Fortune Theatre

This was our first visit to this theatre, so on booking our seats I checked what the view was potentially going to look like. That turned out to be a pointless exercise as you can see from my photos how abysmal and obstructed our view was of the stage. During the interval we went to the bar to collect our drinks and found that the production was being streamed live on the TV at the bar. So when the second half started, we stayed and enjoyed more comfortable seats in the bar and watched it on the TV. I’m 5‘1“ tall and I found it to be quite crammed in my seat. Our seats were in the dress circle row E seats two and three.

A lovely theatre 😁 On the negative side a long walk up steep stairs to the upper (dress) circle 🙁 We were seated last row (G) with difficult view looking sharply down to the stage☹️ Upper bar with nice drinks but very slow service. You can order drinks for the interval😁 On the up side still a good view of the stage😁 A fantastic show and a must see experience. 😁 Would go again 😁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Operation Mincemeat plays here. Fantastic show. Theatre is rather cramped. Feels historical. Circle actually feels better and closer than Stalls for sight issues. Not great for tall people. Intermission is tough. No room really for the bar so it sits to the left of the theatre.

Pros: Operation Mincemeat was an excellent production engaging, witty, and thoroughly enjoyable. We ordered drinks and popcorn using the Delivered at Seat service, which I would highly recommend. It was incredibly convenient and meant we didn’t have to queue at the bar or snack counter. Cons: The theatre itself is extremely cramped. The corridors and toilets are very small, and moving around during busy periods can be uncomfortable. Be prepared to jostle with other patrons for space throughout the venue.