Hotels near Dominion Theatre

268-269 Tottenham Court Road, W1T 7AQ
Nearest Tube: Tottenham Court Road

Collosal in size - its capacity currently nudging just over 2,000 from a peak of nearly 3,000 in the 1940s - and located on the junction of Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Street, the Dominion's been the home of a musical that defines the term 'critic-proof' for the last seven years, and indeed, the forseeable future.

In much the same ridiculously fun vein as Mamma Mia, Ben Elton's We Will Rock You features lovers called Galileo and Scaramouche battling the evil Killer Queen in a future-world inhabited by Ga Ga Kids - basically, randomly incomprehensible plot devices usher in over 30 high-energy renditions of Queen classics in a festival of futuristic campery that audiences can't get enough of. On opening, the Daily Mirror stated that writer Elton "should be shot" for his work on the piece; now it's a global sensation with productions as far afield as Moscow, Zurich and Las Vegas, and a gaudy gold statue of Freddie Mercury stands guard outside the theatre marking We Will Rock You's presence as a West End mainstay.

The theatre actually began life as a giant cinema house in the 1920s, and together with its cutting-edge sound system, became a home for big budget Hollywood spectaculars - South Pacific played for over four years on its 50ft screen, and the Sound of Music clocked up another three in the late 60s.

As movie tastes moved on live performance began to creep back into the Dominion, with a 90s production of Grease scoring a big hit, but it's the music of Freddie and gang for which the Dominion is defined. Nearby, Oxford Street is a retail paradise with peerlessly huge branches of Top Shop, HMV, Borders and Primark, and Bloomsbury and Soho are bustling with fine restaurants and cool bars.

Our most popular tried and tested 3 star hotel in the West End of London. The St Giles is only a short walk away from the Dominion Theatre