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About CellarDoor
CellarDoor is a grassroots music venue in Wellington St, London with a standing capacity of approximately 60. PA system and vocal mics are provided; bring your own instruments and amps.
CellarDoor books Cabaret, Jazz acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the London venue directory.
CellarDoor is a tiny (60-capacity) underground cabaret and burlesque speakeasy tucked beneath Aldwych at Zero Aldwych, on the edge of Covent Garden — famously housed in a former Victorian gents' toilet that once drew the likes of Gielgud and Wilde. Today it runs free live acts from 8:30pm every evening, seven nights a week, until 1am: crooners, drag queens, magicians, jazz singers and burlesque performers across a rolling cabaret programme. With its intimate basement room and a cocktail list of signature creations (Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, Coco Chanel, London Calling), it's a performer-led night-spot rather than a band-and-PA pub gig, but it remains one of central London's most distinctive live-entertainment rooms. Nearest tube: Covent Garden, five minutes away.
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Zero Aldwych, Wellington St, London, WC2E 7DN
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CellarDoor books Cabaret, Jazz. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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CellarDoor has a standing capacity of approximately 60, classed as a small venue. See all London venues for size comparisons.
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Zero Aldwych, Wellington St, London, WC2E 7DN. See the map below for directions. Browse more London venues nearby.
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