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Performing arts · Lambeth

Old Vic Theatre

Old Vic Theatre is a listed building in Lambeth, London, on the National Heritage List for England at Grade II*, the middle grade, for particularly important buildings of more than special interest.

Old Vic Theatre, a theatre in London
Old Vic Theatre, photographed as a theatre and confirmed by inspection to show this place rather than its surroundings. Caroline Ford · CC-BY-SA-3.0

Good for

  • Date night — A performance venue: what is worth going for depends on what is on. It is in this corpus as listed at Grade II* on the National Heritage List for England; a theatre.

These are editorial judgements, not verified facts.

Sources & verification

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National Heritage List for England - listed building points (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
Point published against this record by Historic England.
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National Heritage List for England - listed building points (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
name
National Heritage List for England - listed building points (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
The register's own title for this record is "Old Vic Theatre"; the displayed name is that title cleaned of listing scope and case, not a rename.
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National Heritage List for England - listed building points (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
The identifier Historic England gives this record in National Heritage List for England - listed building points. Read from the response, never transcribed.
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National Heritage List for England - listed building points (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
Assigned from the register's own classification of this record as "Grade II* listed building".
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National Heritage List for England - listed building points (Primary) — checked 2026-09-07
London borough, by point-in-polygon against ons boundaries.

Not verified: opening hours, admission prices and access rules. These change frequently and we have not checked them, so this page does not state them. Check the official website before travelling.

Created from record 1068710 of National Heritage List for England - listed building points, retrieved 2026-09-08.

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