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The London Coliseum was designed by Frank Matcham for Sir Oswald Stoll with the ambition of being the largest and finest ‘People’s palace of entertainment’ of the age.

With 2,359 seats it is the largest theatre in London. It underwent extensive renovations between 2000 and 2004 when an original staircase planned by Frank Matcham was finally put in to his specifications.

The London Coliseum has the widest proscenium arch in London (55 feet wide and 34 feet high – the stage is 80 feet wide, with a throw of over 115 feet from the stage to the back of the balcony) and was one of the first theatres to have electric lighting.

Tours of the London Coliseum can be arranged by contacting the Box Office
Call 0871 472 0800 or email box.office@eno.org

Getting There:
By Underground:
Charing Cross, Leicester Square, Embankment, Covent Garden
 
By:Train
Charing Cross
 
By Bus:
3, 6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 24, 29, 53, 77a, 88, 91, 139, 159, 176
 
By Car:
ENO patrons receive a 50% discount at the following Masterpark car parks: Cavendish Square, Chinatown (Newport Place), Marble Arch and Park Lane, Poland Street, Rochester Row, Spring Gardens and Whitcomb Street. To qualify please ask the Box Office to validate your car park ticket and present.