Stalls at Wyndham's Theatre

Rows A to R on the ground floor. This is the level for anyone who wants to be inside the play rather than looking down at it, and in a theatre that mostly puts on plays, being close to the actors counts for a lot.

Where we'd put you

The central seats, in front of the overhang. You're close enough to see every expression, and the whole stage is in view. If you're tall, or you'd rather not have a head right in front of you, go a few rows back from the front, because rows A to D are flat. The floor starts to rise from row E.

The front row changes with the production, so check the plan when you book.

What to avoid

• The back of the Stalls, for the full picture. The Royal Circle overhangs from row K. You won't notice it for a while, but from row N back the top of the stage starts to go.
• Rows Q and R, unless the price is right. They're two short rows set into an alcove at the back, 14 seats in Q and 10 in R, where row O has 27. They feel enclosed, a little like looking through a letterbox. Fine seats at the right price, as long as you know what you're giving up. Row R sits a step up behind Q.
• A central seat, if you like to slip out at the interval. Rows A to P have no aisle at all, not a centre aisle, not any aisle. You get in and out from the ends of the row, so a seat in the middle of row J means a long shuffle past a lot of knees. The only aisles are in rows Q and R.

Some productions put the sound desk at the ends of rows O and P, from seat 21 up, and the light from its screens can catch your eye if you're sitting next to it.

Legroom in the Stalls

Row Q has the most legroom in the Stalls, because there's a walkway in front of it. You'll miss some of the top of the stage from there, and people pass in front of you at the interval. Q9, Q10, Q11 and Q22 have a wall behind them, so nobody can kick your seat. Q9 is also next to an exit door onto the street: you're first out at the end, but you can hear the traffic, and in winter you'll feel the cold air.

Elsewhere, rows B and C are only just acceptable for legroom, and O25 to O27 and P3 to P14 have less than the seats around them. Row A varies with the size of the stage for each production.

Box A

Behind row R, set into the back wall in the middle, is Box A. It's where the two wheelchair spaces are, reached step-free from the street, and it looks at the stage straight on from the back, under the overhang.

Steps to the Stalls

There's one step up from the street into the foyer, then 18 steps down to the Stalls. The side entrance gets you there in 8 steps down instead, so if steps are the thing you're counting, ask for it when you arrive. Seats 3 and 4 in rows K to P are the ones the theatre marks as suited to limited mobility, and the access page has the rest.

Drinks and toilets

The Stalls bar is on the way down from the foyer. Of the toilets, the Gents is eight steps up from the Stalls, by the entrance on St Martin's Court, and the Ladies is off the foyer, up eight steps and then two down inside. For the accessible toilet, go through Box A at the back of the Stalls.