Royal Hippodrome Theatre

4.7/5 based on 1424 reviews
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Friendly and reasonably priced.
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A wonderful theatre steeped in history and tradition 😊
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What a fantastic theatre. Recently refurbished and looking great. Super friendly staff/volunteers. Great venue.
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Watched Cinderella today. Was really fantastic. My little girl loved every bit of it. It was really lovely how Cinderella and the prince came out at the end of the show and had there picture taken with the children.
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Lovely venue and gorgeous inside. Very friendly staff and great atmosphere. Location is the only thing to let this place down but that can't really be helped.
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Classic old school theatre. Lucky to still have such little pockets of history. Very helpful staff who were volunteers. Clean toilets and a reasonable price bar.
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Such a great Venue but be warned if you get front row seats your knees will literally be touching the stage!
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Nice
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Lovely traditional theatre on the up with imaginitive programming.
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Brilliant panto as usual.
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Want to the Hippodrome to watch the Wizard of Oz. The theatre needs some tlc on the outside and in the toilets. However, the seats were comfy and there was enough space for leg room for me (I'm 5ft 10) and you're not squashed in. We sat in the stalls in K9 and K10 and had a great view, The theatre is rather small compared to other theatres, which is great because it gives the show an intimate feel.

Although the review should be purely for the theatre, I have to say the show by AP theatre productions was fantastic, the actors were amazing and the show had enough adult humour yet was still appropriate for children. The show was pure feel good fun and was enough to get this middle age cynic's toe tapping. I have to say I really did love the show and thought the theatre itself was a good space.

My only gripe would be there was a French man who sat on our row and was translating the show all the way through to his daughter, did detract as you could hear him talking in the background throughout the show. I feel that staff should have addressed this.
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Lovely older theatre seating good where ever u sit!
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Wizard of OZ! It was amazing!!! The atmosphere, the actors everything was just really really good! Recommend it massively!
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Went to see the broadway players in Oliver an excellent night out
I love this old theatre the bar is lovely but cash only
I urge everyone to support this theatre
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Fabulous little theatre. Friendly staff. Recommended
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Traditional place with extremely friendly staff
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Lovely theatre and atmosphere. However seats were very small and legroom tight.
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I went to see Oliver at the Royal Hippodrome last week. It was a lovely, vibrant show which I really enjoyed. I was taken aback at how lovely this little theatre is and I will certainly be keeping an eye out for future shows,
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My daughter and I really enjoyed this professional production from the sets, costumes acting and singing all was great and I really memorable evening!
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It was a great show and all the family love it.
Easy to book the ticket
It was great to see the small children taking part.
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A fantastic evening at this fabulous theatre, a proper variety show, talented performers and a great programme, singing, dancing and comedy; feel good theatre at its best
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It was very funny 😂 and there was a good amount of work for the kids👱🏼‍♀️👦🏽 And the play that went wrong went very wrong and funny. The jokes weren’t short they were long and detailed. Overall a very good show!
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After a slightly slow start it was fantastic. Oliver, Fagin and Nancy were outstanding. Took my 5 year old son and both nannies for their Birthdays. All very happy. Only negative would b it was cold in the theatre,kept our coats on.
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Great show full of talent and fun. We enjoyed this show immensely, it lifted our spirits and sent us out happy and Christmasy! Well done to all involved it’s great to see the Hippodrome thriving again.
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Love going to the hippodrome to see a show. Staff are always welcoming and helpful. Been a few times now and my 4 year old son loves the whole experience.
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