Entertainment near Criterion Theatre


London > Entertainment > Cinemas
7-14 Coventry Street, Soho, London W1D | 1 minute from Criterion Theatre
A vast and much needed improvement on the old Cineworld cinema in the Trocodero, Picturehouse Central opened in June 2015 and was treated to a... More

London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
1a Oxendon Street, Soho, London SW1Y | 2 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
The Comedy Store is the spiritual home of stand-up in the UK. Despite being the best large comedy venue in the country, the Store still... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
Coventry Street, Soho, London W1D | 2 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
Theatres have stood on this spot since 1884, perfectly placed to draw the attention of the great crowds moving between Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square.... More

London > Entertainment > Cinemas
63-65 Haymarket, St James's, London SW1Y | 2 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
The independently-owned Empire owns cinemas at 14 locations across the UK including this one, the three screen Empire Cinema on Haymarket in... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1D | 2 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
From the outside, the Gielgud Theatre is an impressive sight, towering four storeys over Shaftesbury Avenue, its height further emphasized by the turret on top.... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
Haymarket, SW1Y | 3 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
The Haymarket Theatre was built by John Potter on the site of the King's Head Inn and the Gun Smith shop in 1702. It has... More

London > Entertainment > Cinemas
7 Leicester Place, Soho, London WC2H | 4 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
Having achieved almost cult status, this reasonably-priced, independent cinema in the heart of Leicester Square is not quite the true hidden gem it once... More

London > Entertainment > Cinemas
24-26 Leicester Square, Soho, London WC2H | 4 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
One of London's biggest cinemas, the Odeon Leicester Square regularly plays host to premieres and awards ceremonies as well as screening the biggest of the... More

London > Entertainment > Cinemas
3 Cranbourn Street, Leicester Square, Soho, London WC2H | 4 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
Vue's flagship West End cinema in Leicester Square, which first opened in October 1938, underwent a £6.6m refurbishment in 2017, upgrading its seating and sound... More

London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
Storm Nightclub, 28a Leicester Square, Soho, London WC2H | 4 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
Playing across multiple venues across London seven days a week and 52 weeks a year - do they really put on shows on Christmas Day?... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
Leicester Square, Soho, London WC2H | 4 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
Most Londoners have a feeling of nostalgia when they see The Hippodrome, a famous and historic Grade II listed building adjacent to Leicester Square. What... More

London > Entertainment > Cinemas
93-107 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1D | 5 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
This cracking, refurbished Soho cinema shows a broad-range of art-house films. The three screens feature Dolby THX sound and ample leg-room. The regular Sunday... More

London > Entertainment > Jazz Clubs
47 Frith Street, Soho, London W1D | 5 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
The legendary Ronnie Scott's has been a Mecca for the international jazz community since 1959. Created by music-lovers for music-lovers, it has played host to... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H | 5 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
Wyndham's Theatre opened in Charing Cross Road on 16th November 1899 and was owned by Charles Wyndham. One of its biggest hits was Sandy Wilson's... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D | 5 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
The Prince Edward Theatre was designed by Edward Stone and opened in 1930 with a performance of the musical ‘Rio Rita’. Just a few years... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho, London W1A | 6 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
The towering Palace Theatre dominates Cambridge Circus. Five storeys of dark-red brick with octagonal towers on the top give it a looming aspect better suited... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
21 Dean Street, Soho, London W1D | 6 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
The Soho Theatre Company was formed in 1969 by Verity Bargate and Fred Proud, but it didn't have a permanent home until 2000, when its... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
6-7 Great Newport Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 6 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
The Arts Theatre was built in 1927 as a members club, which allowed it to circumvent the censorship laws and perform unusual and avant garde... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
West Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 6 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
Designed as a companion theatre to the New Ambassador’s, which stands next to it, separated only by the narrow Tower Court, St Martin’s was completed... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
111 Charing Cross Road, WC2H | 6 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
Found111 is a temporary theatre space housed at 111 Charing Cross Road, the original site of the Central St Martins School of Art. Having... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
St Martin's Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N | 6 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
London Coliseum is a magnificent historic building and an excellent venue in which to enjoy the soaring sounds and high drama of some truly thrilling... More

London > Entertainment
1 Soho Square, Soho, London W1D | 7 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
Popular lunchtime spot in the heart of London's media industry, Soho Square is located at the centre of Soho and provides... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H | 7 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
Built in 1930, the Phoenix Theatre is a curious mix of classical theatre architecture and the Art Deco style. The columns and arches of the... More

London > Entertainment > Jazz Clubs
113-119 Charing Cross Road, Soho, London WC2H | 7 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
Jazz up your afternoon coffee break with a trip to Ray's shop and café on the first floor of Foyles' bookshop on Charing Cross Road.... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
8 Argyll Street, Soho, London W1F | 8 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
For those who owned televisions in the 1950s and 1960s, the London Palladium is quite simply the most famous variety theatre in the world. Stars... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
268-269 Tottenham Court Road, Bloomsbury, London W1T | 10 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
Huge theatre which plays host to big, rocking musicals, the Dominion Theatre, though built in 1928, underwent a £6 million restoration in 2017. Originally used... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
Northumberland Avenue, Westminster, London WC2N | 10 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
A short step away from the main strip of West End theatres, the Playhouse's stylish curved facade is rather lost among the towering architecture of... More

London > Entertainment > Comedy Clubs
25 Rathbone Place, Fitzrovia, London W1T | 10 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
Stop at The Wheatsheaf on Rathbone Place and you'll be having a pint where people like George Orwell, Anthony Burgess and Dylan Thomas have stopped... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
210 Shaftesbury Avenue, Covent Garden, London WC2H | 10 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
A large and appealingly shabby Edwardian theatre which has produced almost a century of successful popular theatre and musicals. The most notorious of these was... More

London > Entertainment > Theatres
Strand, Covent Garden, London WC2R | 11 minutes walk from Criterion Theatre
Situated alongside the Savoy Hotel, the building of the current theatre with its Art Deco auditorium, was financed by Richard d'Oyly Carte with the considerable... More
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