Buying Tickets Online:	Other Box Office Information
Tickets offered differ between outlets. Outlets also may offer different seats via their phone and online systems. Offers may be available click here.

Theatre Box Office: www.theambassadorstheatre.co.uk This site allows you to select your own seats from all those available. Booking fees per ticket for online bookings: £2.50 per booking, not per ticket, handling fee. Other Online Choices (with S.T.A.R. genuine ticket agencies): www.ticketmaster.co.uk offer seats with the same £2.50 per booking, not per ticket, fee as the box office. The site also allows you to select your own seats from those it has available - which is far fewer than the box office site above. For performances from 14th April until 22nd December 2013, Theatremonkey readers can buy some top non-premium price £52.50 tickets (from agency / offer allocation) reduced to £28 at all Monday to Thursday Evening performances ONLY. OR Top non-premium price £52.50 tickets (from agency / offer allocation) reduced to £19.50 at all Thursday Afternoon performances ONLY. OR Top non-premium price £52.50 tickets (from agency / offer allocation) reduced to £30 at all Friday and Sunday performances ONLY. Ticket selection is from agency's allocation. Subject to allocation availability, change, withdrawal and agency discretion. Book online at the Theatremonkey Ticketshop. Click the "book now" button. Or else book by telephone from LoveTheatre, quoting "Theatremonkey Ticketshop" on 020 7420 9778 (0044 207 420 9778 if calling from outside the United Kingdom). OR For performances until 27th July 2013 Top non-premium price £52.50 tickets (from agency / offer allocation) WITH NO BOOKING FEE at all Saturday Evening performances ONLY. Ticket selection is from agency's allocation. Subject to allocation availability, change, withdrawal and agency discretion. Book online at the Theatremonkey Ticketshop. Click the "book now" button. Or else book by telephone from LoveTheatre, quoting "Theatremonkey Ticketshop" on 020 7420 9778 (0044 207 420 9778 if calling from outside the United Kingdom). At other times, when the box office does not have what you require, the Theatremonkey Ticketshop, telephone 020 7420 9778 (0044 207 420 9778 if calling from outside the United Kingdom), offers an extra selection of top price £52.50 seats with a £6.10 per ticket booking fee. Slightly higher than the box office, but lower than most agencies. Worth checking if the box office cannot provide the exact tickets you might require. Note that this system will confirm exact seat numbers prior to purchase. www.seetickets.com / telephone 0870 830 0200 charge £5.25 booking fee on £52.50 tickets, plus an extra £2.75 per booking (not per ticket) to cover postage. Note that the tickets offered may differ between phone and online sources. (FREE call if using BT.com Calling Plan at your chosen times). Encore Tickets (telephone 0207 400 1253 / 0044 207 400 1253 if calling from outside the United Kingdom) offer £52.50 seats with a £10.50 booking fee per ticket. A postage charge of £2 per booking, not per ticket may be applied to bookings made from UK addresses more than 5 days before the performance. The "Flexiticket" Exchange Service, allowing FREE transfer / cancellation (credit note up to 12 months) of your booking up to 3 days before the performance is also available for £2.50 per ticket. Discounts and "Meal and Show" packages may also be available. Quality and Value hotel / theatre ticket packages are also available. Lastminute.com offer £52.50 seats with a £4.50 booking fee per ticket. NOTE: Seat numbers are NOT available in advance from this company. All seats booked in the same price group will, of course, be together or at the very least be in front or behind each other in the theatre. In the very unlikely event of this not being possible this company will call you and give you the option of cancelling your booking. However if booking in two or more price bands, you will not be sat together. Please DO NOT purchase if this is unacceptable to you, as all tickets are sold subject to this condition. Discounts and "Meal and Show" packages may also be available. Quality and Value hotel / theatre ticket packages are also available. Londontheatredirect.com offer £52.50 seats with a £7 booking fee per ticket. A box office collection fee of £1.50 OR, if time allows, postage charge option of £2.75 (£3.75 to non-UK addresses) per booking, not per ticket applies to all bookings. Optional Ticket Insurance is also available. Discounts and Meal and Show Packages may also be available. ALSO SEE Tickettree.com for great value "hotel and theatre ticket" packages. Other Independent S.T.A.R. ticket agencies may also offer an alternative choice of seats.

Box Office Information:

Tickets offered differ between outlets. Outlets also may offer different seats via their phone and online systems. Offers may be available click here.

Theatre Box Office: Telephone: 08448 112 334 Operated by the theatre during the hours of 10 am and 7.30 pm. At busy times / when the theatre is closed, Ticketmaster answer on behalf of the venue. Booking fees per ticket for telephone bookings: £2.50 per booking, not per ticket, handling fee. For personal callers or by post: West Street, London. WC2H 9ND No booking fee for personal callers. Special Access Needs Customers: Wheelchair users should note that this theatre is not accessible, though those able to walk a short distance can book their seats on 08448 112 334 and enquire about concessionary prices that may be available to them. The telephone line connects directly to the theatre box office in London during working hours 10am to 7.30pm. See Notes. www.theambassadorstheatre.co.uk is the venue website.

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Please remember that cheaper seats often do not offer the same view / location quality as top price ones, and that ticket prices are designed to reflect this difference. www.theambassadorstheatre.co.uk has a useful interior "virtual tour" of the auditorium, accessed from a button in the lower centre of the front page of the website.

Seating Plan Diagram

Stalls

Dress Circle

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STALLS  Layout: A single block of seats facing the stage. The Dress Circle overhangs the stalls at row K, the top of the stage from row Q back is not visible. Legroom: Uncomfortable in all seats except row A, and is worst in rows C and D, except D15 with nothing in front of it. Choosing Seats in General: Normally, row B may be avoided by many for the neck ache. Row C is often considered by many to have same effect too. If this is fine for you, consider them...else a bit further back is the obvious solution, and remember that sitting just a row in front - row B - may save you money on some productions here.. Seats in rows D to H offer fair value with the exception of the first and last two seats in each row, in monkey opinion. These end seats have a slightly restricted view of the stage with the rear corner not visible. F to J are the prime picks here. Remember, that for those wishing to really avoid neck ache, the further towards the middle rows, the better. Rows K, L and M, when priced the same as rows in front feel simply too far from the stage (even in this tiny theatre) to be worthwhile. Choose the Dress Circle over these. Also ignore N. Sitting just one row behind in row O will get you roughly the same view but more cheaply! Rows O to R huddle at the back of the theatre. A poor rake  (sloped floor to help see over rows in front) and the low circle make these seats worthwhile only when obtained at a good discount - say half the top price - but even a small saving makes them worth a thought for those who prefer to avoid the neck ache of row A or the rear Dress Circle at the same price as O. At top price it is expensive, though. Rows P to R are closer to the stage than the rear circle but be aware of the limitations, in rake and view. Take the circle to avoid this. General Hazard Notes: Low overhanging circle. Rows P to R rows slope backwards, rather than rise above the rows in front of them - the authentic trench experience. Changes for the current production: Rows P to R miss a short - 5 minute - sequence of the performance. Row B as cheap "day seats" are worth a look, as the discount makes the neck ache worth enduring. Reader Comments: "A1 and 2: (James). When in use, we sat here. Very close to the stage, but you get loads of legroom to make up for it." "D14 and 15: Actually third row back for some reason. Offered a close view of the action but you can’t see the stage floor which isn’t great for a dance show; big bonus for me at over 6’ was D15 having nothing in front of it so was able to stretch out like never before in the West End - and it more than compensated for missing a tiny bit of action at the left/rear of the stage." "E 1 and 2: (Cristopher H). (Though I don't recommend edge seats) these were brilliant." "(Ali P). Having got to the ladies in record time meant I was able to use the rest of the interval to hang over the circle balcony, being nosey. The rake on the seats in the stalls is minimal and cannot aid the view; plus as the circle overhangs the stall seats by approx two thirds and given the stage height, I can well imagine neck ache could be a problem for probably the first four rows."   Stalls Boxes Box A is at the side of the stalls and offers a restricted view of the stage with the side of the stage nearest the box invisible. Boxes are not sold any longer, as they are used for lighting. Box C in the Circle was better than stalls box A, though. DRESS CIRCLE  Layout: Nothing overhangs the Dress Circle in this theatre. A single block of seats (plus two pairs of seats at the edges of the circle). The main block is split into front and rear blocks by an aisle running across between rows E and F. Legroom: Poor in row A, uncomfortable in rows B to E and G to L (except L5). Excellent in row F and good in seat L5.   Choosing Seats in General: Front Block: "Premium Seats" aside, rows A to E offer fair value for money. Unless tall (in which case take row F above all others), choose row B 6 to 17 first for view, then either A or F. Row A can be chosen first if legroom and the extra cost is not a consideration, otherwise do note that row F offers far more legroom. Row A seats 1, 2, 21 and 22 are pairs of seats apart at the edges of the circle. The view of the stage is sideways, but if offered at a good discount is worth considering over rear circle seats, provided again that legroom isn't a factor. Normally, skip them - there are better seats for the same price or less. Row F is positioned on the aisle running across the circle. It offers a good view and the best legroom available. If offered at less then top price it is a bargain, even when at top price the legroom (often the best in the theatre) makes them worth considering. Rear Block: The architecture makes sitting here feel far from the stage even in such a tiny place. Rows G to L are behind a low wall at the back of the theatre, almost as if the Upper Circle had given up the fight and decided to settle behind its' expensive sister. Worth avoiding G at top price, pick stalls or row F in front of it at the same price. Rows H and J at second price can be weighed against row O in the stalls. The monkey would pick the slight extra legroom over the more distant view, but it really is personal choice. It would also miss row J, as row K behind it is cheaper for almost the same view... Behind these rows K and L are normally a trifle expensive in monkey opinion, a bit of a way from the stage. The back two rows of the stalls are often the same price... so pick between a fuller view of the stage or being a little closer to it in the stalls, feels the monkey. General Hazard Notes: A metal bar runs across the wall in front of row G. Changes for the current production: Rows A seats 7 to 16 and B 8 to 15 are "premium priced" at all performances. Usually, monkey feeling towards "premium seats" is "pay it if you feel like it and feel you must." Here, it would strongly advise anybody over 5ft 5 or so to avoid these seats. You'll get a great view... but probably won't enjoy it much as legroom is so limited. If short and rolling in cash, feel free if you want to, though, as the view will be better than the stalls for you. Rows K and L are better priced than usual, worth choosing to see the bit of the show the stalls seats miss.   Reader Comments: "A7 to A9: ("Little Shop of Horrors" August 2007). The Ambassadors Theatre is one of the most intimate I have experienced in London. Leg room in row A is not great – I am 5’9, and would have found it uncomfortable in a longer performance." "Row B: Although we had a great view of the stage the leg room was really poor. As I am 6ft + I was rather uncomfortable as my knees were really digging into the seat in front. My friend, who is also tall found it uncomfortable also. I would recommend that anyone tall thinks twice about booking these seats. The play was only 90 minutes long. However, I was so cramped that at the end of it I was tempted to give a standing ovation just to relieve my aching legs." "Row C 9 to 12: Great seats but will agree the legroom is fairly limited, although the seat next to me was empty so I was able to stretch out a bit more." "F4: As I am quite big, I asked the box office people to allocate me reasonably - and I got Dress Circle F4. Great seat, lots of legroom, okay width of the seat itself ,and the view is pretty good. I got it for £20, and that was definitely reasonable for that seat. "F12 and 13. Took monkey's advice when buying tickets and agree entirely with his assessment. These two seats fall almost exactly centre stage and as this row also provides the walk way across the circle, the leg room is fantastic. There is quite a steep rake on the circle seats and this, coupled with the fact that the New Ambassador is a really intimate, sweetie of a theatre, meant our seats felt very close to the stage, with a brilliant view. Another advantage was ease of access to the ladies loos and as long as you are quick out of your seat at the interval, you too can be first in the queue!" "L5: (Gavin). I would recommend as there are no seats in front of it so view and legroom were fine."   Dress Circle Boxes Box C hangs on the side wall of the circle above rows A to E. It offered a side view of the stage but was far enough back to see the whole of it.  Boxes are not sold any longer, as they are used for lighting. Box C was better than stalls box A, though.   Notes Total 408 seats (398 with row A removed). Air-conditioned auditorium. Hearing loop available. Occasional audio described and signed performances. Guide dogs allowed in theatre in aisle seats or row F of the circle. Take row F of the circle for comfort. Wheelchair users who can leave a chair and manage five steps up (aided by a carer, not venue staff) can transfer to two seats in row F of the circle. The view is not terrible, but the access arrangements are difficult. To make up for it, staff will bring users drinks in plastic cups direct to seats. No adapted toilet on the premises. More information from www.artslineonline.com, or call Artsline 020 7388 2227 email  artsline@dircon.co.uk for further info. One reader reports, "I use sticks, but could manage stairs to the circle. The manager switched my row E seats to row F to allow extra legroom, and other theatre staff were also extremely helpful - even to the extent of standing guard at the gents loo so that I could use it and not have to walk upstairs to the ladies one - how's that for service!" A "venue access guide" from the team who created book "Theatremonkey: A Guide to London's West End," is available to download in PDF format by clicking here. No food except Ice-cream and confectionery. Two bars; 1 Stalls, 1 Dress Circle. 4 Toilets. Stalls 1 gents 1 ladies, Dress Circle 1 gents 1 ladies.

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Nearest Underground Station: Leicester Square - Northern (black) and Piccadilly (dark blue) lines. The escalator from the platforms deposits passengers into a circular space with a number of staircases leading to the surface. Beside each staircase is a vast white panel listing the places accessible from that exit. So look for the one showing the Ambassadors Theatre. It is marked "Charing Cross Road East" and "Cranbourn Street". When you leave the ticket gates, do a 180 degree "U" turn. This exit is hidden behind you, between the gates! Go up the first little staircase. At the top are two options - Left is Exit 3, right is Exit 4. Take Exit 3 - Charing Cross Road East. For an alternate route from Exit 4, click here. Go up the staircase. At the top, in front of you will be Charing Cross Road.  On the opposite corner, notice the Hippodrome Nightclub and a street. Do not cross to them! Turn to your right, pause to let those who took a wrong exit catch you.... If at the top of the underground stairs you see a narrow street with only a row of shops and offices in front of you, this is Cranbourn Street. You can either use the alternative walking route or turn to your right and walk to the end of the street to continue this one. If you see the Hippodrome Nightclub on the opposite corner across a busy road, good. Do not cross the road to it! If you reach the end of the street and see a large restaurant, The Sussex on the opposite corner, wrong way. Once safely on Charing Cross Road, turn to your right. Now everyone is together on Charing Cross Road. Keep walking until Litchfield Street appears on your right on your side of the road: Turn down this street: Cross over to the other side of the Street as you walk down it. The St Martins Theatre and The Mousetrap sign are ahead of you: Cross the road to the St Martin's Theatre, and walk in front of it, to your left hand side: The Ambassadors is there, just across a paved alley from the St Martin's.

Buses: None stop outside the theatre. Number 14, 19, 24, 29, 38 and 176 stop on Charing Cross Road or Shaftesbury Avenue. As a starting point, stand in front of the Palace Theatre. Turn your back to it. Cross the road ahead of you to put yourself in front of the large Pizza Hut restaurant. Turn to your left and take the quiet side street next to the restaurant. This is West Street. Walk along it, the theatre is on your left. If you pass many bookshops on a busy road, wrong way.   Taxi: A rank for Black taxis is at Charing Cross Station - some distance from the theatre, if you cannot hail one in the street. To hail one on the street, walking to the end of Litchfield Street and hailing one on Charing Cross Road is probably the best chance of catching a passing one.

Car Park: Newport Place, China Town. On leaving, use Gerard Street to get you onto Shaftesbury Avenue. On Shaftesbury Avenue look to your right. The brown brick building to your right is the Palace Theatre. Don't bother crossing the road, but turn to your right on Shaftesbury Avenue and walk in the direction of it. When you come to the main road intersection in front of Shaftesbury Avenue, cross Charing Cross Road at the traffic lights. Go straight on, entering the other half of Shaftesbury Avenue for a few moments. Look to your right for West Street. Walk down it and the theatre is clearly visible on your left. Cross the road to it. The "Theatreland Parking Scheme" may be available. Call Q-Park car parks on 0870 442 0104 or see http://www.q-park.co.uk for details. At this car park, parking under the "Theatreland Parking Scheme" allows a 50% discount in cost. Spaces CANNOT be reserved at these prices, so choose whether you would prefer to book and pay more, or use this scheme. If you choose the "Theatreland Parking Scheme", you must get your car park ticket validated at the theatre's box office counter (the theatre attendant will insert the car parking ticket into a small machine which updates the information held on the magnetic strip on the reverse, thus enabling the discount). When you pay using the machines at the car park, 50% will be deducted from the full tariff. You may park for up to 24 hours using this scheme and it is endorsed by the Society of London Theatre. For a full list of car parks and theatres that participate in the 50% off theatreland scheme see http://www.q-park.co.uk.

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