end seat on the left and an end seat on the right lose about the same amount. The one place that breaks down is the far end of Circle rows A to C on the high-numbered side, which is in a different category altogether.

What it costs

For Totoro, tickets start from around £20, most seats are £45 to £120, and premium seats start from £140. The Traitors starts from around £25 when it arrives in May 2027. Every ticket carries a restoration levy, £1.70 for Totoro and £2 for The Traitors, and our prices are all-in, so the price you see is what you pay.

The seating plan

The plan shows both levels. Tap a section to see what is free on your date and what it costs, then choose your seat from there.

Call us on 020 7193 9050 if you would rather talk it through with someone who can see what is actually available.