The Players Bar, the original Late-Night Piano Bar in the heart of London’s West End, announces a series of events in celebration of their 35th Anniversary, launched with a new Musical Theatre Singalong Night. Every Wednesday, a different pianist leads a 90-minute showtunes sing-along of West End and Broadway hits.
As the original West End piano bar and the only one situated inside a theatre, The Player’s Bar celebrates its unique history with a series of regular themed nights each week, to celebrate the joy of spilling out of a theatre after a great show and into a bar where the show continues with live music until 2am.
“We are thrilled to honour the long-standing tradition enjoyed by Charing Cross Theatre, which started as a Victorian Musical Hall, here under the arches in the heart of London’s Theatreland. The Players Bar has been a space where performers, front-of-house staff, backstage staff, casts, and audience members alike have come to relax before or after a show around our grand piano.”
Steven Levy, owner of the Charing Cross Theatre and Players Bar
‘The Show After the Show’ features The Players Bar’s resident pianist Lee Ormsby and a host of other talent playing the biggest and best-loved hits from West End shows past and present, leading a singalong around the grand piano every Wednesday from 10pm-11.30pm at The Bar Where It All Started, 35 years ago. The music continues long after the curtain comes down across town with much-loved showtunes for an hour and a half of free entertainment for London theatre goers- ‘you’ve seen the show, now come to the show after the show!’
Being situated ‘Underneath the Arches’ inside Charing Cross Theatre in the heart of Covent Garden, The Players Bar has enjoyed a long history of being an authentic hangout for a theatre crowd both pre and post-show, stretching back to its days as a Victorian music hall.
Now, with a brand-new lineup of themed nights across both weekdays and weekends, The Players Bar gives a sneak peek of its entertainment calendar with a series of events and regular nights providing affordable, inclusive, topical entertainment to a crowd of theatre goers seeking a friendly place to go to meet like-minded people and hear live piano music until 2am.
With affordable drinks, including an extensive menu of non-alcoholic beverages, tables that can be reserved, varied drink packages, and no membership or cover charge, The Players Bar offers an alternative to exclusive members’ bars across the city.
The Loft upstairs is also bookable for private events, including birthdays, show launches and last night parties.
For more information, email events@charingcrosstheatre.co.uk
