Designed in 1973 by Paul Tvrtkovic in association with Sean Kenny, Chew and Percival,  on the site of theatres dating back to Elizabethan times. Surrounded by theatrical history, this modern theatre has a glass facade making it almost indistinguishable from the business buildings around it. The unknown Richard Gere played Danny Zuko in Grease here, but the New London most famously became the venue for Cats in 1981 and the property of Andrew Lloyd Webber 10 years later. The RNT production of War Horse transferred here from the South Bank in 2009.

Decor: Spacious brown and black foyer shared with Talk of London but two separate entrances. Nondescript Sixties breeze-block decor. Sturdy and functional. Tall windows lack a view