Main Auditorium
Auditorium
Capacity
- Seated
- up to 2,256
Four tiers of boxes and balconies plus the amphitheatre.
Theatre
7 hireable spaces
Classical
Other
Royal Opera House
Up to 2,256
capacity
7 spaces
hireable
Contact the venue for dates and times
available for hire
About this venue
The Royal Opera House is the Grade I listed home of The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, on Bow Street in Covent Garden. The resident companies rebranded as Royal Ballet and Opera in 2024, while the building keeps the Royal Opera House name. The main auditorium seats 2,256, making it one of the largest theatres in London. The Linbury Theatre, rebuilt beneath the Bow Street frontage and reopened in 2018, is the flexible second auditorium. The glazed Paul Hamlyn Hall, the Crush Room, the Dorfman Conservatory and the Clore & MacMillan studios of The Royal Ballet are all offered for private hire.
The Spaces
Linbury Theatre
Studio theatre
Flexible second auditorium beneath the Bow Street frontage, reopened 2018.
Capacity
- Standing
- up to 260
- Seated
- up to 350
The operator's own wording is 350 theatre and 260 foyer.
Paul Hamlyn Hall
Glazed hall
Capacity
- Standing
- up to 600
- Seated
- up to 350
- Cabaret
- up to 200
- Dining
- up to 350
- Other
- up to 300
The operator's own wording is 600 standing reception, 350 theatre, 350 seated dinner, 300 dinner dance and 200 cabaret.
Crush Room
Reception room
Capacity
- Standing
- up to 200
- Seated
- up to 140
- Cabaret
- up to 48
- Dining
- up to 90
The operator's own wording is 200 standing reception, 140 theatre, 90 seated dinner and 48 cabaret.
Dorfman Conservatory
Conservatory
Capacity
- Standing
- up to 70
70 standing reception in the operator's wording; 270 combined with the Crush Room.
Clore Studio
Ballet studio
Capacity
- Standing
- up to 250
- Seated
- up to 176
- Dining
- up to 150
The operator's own wording is 250 standing reception, 176 theatre and 150 seated dinner.
MacMillan Studio
Ballet studio
Capacity
- Standing
- up to 110
- Dining
- up to 100
The operator's own wording is 110 standing reception and 100 seated dinner.
Technical and venue information is available directly from the venue.
Gallery
Location
Bow Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 9DD, UK
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