Stalls at the Dominion Theatre
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1,305 seats over thirty rows. Rows run A to Z with no row I, then VV, WW, XX, YY and ZZ, and from row N back most rows are fifty seats wide.
Where we'd put you
The centre of rows G to P. Those are the best seats in the theatre, and the ones we would book around. That is further back than you might expect, and it is deliberate. This is a very large theatre, so the front is not automatically the prize the way it is somewhere smaller, and from row G you are far enough out to take in a stage this wide in one go.
The centre is easier to find than the numbering suggests. Anything in the twenties or low thirties is central, whichever row you are in, and the best of all are seats 25 and 26, either side of the middle aisle.
Row K is where the Circle begins to overhang, and it makes no difference at all there. That is why rows K to P can be under the Circle and among the best seats in the house at the same time.
What to avoid
There is no seat down here we would steer you away from for the view. What we would avoid is paying close to top price for the back. Beyond row P it becomes a question of distance rather than of good seats and bad ones: thirty rows is a long way back, and the further you go the more you are watching from a distance rather than sitting inside the show.
The Circle above you is not the problem you might expect. You would not know it was there until somewhere around row Q, and not until about row W does it start clipping the very top of the stage. Even in the last rows most shows lose nothing to it, and essentially the whole stage stays in view.
So look at the price before you book the back. When those rows are priced as cheap seats they are good value, and when they are not, it is worth paying a little more to sit closer. Set against the back of the Circle, they win either way, because up there it feels a long, long way from the stage.
Legroom and seat size
Row A has nothing directly in front of it, and neither do Z1 and Z50 at the two ends of row Z, so those are the seats with the most room to stretch out in the building. N12, N39, O12 and O39 come with extra legroom as well, and all four of them sit against an aisle. Everywhere else there is at least 78cm between seat backs, and every seat on both levels is 46cm wide.
Getting there, drinks and toilets
The Stalls are ten steps down from the main foyer, with a platform lift covering those steps, and the access page has the full detail, including the weight limit on the lift and where the wheelchair spaces are.
Once you are down, you do not need to climb back up at the interval. The back-of-Stalls bar is step-free, there is a Coffee Parlour on this level, and the accessible toilet is at the front of the Stalls. The Premier Bar is below the Stalls, level from the front of the Stalls but 14 stairs down from the back, so go the front way.
Stalls FAQs
Are the back rows of the Stalls bad seats?
No. You lose a little at the top of the stage because the Circle is above you, but it sits high enough that the view still works. What you are really buying is distance, since the last row is around thirty back. Good value when they are priced as cheap seats.
Which Stalls seats have the most legroom?
Row A, and Z1 and Z50 at the ends of row Z, because nothing sits directly in front of any of them. N12, N39, O12 and O39 have extra room too, all four of them on an aisle. Every other seat has at least 78cm between seat backs.
How many rows are in the Stalls?
Thirty. They run A to Z with no row I, then continue VV, WW, XX, YY and ZZ. A seating chart that stops at Z is missing around 250 seats, so check the letter rather than assuming Z is the back row.