Sondheim Theatre Seating Plan

Three levels, from the ground up: the Stalls, the Dress Circle and the Grand Circle. The Dress Circle also has a loge on each side, towards the front, and two small Boxes at its rear. The Stalls hold 472, the Dress Circle 300 and the Grand Circle 318, so the Stalls are a good half again bigger than either circle.

At 1,109 seats in total it's a smaller theatre than the Palace up the road, where the show used to play, at 1,434.

Should I sit in the Stalls or the Dress Circle?

The Stalls put you close to the actors. The front of the Dress Circle gives you a good overall view of the whole stage, the barricade included. Either is a good first visit to Les Misérables. For the best value, look up a level again, to the front of the Grand Circle.

The levels at a glance

• Stalls, rows A to W, 21 steps down. Sit as central as you can afford; the back rows are better than their price, with a letterbox view of the top of the stage
• Dress Circle, rows A to L, 18 steps up. The front of the level has the best overall view, and the ends of rows C, D and E are the value seats
• Grand Circle, rows A to M, 39 steps up. The value level, and the central seats see the whole stage, but the legroom is tight
• Boxes and loges, two loges beside the stage and two Boxes at the back of the Dress Circle. Side-on or behind other people, so book them only if they're cheap

Restricted view seats

The restricted seats are the slips and loges down both sides of the Dress Circle, plus the slip benches tucked into the Grand Circle's front corners. They're very side-on and you lose corners of the stage. Most of the action happens centre stage, so from the Dress Circle slips and loges you don't miss much of the show, but you'll be turning sideways to watch. The Grand Circle benches see much less than that. Maggie's Box and Judi's Box look out over the heads of the back rows.

Restricted seats are marked and priced in our booking process, so you'll know before you pay.

Where the value is

Ends of rows, on every level, are cheaper than the middle. That's the simplest way to spend less here without losing much, though in the Grand Circle, skip the very ends of the front three rows. The front of the Grand Circle is the other one, because seats up there cost less than on the levels below.

Taller? The best seats for legroom

The Stalls are the comfortable level, fine for all but the very tallest, and D25 and L3 have space to stretch one leg. In the Dress Circle, row A is tight, and an aisle seat at the end of rows B to K gives you space for one leg. The Grand Circle is cramped in most seats, and J1 and J2 have the most legroom up there.

Step-free seating

Dress Circle row D can be reached without steps, by a side door on Wardour Street. Everything else involves stairs. The access page has the detail.

The seating plan

The plan shows all three levels, the loges and the Boxes. Tap a section to see what's left on your date and what it costs, then pick your seat from there.

Call us on 020 7193 9050 and we'll tell you what a seat actually sees.