Boxes at the London Palladium

Sixteen seats in total. Boxes B, E and F sit on one side of the theatre and BB, CC, EE and FF on the other. Box B is the Royal Box, opened up with Box C beside it, and takes four; the others take two.

Should you book one?

For a concert or comedy, yes. The performer works front and centre, you are very close, and you have your own space. It's a fun way to see a gig.

For a musical, a play or the panto, no. All the Boxes are very side-on. The angle costs you the corners of the stage and the set never resolves into a picture.

Better seats for the money

For a musical or Cinderella, book the Royal Circle, rows B to F, or the middle of the Stalls, rows D to M. Either shows you the whole stage.

Getting to them, and getting out

From the main entrance, Box B is 12 steps up and then 18 down. Boxes BB and CC are 27 up and 26 down, and E, EE, F and FF are 27 up and 22 down. There is no step-free route to any of them.

One perk: you can leave through the corridors behind the Boxes, straight out to the street behind the theatre, which beats the crowd on Argyll Street after a concert.

Ask us what is playing before you book one. Call us on 020 7193 9050.