The Old Vic

Large group of us attended the Christmas Carol and were thoroughly delighted with the experience. The auditorium staff were excellent, helpful and friendly, the play delightful and the staging superb.

Just one area for improvement for a five to be awarded: We arrived early to have a meal at the restaurant/bar in the basement of the theatre. A couple of us went ahead to check out table availability etc. The atitude of the doorman was so unfriendly and intimidating we both felt very uncomfortable and were not prepared to stay. As a result our party went elsewhere to eat. The Old Vic lost out on around £200 pounds of sales and we were left with an unpleasant feeling.

A stunning performance in a delightful, historic theatre. This, my second visit to the Old Vic for Jack Thorne's adaptation of this Dickens Christmas classic. It was with a different cast, Paterson Joseph taking the role of Scrooge which I thought Rhys Ifans made his, but both equally good, though different.

Both 7 and 9 year old enjoyed the play, although I'd say it would help if children were familiar with the story. A limited number of booster seats are available for children.

We had seats in row M, which for this performance is near the front of the stalls. It made us feel part of the performance, but with the theatre in the round, it seems any seat in the stalls, stage stalls, or dress circle would have a good view. Perhaps the upper circle too remote.

A must-see. This, the third season, ending in a few days.

Put the heating on and turn the air con down!

I have been to the Old Vic and most other theatres in London on a great many occasions. Never have I been so cold as last night at 47th. We were in row H in the stalls. The air con blew a gale from the minute we arrived and such was the discomfort it was difficult to concentrate on the play, which was good. When we asked a guy selling programmes during the interval, he told us that someone had fainted a few weeks ago and conceded that management may have gone too far in response; he obviously had other complaints. Nothing could be done last night to remedy the situation. attempt to keep the audience awake. Although it was 18C in London and sunny yesterday, we saw members of the audience in heavy woolen scarves, gloves and hats--they obviously knew something we didn't. I will not go back without reassurance that the issue has been resolved.

We booked to see this, as we always do a family theatre trip in the Christmas holiday, as a family tradition.
For this production, the theatre has been laid out differently, with a central 'in the round' stage, with seating all around to give a 360 degree view.
Overall, this was a very well acted and imaginative take on this Dickens classic.
The production had a very positive and heart-warming feel, with some wonderful acting and superb singing, with lovely harmonies, and even a bell-ringing part !
Whilst this is quite innovative, and will appeal greatly to most people, some may find the very spartan set a little disappointing, and that you can see some of the other audience members in the background, a tad distracting.
The Old Vic Theatre (originally opened in 1818 !) is just across the road from Waterloo Station, with excellent transport links for overground and underground trains, plus buses and taxis.

Creaky old seats which bounce around the moment anyone moves on your row - even the expensive stalls section.

Matinee days are utter chaos. If you are old, get to your seat half an hour before the performance, otherwise you may never make it! Bossy little Front of House matrons just add to the sense of panic rather than calming and genuinely helping bottlenecks. Signage is hopeless when the lobby is full.

We went to see our favourite Christmas story at the Old Vic on 23 December, A Christmas Carol, and sadly I have to say it was a massive disappointment.
Christopher Eccelstone to be fair was very good but the way the play was sent out was, in my humble opinion dreadful, I wish I had walked out at the interval, I was very tempted. The set was poor and the cast was chosen by the PC brigade and ruined the story completely.
We saw Tommy Steel a few years ago in a more traditional version of A Christmas Carol and it was by far more enjoyable the this show, if you want to flush £150 down the nearest drain then this is for you if not then spend your money elsewhere, I wish I had.

The venue is amazing! We were fortunate to get tickets are short notice, in the stalls seating. It was perfect! We got a close up view of the performers and and could see their expressions, which added to the whole experience. I loved the bells! And what a fantastic Scrooge! Highly recommend!

Went to The Old Vic to see Groundhog Day and I have to say the reviews from the press are spot on, we had a total blast watching this, great catchy songs, a fantastic diverse cast and a well imagined minimal set.

We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, laughed a lot, and even started to shed a small tear at the appropriate moments, could not ask for more. Like the rest of the West End, the tickets are eye-waveringly expensive, but if you can scrimp and save up you are in for a treat.

We really enjoyed The Christmas Carol production and the use of the unique stage and seating areas. The bar is fairly priced with some well made seasonal drinks like mulled wine and pudding gin and ginger. The performers were on stage playing music before the play began and some came up to the balcony where we were sitting to hand out mandarins. If we come back to London we will look to see if there is another production at the Old Vic!

Went tonight to see a review of a play called ‘A number’. Absolutely brilliant play. We both loved it! The theatre has very strict Covid checks in place and we felt very safe. We had first visited this theatre in December to see A Christmas Carol and were so impressed with the Covid checks and the beautiful theatre that we wanted to return.