Stalls at the Kit Kat Club
Rows A to K on one side of the stage, AA to GG on the other, and everything on this level is close. The front two rows of each side, A and B and AA and BB, are tables with free-standing chairs. Behind those, every seat is fixed and has its own ledge for a drink.
The tables
Rows A and AA are the best of the four. You are at the edge of the stage with the cast working around you, which is what people book them for, and it is more contact than some people expect. They cost around twice what rows F to H do, so they suit someone for whom that closeness is the night out rather than anyone after the best seat for the money.
The tables are also why the rows behind them need thinking about. A person sitting at a table takes up more of your eyeline than a person in a seat, and the floor under rows A to C and AA to CC is flat rather than stepped.
Where to sit in the regular seats
Rows F and G are the pick, and the reason is height. They are lifted more than the rows around them, which counts for a great deal on a floor this flat. They also sit closer in than you would expect of a row six back, because the banks do not run in a straight line. Row GG is the same buy on the other side and worth the step up from FF.
Rows C, CC, D and DD are the ones to be careful with. All four sit directly behind the tables. C and CC are the harder of them, and if you are offered one at the same money as a row further back, take the row further back.
In rows F to H, skip the outermost seat. Two along is a better angle onto the stage and a good deal less penned in.
Rows G, H and GG can feel enclosed. The theatre asks anyone who is claustrophobic to get in touch before they come. If that is you, the Dress Circle is the open answer.
The back rows are hard to get out of once the show starts, and readmission can leave you waiting up to 30 minutes. Book nearer the front if you think you may need to move.
Legroom, and the seats themselves
Legroom is the surprise of this building. It is effectively unlimited even in the regular seats, comfortably enough for anyone up to 6ft 5. Every seat is 45cm wide and has arm rests, and they are the flip-up kind.
The drinks ledge in front of you is where people leave bottles, so look before you put your feet down after the interval.
The Dress Circle above you
The Dress Circle overhangs rows E and DD, and it does not restrict the view from either of them. There is no seat on this level where the level above costs you part of the stage.
Getting in, and the bar
This is the only step-free level in the building, reached through a side door rather than the main entrance. The access route has the full picture, including the fact that there is no lift to anything above this floor.
The Gold Bar in the foyer is the step-free one and the busiest. The basement bar is 25 steps down. An at-seat service is available if you ask.
The seating has been rebuilt for this production, and the plan also labels positions at the sides of the auditorium as BOX A, BOX B, SLIPS A and SLIPS B. Nothing is published about how many seats any of them holds or what they see from there, so call us before you take one.
Stalls FAQs
Which are the best seats in the Stalls at the Kit Kat Club?
The middle of rows F and G, and row GG on the opposite bank. Height is what you are buying: those three rows sit above the ones around them, and on a floor this flat that is worth more than a couple of feet of distance.
Which Stalls seats should I avoid?
Rows C and CC. They sit directly behind the table rows on a flat floor, so a tall person at a table in front of you takes a real bite out of the view. D and DD have the same issue to a lesser degree. Rows F, G and GG are raised higher and see far better.
Do the Stalls seats have good legroom?
Yes. Even the regular seats take someone up to 6ft 5 without a problem, and the table rows have loose chairs rather than fixed ones. Every seat is 45cm wide and has arm rests.