Visual Story
The visual story below contains images and descriptions to help you plan out your visit from the point you arrive at the venue until you leave.
Access Steward
There is a dedicated member of the theatre's Front of House team to support any visitors with additional requirements that need any assistance throughout their visit. This role involves having an oversight of the entire audience experience, and should you need to speak to them at any point they will be available to help.
Hearing support
The main auditorium features an infrared hearing system to support those who need enhanced audio. To use the system you will need to collect an infrared headset. There are two types of headset available; one receiver that works with a hearing aid and another that works with standard headphones. Visitors who wish to use headphones are encouraged to bring their own personal headphones as the venue are unable to provide these. They should have a 1.5mm audio connection.
The Bloomsbury Studio, and the Box Office we also have an infrared hearing system to support hearing aid users. You do not need a headset to use this system, but need to put your hearing aid onto position 'T'.
Quiet spaces
The theatre do not currently have a designated quiet space. The Bloomsbury Café, is usually closed during evening performances and at the weekend. This is often the quietest space directly attached to the theatre, however it is still part of the public space. You can find the Bloomsbury Café opposite the Box Office in the entrance foyer.
You can find a list of other quiet contemplation spaces near us HERE however please note that some of these spaces are for UCL Students and Staff only. Should you be attending a performance and need a quiet space for any reason, you can speak to the Front of House team who will do their best to find somewhere appropriate.
Assistance animals
Guide and hearing dogs are welcome throughout the venue and performance spaces. If you would like to take your animal companion into the theatre, please do let the box office know so the staff are able to make sure you have the most suitable space to sit for the performance.
Customer lifts
The venue is set across different levels, so step free access is provided by using the customer lifts in the building. These include platform, glass fronted and enclosed customer lifts. For more information, and pictures please consider downloading the Visual Story included at the top of this page. There is step free access to the Bloomsbury Studio without the use of lifts, however the theatre are currently unable to provide step-free access to the main auditorium without using lifts.
Toilet facilities
There is a range of toilet spaces throughout our venue including gendered, and single-cubicle inclusive/accessible toilets. The closest accessible toilet to the stalls is on the ground floor, just to the right of the Box Office through the doors marked 'Student Union'. Please note that this is not step-free from the stalls and access will require use of the platform lift.
The next closest toilets to the stalls area are on the Lower Ground floor. You can get to these facilities either by taking the stairs to the left of the Box Office, or the main lifts in the entrance foyer. These facilities include male and female toilets, both with an extra-wide cubicle, and a separate accessible toilet. These are also the closest toilets to the Bloomsbury Studio.
There are further toilet facilities in the circle, including an accessible toilet. Please note that there are 10 steps required to access the female toilets. All the toilet facilities include baby changing facilities, including male and female cubicles.
There are no Changing Place facilities within the Bloomsbury Theatre building. The closest facilities are located at the DMS Watson Science Library (200m) or at the Wellcome Trust on the Euston Road (280m). For details of these spaces, and other Changing Places facilities, you can use the website below and search using our postcode to find the nearest facilities.
The venue's postcode is WC1H 0AH.
https://changingplaces.uktoiletmap.org/find
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