Royal Circle at Wyndham's Theatre

The first level up, 18 steps from the foyer. This is where to sit if you want to see the whole stage at once with nothing in the way, and it's the level we'd pick for the view.

Where we'd put you

Front and centre. It's the cleanest sightline in the theatre: high enough to take in the whole stage and low enough to still feel part of it. The rows are well raked, so the heads in front aren't a problem, and the circle sits close to the stage.

What to avoid

• Row G, at full price. It's an odd row: just eight seats, set back in an alcove of its own behind the rest of the level, with an aisle and rails in front of it, where the rows in front seat 25 to 29. The Grand Circle hangs over the Royal Circle from row C, and row G is the only row where that costs you the top of the stage. The rail in front will get in the way for the shortest, and someone of average height in row F can block the front of the stage. Aim for the front of this level rather than the back.
• The very ends of the front rows, if you want the whole stage square on. The rows curve round towards the stage, so the end seats look at it slightly from the side.

There's no centre aisle on this level. Rows A to F run as one long block, so you get in and out from the ends.

Legroom

Row A is the tightest on the level. Rows B to E have more, and are the better bet if you're tall.

Steps

It's 18 steps up from the foyer, the same number as down to the Stalls, so there's nothing in it between the two on stairs alone. There's no lift to this level.

The Royal Circle Boxes

Boxes 1 to 4 are at this level, two each side of the stage, and they look at it from the side. The Boxes page has what they're like and what to book instead.

Drinks and toilets

The Royal Circle bar is on this level, though there's nowhere to sit in it. There are men's and women's toilets on this level too.