Came to see both parts of Harry Potter - Cursed Child and it was excellent. Highly recommend sucking it up and seeing both the same day, or see part 2 the next day. Lots of eateries, pubs, shops, and public transport options in the area. Easy to get to via bus especially. Theater has several floors. If you're on the balcony, try to sit closer to the rail as the higher up you go there are obstructions, even then, the best seats are on the lower levels. Lots of stairs to the top as well. Bar/rest area on each floor with restrooms as well. Great overall experience, but plan to pay more for seats on the lower levels and you'll be able to see more.

The play itself was amazing!! It was so clever and well thought out. However, I would not recommend sitting on the balcony bit. It was so cramped on the side and hot. We also had a school in that evening, and all the children were chatting, standing up, and I pretty much missed what was going on. I bet the play would have been better if i could see!

The Palace Theatre is a fantastic Victorian theatre set in the heart of London's West End. Dominating Soho's Cambridge Circus, this beautiful red brick theatre wad built in 1891 and then, bizarrely, converted the following year. The interior is as impressive as the exterior. You really feel as though you have gone back in time when you step inside this theatre (if you ignore all the bag checks and metal detector wands) and whilst this is excellent for a history enthusiast such as myself, it does pose problems in terms of views. By that, I mean if you find yourself sat behind someone taller than the average Victorian adult height of 5½ feet, you could find your view obscured by the back of their head. This theatre has a capacity of 1380 seats, split across 549 in the Stalls, 275 in the Dress Circle, 228 in the Grand Circle and 328 in the Balcony. Speaking of the Balcony, The Palace Theatre has one of the steepest balconies in the entire West End and so views can be extremely mixed, especially if there is action taking place at the front of the stage. Many a great show has been in residence here, from No, No, Nanette, The Sound of Music, Jesus Christ Superstar and even the Marx Brothers! Since 2016 however the theatre has played host to Harry Potter & the Cursed Child, and it was this that I came to see. This is a beautiful theatre and a fitting venue to such a fantastic show.

Brilliant show, magical. The theatre is a slice of history, we had a great view and the bar wasnt too busy to get drinks and snacks at half time. Over 4 hours of show across two sittings, so the seats got a bit uncomfortable towards the end, but i'd love to go again as we were mesmerised.

This was a great production with very cleverly executed special effects. The theatre itself is a stunning building and is the perfect setting in which to bring to life this fantastic play. Thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience, great venue.

Lovely theatre with comfortable seats. The seats are a little close to together and if you are tall you may find you don’t get much leg room. We had seats in the stalls with great views. The decor of the theatre is lovely.

Beautiful theatre but be cautious of the balcony seats, steps can be very dangerous and seats have no leg room. Went to see Cursed Child and fell down the steep stairs, be careful very dangerous. I thank theatre goers for saving me falling more badly.

A beautiful theatre inside and out and an amazing show. I was a little nervous going with a sore back, so I'm glad I did my research a few days before and decided to upgrade our seats from the grand circle (seats A3-A8) as I knew I couldn't lean forwards for hours as the view highly restricted. I'm so glad we went for seats in the stalls instead (row N), well worth the extra money, good views. I also took a 2 small cushions, one for my back and one to sit on which made the long show more comfortable. Each part of the performance is around 1hr 15 mins, before getting a break, but we were totally absorbed in the performance, it didn't feel long at all. The show itself was superb and blew us away. We stayed in a Premier Inn in Leicester Square, 5 mins away from the theatre which was lovely.

Beautiful Olde World Theatre with lovely friendly staff. Harry Potter & The Cursed Child was a superb show and top notch Actors and effects But although in two halves so it was quite long but boy those seats really are awful. Very uncomfortable far too hard on the backside very tightly packed in. They need a bit of attention most certainly

Went to see the cursed child. I've been before with not great seats so was excited to see this again with a better view and my partner who was a newbie. Spent ages picking the seats and went with stalls P17 and P16. P16 was wonky, it leaned to the right. We toughed it out for C1 by swapping at the intermission to give each others back a break and told the usher who said he would tell his supervisor, which he did. When we came back supervisor said they had checked it and the entire row, couldn't find anything wrong but to come back if it was still a problem. It was still leaning right and after a 2 min inspection my partner found there was a lot of lateral movement. If you shifted it all the way to the right the lean was less pronounced. The seat cushion is also worn in the direction of the tilt which probably made it worse. It's a shame the theatre team didn't find this fault on their inspection. I couldn't find anyone in second intermission so it was another round of seat swapping until the play finished. I did tell the usher on the way out what was wrong with the seat as he was very kind and had tried to help. It was a lot of money to pay to be uncomfortable for 4+ hours but the play is awesome.