St Martins Theatre
Address
St Martins Theatre
West Street
London
WC2H 0DP
St Martins Theatre was designed as a companion at the adjacent Ambassadors Theatre, these two theatres are actually very different. In contrast to the fancy plasterwork seen in the Ambassadors Theatre auditorium, the St Martins Theatre has a polished wood interior - unique in the West End. The theatre was renovated in 1961.
For its first fifty years, St Martin’s Theatre mainly played host to dramatic productions, including plays by such notable writers as Frederick Lonsdale, John Galsworthy and Noel Coward, but it is of course most famous for the phenomenal success it has had with The Mousetrap, which transferred from the Ambassadors Theatre in 1974 and is now in its 59th year.
Productions here include the premiere production of the popular JB Priestly play When We Are Married in 1938. In 1945 Edward Percy’s murder tale The Shop At Sly Corner enjoyed a run of 863 performances. More recently Anthony Shaffer’s thriller Sleuth had a run of 3 years starting in 1970. The theatre is best known for it’s current production of Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap which originally opened at the Ambassadors Theatre on 25 November 1952 before transferring to the St Martins Theatre on 25 March 1974.
Nearest Underground
St Martin’s Theatre is just around the corner from Leicester Square tube station, served by the Northern and Piccadilly lines.
Directions:
Take the Piccadilly or Northern line to Leicester Square station. The theatre is a 5 minute walk.
Train
Kings Cross St Pancras
From Leicester Square, take Piccadilly Line northbound. Estimated time 10 mins.
Euston
From Leicester Square, take Northern Line northbound. Estimated time 10 mins.
Marylebone
From Leicester Square, take Piccadilly line westbound and change at Piccadilly Circus. Take Bakerloo Line northbound. Estimated time 18 mins.
Paddington
From Leicester Square, take Piccadilly line westbound and change at Piccadilly Circus. Take Bakerloo Line northbound. Estimated time 120 mins.
Waterloo
From Leicester Square, take Northern Line southbound. Estimated time 5 mins.
Charing Cross
From Leicester Square, take Northern Line southbound. Estimated time 4 mins. Alternatively, Charing Cross mainline Station is a five minute walk from St Martin’s; just walk down through Trafalgar Square. Although the tube is quicker in theory, walking will eliminate waiting time and you can be more confident of getting your train on time.
London Bridge
Follow instructions above to Charing Cross. From Charing Cross Mainline Station, trains to London Bridge run every 10 minutes. Estimated time 25 mins.
Liverpool Street
From Leicester Square, take Piccadilly line eastbound and change at Holborn. Take Central Line eastbound. Estimated time 22 mins.
Victoria
From Leicester Square, take Piccadilly Line westbound and change at Green Park. Take Victoria Line southbound. Estimated time 15 mins.
Buses : Numbers 14, 19, 22, 24, 29, 38, 40, and 176 serve Charing Cross Road. Check routes before you travel.
Nearest Car Park : MasterPark at Cambridge Circus. NCP at Upper St. Martin’s Lane and Bedfordbury.
Air-Conditioned: Yes
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