New Ambassadors Theatre

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The Ambassadors, as it was originally known, and St Martin's were conceived by their architect, W.G.R. Sprague, as companions, born at the same time in 1913, but World War I interrupted the construction of the latter for three years. The Ambassadors was built with the intention of being an intimate, smaller theatre and is situated opposite the renowned restaurant The Ivy, favourite haunt of the theatrical elite.

Recent productions have included Sweeney Todd (directed by John Doyle and transferred from the Watermill Theatre, Newbury), Ying Tong - A Walk With The Goons, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Telstar - The Joe Meek Story and Journey's End. The theatre recently played host to a the English Touring Theatre's production of Hamlet starring Ed Stoppard and Anita Dobson and the winner of the Channel 4 series "The Play's the Thing".

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