The Harold Pinter Theatre

Reviews

• HM

  Heather Mackenzie

  2 days ago
  5.0
  We sat in royal circle row G and the seats were fab. Right at back but high (like bar stools with backs) only 4 in the row. Lots of leg room. Terrific view of stage. No ones head in the way. Would definitely recommend booking these seats. Toilets were clean, with no queue and like your granny's toilet. Fancy wallpaper etc. Was expecting a toilet roll dolly! Bar was chaotic but staff were apologetic and said they were trialling a new system which patently wasn't working. Hopefully management have reversed that decision now.
• LL

  Lilla Lődár

  4 days ago
  4.0
  The production of The Cherry Orchard was fantastic, completely carried by the excellent key leads who gave wonderful performances. However, the bar service was a letdown. They had a featured drink on the menu that the bartender didn't even recognize, and after checking, they couldn't find any of the ingredients to make it. Go for the incredible show, but skip the specialty cocktails!
• GM

  Geraldine McLay

  6 days ago
  3.0
  Lovely theatre could see and hear everything even though seated in the balcony. Ladies toilets terrible need to put a brick in the cistern to reduce refilling time. The performance was not as good as expected considering the cast - I felt I was watching from the sidelines rather being drawn into the situation.
• JN

  john nicholson

  Sep 20, 2026
  5.0
  We went to see Abigail’s Party and had booked Box E with two seats, the description said it had restricted view, what an absolute surprise it was when we got there, first of all we had a separate entrance for Box view only and was escorted to our private box! The surprise didn’t end there, we also had a bar right outside our door which was attended superbly by Adam who looked after us Brilliantly, what an amazing night with a perfect performance in a beautiful theatre, Highly recommend
• PF

  pablo ferrer

  Sep 19, 2026
  1.0
  ⭐ 1/5 Extremely disappointing experience. I go to a lot of theatre and see plays in London and across Europe, and I was genuinely very excited to come to the Harold Pinter Theatre to see Abigail’s Party. Unfortunately, the experience was completely ruined by the way I was treated by the theatre staff. I had paid quite a lot of money for a private box. Partway through the performance, I stepped out briefly to the bar to get a glass of wine. I stood at the bar waiting for around 10–15 minutes while the staff were preparing drinks. Nobody acknowledged me or explained that they were not serving customers at that time. Eventually, I had to ask if I could please have a glass of wine, only to be told that they couldn’t serve me because they were preparing the interval drinks. That was frustrating enough — they could simply have told me when I arrived rather than leaving me standing there and missing part of the performance. What made the situation much worse was that I was then not allowed to return to my private box until the interval. I completely understand that theatres have policies about latecomers or people re-entering during a performance when this could disturb other audience members. However, I had a private box and was simply trying to return quietly to the seat I had paid for. As a result, I missed around half an hour of the performance. By that point, the evening had been completely spoiled and I eventually decided to leave the theatre altogether. The attitude of the staff throughout the experience felt incredibly rude and unhelpful. What should have been an enjoyable evening became a waste of my time and money. I can’t really even review Abigail’s Party properly because I missed such a significant part of it. A real shame. Based on my experience tonight, I would not return to the Harold Pinter Theatre or recommend it to others.