Matilda The Musical has been the sole resident production at the Cambridge Theatre since 2011, and there’s no scheduled end date, so there isn’t a “coming soon” to report here. Tickets are on sale well into the future, so it’s worth booking ahead for the dates you want.
The Cambridge Theatre has three seating levels: Stalls, Dress Circle and Upper Circle. It’s a fairly intimate West End theatre, seating just over 1,200 people, so there isn’t really a bad seat in the house, but here’s the breakdown.
The Stalls are on ground level, with step-free access from the Earlham Street entrance. Two dedicated wheelchair spaces sit either side of Row N, and any aisle seat between Rows L and S works well if you need to transfer. Central rows give you a brilliant, close-up view of the action.
The Dress Circle is up 31 steps from the ground floor and gives a lovely, well-raked view over the whole stage. It’s a popular choice for a great mix of value and sightlines.
The Upper Circle is the top tier, reached via 67 steps, and is the most budget-friendly way to see the show. The rake is steeper up here, so front rows are the best bet if you’re booking in this level.
The Cambridge Theatre sits right in Seven Dials, at the edge of Covent Garden. The nearest tube stations are Covent Garden (Piccadilly line) and Leicester Square (Piccadilly and Northern lines). If you need step-free access, Tottenham Court Road station is about 500 metres away and is the recommended option.
The Cambridge Theatre opened on 4th September 1930, designed by Wimperis, Simpson & Guthrie with striking Art Deco interior work by Serge Chermayeff. It’s a Grade II listed building and one of London’s best examples of the moderne, expressionist style that was fashionable in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Over the decades it’s hosted everything from Tommy Steele in Half a Sixpence in the 1960s to a long run of Chicago in the late 1970s and the Olivier Award-winning Return to the Forbidden Planet in the early 1990s. Since October 2011, it’s been the London home of Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company, which became the longest-running production in the theatre’s history back in 2017 and shows no signs of stopping.
The Cambridge Theatre has a capacity of 1,231 across its three levels: Stalls, Dress Circle and Upper Circle.
The Cambridge Theatre is owned and operated by LW Theatres.
It opened on 4th September 1930.
Matilda The Musical has been the resident production at the Cambridge Theatre since October 2011.
Yes. The Stalls has step-free access from the Earlham Street entrance, with wheelchair spaces either side of Row N. There’s also an accessible toilet off the Stalls corridor and an infra-red hearing system available from the Stalls Kiosk.
The Upper Circle is a genuine climb, 67 steps up from the ground floor with no lift, and it sits well above the stage, so it’s not the best spot if heights make you uneasy. The Dress Circle is a shorter climb at 31 steps and feels much less exposed. If you’d rather avoid stairs and heights altogether, the Stalls have step-free access via the Earlham Street entrance.
Covent Garden and Leicester Square are both close by, and Tottenham Court Road is the nearest step-free option.
Central Stalls and the Dress Circle both give excellent views. If you’re on a budget, the front rows of the Upper Circle are your best option.
Matilda The Musical opened at the Cambridge Theatre in October 2011 and has been running there ever since.
You can book tickets for Matilda The Musical directly through the official Matilda website or via LW Theatres. I’d always recommend booking directly through the official show or venue site rather than a third-party reseller.
