Address: 1 Graces Alley, London, E1 8JB, United Kingdom
Phone: +442077022789
Rating: 4.8
based on 296 reviews.
Atmosphere & Design
Pros:
"Beautiful, shabby, gorgeous venue so full of character."
"A gem! A beautiful, old music hall within easy walking distance from multiple tube stations."
"An absolutely amazing hidden gem, this is an intimate theatre with lots of character and wonderful unique performances."
"Wilton Music Hall is one of the most beautiful theatres I have ever seen in London."
"What a great venue! Beautifully restored, but still glamorously decaying."
"The hall inside is like a church with great views of the stage accessible from most seats."
"Being located in a very narrow, cobled street, the surrounding environment feels quite Continental."
Cons:
"Great venue, but the seating space was horrendous!"
"Seating in theatre is very cramped... you do end up very close to person sitting next to you."
"The building is a little ‘rustic’ looking (needs decorating) but every seat in the house is a good seat with unrestricted views."
"Although it has pillars in the auditorium, their twisted shape means they don't restrict your view as much as those of some West End Theatres, but the floor of the stalls is quite flat rather than raked so you may have heads blocking your view - unless you are in the raised seats at the back."
"Interesting theatre that could do with a bit of refreshing... the walls are really in a bad state."
"It's quite small inside and the ground floor seating is not tiered."
"The seats aren't the comfiest and are pretty small and close together."
Service & Staff
Pros:
"Staff are extremely helpful and obliging."
"Staff are friendly, such an awesome space to work in."
"Outstanding friendly Staff."
"The staff are knowledgeable and extremely friendly and helpful."
"The staff are polite and helpful and the bar is lovely too."
"All staff in the theatre were approachable and very helpful."
"Staff were also great throughout the night."
Cons:
"Perfect apart from the world's most miserable bar staff, but hopefully they'll be a happier bunch when you visit."
"The downstairs bar is slow, which is a bit of a 'mare during busy times, and not being able to order drinks from the waiting staff upstairs while eating is rather odd."
"Very strange staff who kept telling me to move my bag from by my feet because the actors needed to walk along the aisle (they did not once)."
"What a shame that such a beautiful building is represented by potentially the rudest, least professional staff that I have ever come across."
"But they aren't very good at letting the public know when they are closed for private events or just simply closed randomly."
"When ordering drinks the barman made it abundantly clear that our presence was pretty inconvenient for him."
"Somewhat ruined by an extremely rude female Usher called AJ."
Accessibility & Location
Pros:
"A beautiful, old music hall within easy walking distance from multiple tube stations."
"An excellent little gem hidden away near Tower Hill."
"Short work from Tower Bridge tube station."
"Venue is located between the Highway and Cable St and is close to Shadwell and Tower Hill DLR stations."
"It's just around the corner from Tower Bridge (though fairly well hidden), so even if you're not seeing a performance, step inside for a drink in one of the city's oldest surviving music halls."
"Different and accessed from Tower Hill or Share all tubes."
"This theatre is a well kept secret. Hidden away in Shadwell it is first of all an amazing building."
Cons:
"Mist bus routes aren't close and require a longer walk. Parking is free in the evenings on the local roads but very limited."
"Bit of a walk to the tube station and a bit creepy if you are by yourself so don't linger after a show and follow the crowd."
"It says it's hard to park, but I've never had a problem in the evening."
"The only reason I knocked a star off is the rather strangely strict policy on taking photos."
"But they aren't very good at letting the public know when they are closed for private events or just simply closed randomly."
"The building is safe but I don't think it has lifts so accessing top floor could be difficult."
"So in a nutshell, don’t visit then with dogs."
Food & Beverages
Pros:
"Great bar serving loads of craft draft and bottled beers."
"Nice bar and the food is tasty and reasonably priced."
"We ordered pizza for the intermission which I definitely would recommend -it was very very tasty."
"There's a nice bar selling a good selection of beer and snacks, and you can pre-order a pizza for the interval, which I recommend because they're delicious."
"Beers are standard central-London prices, but they serve up some nice brews, especially from Kernel from just south of the river."
"The menu is pizza-based (although they do seasonal variations e.g. for Burns Night) and the pizzas are thin-crust and excellent."
"Also had a bar pizza which was great and wine isn't too unreasonably priced."
Cons:
"The only issue was the availability of food you used to be able to order pizza now it's pre-made by the slice ....I don't like cheese so not good for me."
"Food looked OK but unfortunately it was all pizza so not much choice."
"They do pizza and we tried to order 35 minutes before the show doors opened but they stopped selling food! Apparently they ran out."
"Love this place, but an hour wait for pizzas took the sparkle out of the evening."
"Note that they only serve food on show night."
"Venue is beautiful but what made bit 'bitter taste' was Fire Drill today which could be handled much better."
"Sadly the excellent cocktail bar upstairs is now relegated to a gin bar only."
Performance & Entertainment
Pros:
"Travelled from Cardiff to see Starcrossed...amazing performance...amazing actors."
"Loved every production I've seen there, but it's equally welcoming of people just visiting the bar."
"The theatre presents a wide variety of entertainment ranging from opera to Hip Hop Shakespeare - stand up comedy."
"Tracy-Ann Oberman and supporting cast have provided a fantastic and inspirational performance of 'The Merchant of Venice 1939' at Wiltons."
"Good beer, very enjoyable performance of HMS Pinafore."
"I've now seen two shows at Wilton's, both of which were unique and extremely entertaining."
"Absolutely wonderful place. Steeped in character, really good shows, plenty of bars with seating and food."
Cons:
"Also it cut off applause which could they received after the play fin which is not fair on the acts."
"The building is absolutely beautiful, it's just a shame they put on such awful shows."
"Interesting venue, but could not hear the performers. Being a Friday night all everyone wanted to do was jabber."
"The building is absolutely beautiful, it's just a shame they put on such awful shows (could it be magic, one of the worse things I have ever seen)."
"The only reason for 4 stars is the bar staff CRASHING their bottles into the bins when throwing them away! Far too loud and ruined the ambiance."
"Venue itself is quirky, architecturally mind blowing."
"It's a shame no tours are happening at the moment as I imagine they would be very interesting."