Adelphi Theatre Reviews Summary

Category: Performing arts theater London

Address: Strand, London, WC2R 0NS, United Kingdom

Phone: +442039252998

Rating: 4.7
based on 613 reviews.

Theatre Experience

Pros:

  • "The theatre is old but not dated."
  • "The theatre itself has great transport connections with train and bus."
  • "The theatre hall is compact/small in regards to space and seating, which adds to the experience."
  • "The theatre is well kept. Friendly staff. Easy to get to on the northern line."
  • "This theatre has very friendly and helpful staff. The Circle has a good view and the sound is good."
  • "The Theatre is close to the station and close to Chinatown."
  • "Nice theatre, staff very professional and polite."

Cons:

  • "The rest of the show was cancelled."
  • "The theatre was far too hot with many people complaining."
  • "The theatre itself has had better days. The seats are narrow."
  • "The theatre is shabby and has seen better days, and the seats were crammed with less legroom than on a Ryanair flight."
  • "The theatre itself is very dated and could do with a refresh."
  • "the theatre is an old building - lacks some of the grandure of other theatres."
  • "The place itself was too crowded and adults drinking alcohol among children, which wasn't so nice 😩."

Seating Comfort

Pros:

  • "Seats are comfortable if a little narrow."
  • "Seats are comfortable and allow for plenty of legroom."
  • "Seats are very comfortable, I'm on the second row and have a great view of the whole stage."
  • "Our seats were comfortable and didn't feel squashed in like sardines which was nice."
  • "Seats were comfortable."
  • "The seats in the Theatre are very comfortable and there is sufficient leg room even if you are tall."
  • "Seats were comfy and good leg room."

Cons:

  • "the seats are incredibly tight."
  • "Seats are a little tight if you’re over 6”."
  • "Very good experience but the comfort level of the seats is awful."
  • "to say we were cramped would be putting it politely."
  • "Legroom is a problem throughout, if you're taller you'll struggle a bit."
  • "If you're above average height you'll be uncomfortable the whole show."
  • "Seats were slightly uncomfortable, and leg room was tight."

Staff Service

Pros:

  • "Staff friendly, I advise getting here a little early as we did have to stand in a queue."
  • "Staff are really friendly and looked after my wife, who is in a wheelchair from the front door right through to our seats."
  • "staff couldn't have been more helpful."
  • "The front of house staff were very smart and friendly."
  • "The ushers and other staff in the evening were great. They were helpful, chatty, interested and supportive."
  • "Staff were very polite and helpful."
  • "The staff were all lovely here."

Cons:

  • "The staff are odious and I missed the whole of the second half of the show due to the lack of a maintenance schedule on their uncomfortable, dilapidated seating."
  • "If the ushers weren't so obsessed with asking people to stop taking photos they may have noticed talkers!"
  • "The staff could be nicer tho."
  • "One complaint about the heat was met with the following comment from the staff 'It is science heat rises', not the customer service you would expect."
  • "Believe the staff could do with some retraining."
  • "Not impressed by the constant running up and down on the aisle of ushers telling stupid people taking photos on their phones to stop."
  • "didn’t see anyone go and tell other visitors to stop filming sections of the show which was disappointing."

Show Quality

Pros:

  • "Back to the Future, the musical is brilliant show."
  • "The doc was absolutely brilliant, really took the role on."
  • "Back to the Future the Musical was absolutely wonderful."
  • "Back to the Future was brilliant! Blown away by the effects."
  • "Every routine was brilliant. Action, hilarious humour, total spectacle and just fabulous dancing and singing."
  • "The musical was very well produced with amazing special effects."
  • "Back to the future was such an amazing show, it exceeded my expectation and then some."

Cons:

  • "general theatre etiquette seemed to go out of the window."
  • "Heating was broken and the top of the theatre was an unbearable sauna."
  • "The sound wasn’t the best where I sat (dress circle)."
  • "Very cramped and very hot! Wasn't really built for the size of people in 2023!!!"
  • "The air circulation in the Theatre is good."
  • "The view wasn't a great view compared to other theatres."
  • "Show was pretty good but felt a bit cheap in places."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Paid extra for the luxury VIP package and I have to say it was definitely worth it."
  • "We got our tickets through Today Tix on the Rush sale, so they were really value for money."
  • "Would highly recommend."
  • "Had a couple of drinks and the cost was not to expensive."
  • "Well worth going and great value for money."
  • "Would 100% recommend!!"
  • "Nice location with reasonable prices for the food and drinks."

Cons:

  • "Β£19 for two lager shandys."
  • "Expensive drinks."
  • "Β£5 for small tub of Icecream bit steep."
  • "Drinks were on the pricey side with water starting at Β£4."
  • "only down side was I paid Β£60 for the vinyl and found the same one the next day for Β£35."
  • "Minus one star because the drinks were expensive."
  • "My only complaint is how much drinks and snacks coast. More than 5Β£ for a bag of Maltesers and a kids slushie is ludicrous."

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