When I went: 26 April 2014

Shows seen there: Mamma Mia!, Hamlet

Size: Fairly big

Typical price: Varied (upper circle tickets from around £25 up to premium stalls tickets around £90)

Special points: Proximity to Covent Garden shops and restaurants

Where to eat beforehand: Balthazar, Ivy Market Grill

Comments:

The Novello is a friendly, fairly low-key theatre squashed in on the curved edge of Aldwych near Covent Garden. It has hosted many plays by the RSC as well as some smaller-scale musical theatre productions.