Cygnet Theatre Reviews

Lovely cozy theatre in old town you cant go wrong in. Set design was great and the energy was there in spades!

Great plays here! Must check out some of your faves.

Excellent productions. They do designer showcase where we get to hear from the play's designers. This makes seeing the play more interesting.

This is a lovely theater from just about every seat

Had the opportunity to see A Christmas Carol here. Its a great little theater that allows for an awesome overall experience. We loved it!

I saw Camelot at the Cygnet theatre. It was wonderful! Great casting, great execution, inventive set, comfortable seating, sufficient raking so no heads blocking the view of the person behind them. Parking lot next to the theatre. Friendly staff. Great all around.

Great performances, and wonderful staff. If you are passing though San Diego make this a stop at the end of our day in Old Town. If you're from here and have never been, make it a point to go!

Excellent shows nearly always of the quality of New York City.

This place has been here as long as I can remember. An amazing place to watch a show. I used to take my grandma there, we always had a good time, now my wife and I enjoy going.

Love this small creative space, just saw pride and prejudice it was wonderfully funny and entertaining.

Write Out Loud is fantastic. Wonderful readers, awesome literature, and wine and cheese. 3 for 3 with plans to return!

Gem of a theater. We saw an afternoon production of Rocky Horror Picture Show and the cast was FANTASTIC and absolutely nailed it. Beautiful little theater, doesn't seem to be a bad seat in the house. They do offer pre-show and intermission drinks. Great location, a bit of a walk from the light rail, but not too bad at all.

The stories the Theatre tell are absolutely fantastic, and they way they tell them are truely wonderful.

Great theater, no bad seats! Saw Spamalot and absolutely loved it!

Nice theater, has all the stuff you need to watch a great show.

Wonderful venue. Amazing talent could use new cushions in the seats

Wonderful venue for a play or musical. A Little Night Music was freshly staged and well sung by the complete cast. Great productions and cash bar before show and at intermission!

Loved this venue. Nicely done & well organized. Even managed to get a parking spot in their tiny lot. Rock of Ages was well done, professional and great fun. Now that we've been here we plan to keep an eye out for more performances. As others have said, there's really not a bad seat in the place & we ended up in the very top row, center section. They were perfect for us.

The musical Rock of Ages was so entertaining! Great talent, exceptional singers and musicians! Every seat is wonderful. Love the smaller venue and free close parking. They also offer happy hour prices on concessions a half hour before the show.

This will always be a favorite. The shows are high quality and there isn't a bad seat in the house. It is always a treat to go to the Cygnet!

The quality of Cygnet's shows often exceeds what we have seen in NYC.

Great theater.. great productions. Never disappoints

Good productions, great acting, and a nice facility. We've enjoyed every play we attended. Very reasonable cost for a great time.

Spectacular production of Last Five Years. Wonderful experience, and surpassed all of my expectations

Saw "The Wind and the Breeze." And was able to meet the community engagement director plus the play's actors!! Everyone was so awesome and really lovable. Would highly reccomend it and at a very small yet intimate theater.

I like this little theatre - haven't liked all the performances I've seen here. You should check it out.

Saw spamalot here. 100/10 would go again. Don't be deceived by the farm-like outside of the theatre.... it is very elegant on the inside

great venue for close viewing of plays - loved seeing A Christmas Carol there.

Lovely little theatre in the heart of Old Town, lots of variety in the shows.

Wonderful old theater. Great acoustics! Super friendly staff. Went to see "A Christmas Carol" . I'm hearing impaired but actors did a great job so I actually "SAW" What they said! Love it! Oh, don't forget to grab one of tje fresh yummy cookies for sale to the right of the venue.

I've been very impressed with the shows I've seen here. Very intimate theatre setting, and the prices are way better than other local theatres.

The Theater is in the old town., very popular very touristy. Loved the theater experience.. Felt there was way too much staff for this small theater

Absolutely love this place and their employees are super friendly

Awesome theater in Old Town! Great performance at this place.

Great Playhouse. The Last Five Years was a tough play to understand. Singing and music was very well done. The two actors worked well together, and both had great voices.

Saw Spamalot tonight. The cast and singing we're terrific. The small theater provided excellent views for all. During this bad heat wave, unfortunately the AC seem to best on low. Despite that this tiny theater is a gem, bringing Broadway to Old Town.

Great little theatre in a great location. I've seen 2 shows here and they were both amazing.

Cygnet produces some of the best theatre in San Diego - top quality, often thought-provoking, always entertaining.

Great intimate little theater! Not a bad seat in the house.

The actors are good and high energy. A long walk from rail transportation. Fun enough.

Saw a Christmas Carol here and it is a really neat little theater. It is a fun place to see a play and not too crowed. Very intimate.

Really enjoyed A Little Night Music. First saw it in 1973 on the east coast, and then last weekend at Cygnet.

Rock of the Ages was very fun and campy. Great value (as usual) at this theater.

Cygnet has turned Old Town Theatre from commercial schlock into one of the best live theaters in San Diego. And it's definitely the best theater VALUE in town!

Great plce to see a performance in an intimate venue!

Wonderfully friendly staff. Inventive productions. Audience seating on three sides of the stage.

Intimate cozy Theater. Good variety of shows. Cant wait to see Rock of Ages.

Not only is the place itself wonderful, but the staff are lovely as well.

Love this little theater! Great productions, intimate environment. Worth coming to a show here!

The CYGNET THEATRE is a nice little theater that is located within Old Town, San Diego. I went to a vaudeville style play called Animal Crackers, which was a musical-comedy by The Marx Brothers.It was a good performance by live actors ( When I was a university student ,I used to like attending artistic performances sponsored by SDSU, USD and UCSD, as student prices were always low, which encouraged pupils like myself who enjoyed nonconvential arts, to attend these shows.).
Animal Crackers was a big hit on Broadway back in the late twenties when stage acting was making it's transition to motion pictures ; the same year that Mickey Mouse also made his cartoon debute as "Steamboat Willie." I've seem many old Disney cartoons too.
During my generation, the movies that changed my world were Roddenberry's "Star Trek"and George Lucas'es "Star Wars"and "Indiana Jones."
Animal Crackers - by The Marx Brothers - was really funny, especially when performed by "live actors." Their wordiness and abilities to juxtaposition/paraphrase terms that I thought had one only one meaning, into words that somehow rhymed, but also had other completely different meanings was simply crazy. I also didn't know that they used pseudonyms for each other.
The Cygnet Theatre's movie brochure gives you a detailed story of every show that you might choose to attend, so if you are into "live performances" with some good actors, then put on some nice clothes and go enjoy yourselves.
The artists involved in the Cygnet productions all have resumes that include everything from M.F.A.'s, to acting experience that started when they were still children and even shows where a few managed to get a few bit parts on Broadway in "The Big Apple."
The Cygnet Theatre was a wonderful experience however, I really wouldn't recommend it to children, as I doubt that they' be able to grasp the crux of a live performance so complex. The tickets are also guite expensive - they usually start at $25, depending upon the production.
I'm into adventures and science fiction movies and Luke Skywalker and Han Solo are my heroes ; these "futuristic movies" and their super advanced technologies,are what's most popular nowadays however, the performance that I saw was unique and lots of fun too!
Note : They ask that you don't use you android or Apple phones during their performances, as it is a distraction to other guests however, most motion picture movies require the same common courtesy. The lady guest that I was with, was a total embarrassment to me ; she spent the whole performance doing some sort of business and talking one her cell phone however, considering her background, it was to be expected...what a baffoon!

Great intimate space. The actors really know how to use the area

Cygnet Theatre is a performing arts theater in Old Town San Diego, California. From Shakespeare plays to musicals like "Cabaret," this small theatre produces shows year-round. Since taking flight in 2003, Cygnet Theatre has grown into one of San Diego s leading theatre companies and is known for producing adventurous, entertaining and thought-provoking live professional theatre year-round.

A good mix of shows, some grand, some banal. Parking can be tough especially in the warm months - tourist season. 99% of restaurants nearby are Mexican style food. I f that's what you want - good. If no, then .....

What an awesome theatre. The way the they are arranged means that there isn't a bad seat in the place. With how small it is as well, there's a really great feeling that comes with being around so many people out on the patio pre-show and during intermission. I strongly, strongly, recommend catching a show here as often as you can.

Saw Christmas carol. They dont allow cameras in the theater so I dont have pictures but it was a wonderful experience

Saw Rock of Ages with my wife. It was a great experience. I highly recommend you check out a performance here.

There are some real quality shows here. This place is definitely underrated. The stage is ample, sound is great, and the production staff is professional. They tried out this idea where you live tweet during the show. That was interesting.

It was fun and an intimate experience. We saw a christmas carol and it was a fun take on a classic. Small theatre felt closer to the action.

Cute little cozy theater in Old Town. Puts on surprisingly professional productions for such a small theater. Seats are comfortable and roomy even for a tall person. They have a nice patio out front for relaxing before and after the show, and a selection of snacks and drinks for sale. Parking can be challenging, but their web site has some suggestions that help a lot.

Saw Spamalot and enjoyed it very much...good cast and production.

It s perfect ! Actors , plays , the place itself it s all just perfect !!!!!Come and see yourself !!!

In a decade and a half, we've never seen a poor production.

Saw HIR. Very intense, not a comedy as advertised, but excellent food for thought. Great performances.

Theater itself has a nice comfortable feel.