London theatre enjoyment

I love going to the theater in London. Sounds like 2 great shows.

One of the highlights of our life was seeing "A Mid-Summer Night's Dream" at the Globe a few years ago.

Loved Witness for the Prosecution!!!
Very unique setting for a play. Wished I had purchased tickets for the jury box though;)

Thank you for sharing McKellen’s one man show. It’s great to hear from London theatre fans on this forum.
Theatre and music are always on my London schedule, too!

McKellen said his Lear in 2018 at Duke of York’s was going to be his last major Shakespearean role. His mastery of that last scene made us all hope it wasn’t so. One of the great theatre experiences in my life.

I wanted to get tickets for Witness for the Prosecution for our visit in March, but when I looked (months ago) it was not running in March. So I booked two other plays. Now I see they have extended the run through summer, so I can get tickets for our July visit.

My advice for Witness is don't get seats in the very front row. You will be right next to the stage; you'll be way too close and will be looking up at the actors.* Aisle seats a few rows back are perfect; there is a lot of running up and down the aisles. Jury box would be fun, too. Enjoy!

*Some people who had seats in the front row moved to our (3rd?) row at intermission.

Edit: yes, the balcony seats have limited viewing. That's why they are so much cheaper :-)

My seats were in the second row, and had no problems seeing the stage or any other part of the staging. As and added bonus one of the defense attorneys was seated right next to me.

If you have mobility issues you definitely don’t want to be in the upper “balcony” as the stairs are very steep!

What about the seats in a single row on the same relative position as the jury box, but on the other side?

Lola, that should be fine (although I saw it two summers ago – 2018 – so I hope people who've seen it more recently chime in, as my memory is fading!). Just not the very first row by the stage (row A). We had seats in Row D or E, near the center aisle (Door 3), which were perfect, I thought.

We were by Door 2, row F, and they were great, too - very comfortable seating. The website has pretty good pictures, so you can get an idea of what the view might be.

Thanks! After looking at photos, I chose the seats by the center aisle in row F. Looks like the aisle seat is offset in a way that allows greater visibility.

Those seats on the other side of the jury box look like one would be looking right at the audience, not the judge. Too much like my old days in court, when I sat just below the judge, facing into the courtroom.