Oliver - Hotels Near Royal Drury Lane

Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Catherine St
London, WC2B 5JF
Tube: Covent Garden
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The following Hotels are near to the theatre

*= Standard Star Rating of hotel.

*** Strand Palace
(On the Strand / Approx. 3 minute walk away)

***** Savoy
(On the Strand / Approx. 3 minute walk away)

***** Waldorf
(On the Aldwych - Approx. 3 minutes walk away)

***** St Martins Lane
(at 45 St Martin's lane - Approx. 7 - 10 Min walk away)

**** Thistle Trafalgar Square
(Near National Gallery, Whitcomb St / Approx. 10 minute walk away)

*** Citadines London Trafalgar Sq
(18-21 Northumberland Ave / Approx. 10 Min walk away)

*** Kingsway Hall Hotel
(66 Great Queen St / Approx. 10 minute walk away)

**** Best Western Shaftesbury
(65-73 Shaftesbury Ave / Approx. 10 - 15 minute walk away

Oliver Royal Dury Lane Theatre Picture Gallery

Oliver - Royal Drury Lane Theatre

The Royal, Drury Lane is a theatre in the West End area of London, officially located on Catherine Street.

After the reinstatement of the kingdom in 1660, a splendid new theatre was built to designs by Christopher Wren. Having been demolished by fire on January 25, 1672, it was do well by a larger and still more complex building also designed by Wren, which housed two thousand viewers with the opening be presented at by Charles II on March 26, 1674.

The big English actor David Garrick cope the theatre during the mid-eighteenth century, during which time he shaped many plays, including most of Shakespeare's work.

The current Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, architect by Benjamin Wyatt, started on October 10, 1812 with a production of Hamlet. The inner has been significantly redesigned and repaired many times.

With a capacity of 2,205, it has been house to many big productions over the years. It is at present showing a revival of Mel Brooks' musical The Producers.

Principal latest productions

Pirates of Penzance (May 26, 1982 - October 29, 1983)

42nd Street (August 8, 1984 - January 7, 1989)

Miss Saigon (September 20, 1989 - October 30, 1999)

The Witches of Eastwick (July 18, 2000 - February 24, 2001)

My Fair Lady (July 21, 2001 - August 30, 2003)

Anything Goes (October 7, 2003 - August 28, 2004)

The Producers (November 9, 2004 - )

Oliver Seating Plan and other details

Sound Amplification
Infra-red system with 10 headsets. Best reception in centre Stalls and centre Circle. Headsets available from duty manager in main foyer. Induction loop at Box Office.

Guide Dogs
Guide dogs not allowed into the auditorium but theatre staff can look after them in an office.

Disabled Access
Entrance to theatre through signposted door on Russell Street which leads into the left of the Stalls. The door has a bell on the outside. 4 spaces for wheelchairs users, L1 and 35 and K1 and 35, companions can sit in the same row. Transfer seating to aisle seats, wheelchairs can be stored in the Stalls store room (maximum of 2 scooter transferees).

Toilets
No steps to men’s from Stalls. Further toilets at Stalls and Grand Circle.

Disabled Toilets
Adapted toilet to the left inside Russell Street entrance, beside the Stalls.

Limited Mobility
All of row K and C1, C29, D1 & D33 in the Stalls have the most leg room.

Access to Bars
6 licensed bars. Stalls bar 17 steps down from the Stalls - some seating, fairly large. Further bars at Dress Circle, Upper Circle and Balcony.

Oliver Theater Picture Gallery

Oliver The Theatre

Oliver! is a British musical, with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is stand on the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.
It premiered in the West End in 1960, take pleasure in a long run, a flourishing Broadway production in 1964 and further tours and revivals. It was made into a musical film in 1968. A new London creation opened in January 2009.

Oliver Characters

• Oliver Twist, the protagonist of the story, he is a lonely orphan boy born in the workhouse.


• Fagin, a conniving career criminal, he takes in homeless boys and teaches them to pick pockets for him.


• Nancy, Bill Sikes's lover, she takes a liking to Oliver and treats him like her own child.


• Mr. Brownlow, Oliver's grandfather, a man of wealth and breeding.


• Bill Sikes, Nancy's brutal and abusive boyfriend, a burglar and eventual murderer.


• Mr. Bumble, the pompous beadle of the workhouse in which Oliver was born.


• The Artful Dodger, the cleverest of Fagin's pickpockets, he introduces Fagin to Oliver.


• Mr. & Mrs. Sowerberry, the couple who take in Oliver and use him in their funeral business.


• Mrs. Corney, the matron of the workhouse where Oliver was born, later marries Mr. Bumble.


• Charlotte Sowerberry, the rude but also flirtatious daughter of the Sowerberrys.


• Noah Claypole, The Sowerberrys' apprentice, he bullies Oliver about his mother and enjoys a flirty relationship with Charlotte.


• Bet, Nancy's friend, one of Fagin's former pickpockets.


• Charley Bates, one of Fagin's pickpockets. He is Dodger's sidekick.