Experiences

Theater backstage tours

Theaters and opera houses that run tours of the building or behind the scenes.

Official sites last read Oct 25, 2026. Britlens is independent and takes no payment from these operators: see our editorial policy and disclosure.

Grand Opera House, Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter
Grand Opera House, Belfast city centre & Cathedral QuarterPhoto: EstherWikipedian, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Bankside, London
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Bankside, LondonPhoto: Paul Hudson from United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0
Ulster Hall, Belfast city centre & Cathedral Quarter
Ulster Hall, Belfast city centre & Cathedral QuarterPhoto: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0

The first photos are venues listed here; the rest show places of the same kind in our guides.

Check before you go. Tours depend on the performance schedule and are not run every day. Some theaters run them only at set times. We show no prices: the official page is the place to read them.

3 entries, grouped by guide area. The superscript number matches the numbered list of pages we read at the foot of the page.

London

Northern Ireland

See all experience categories, or read etiquette before you go.

Sources

Official pages fetched and read on Oct 25, 2026. Each entry's description is limited to what that page says. Hours, availability and rules change: check the page.

  1. Royal Opera House: official site (opens in new tab)
  2. Shakespeare’s Globe: official site (opens in new tab)
  3. Grand Opera House: official site (opens in new tab)