(This article is about the theatre in the West End. For the theatre in the London Borough of Barnet, see Golders Green Hippodrome.) The Hippodrome is a building on the corner of Cranbourn Street and Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster, London. The name was used for many different theatres and music halls, of which the London Hippodrome is one of only a few survivors. The name hippodrome was derived from animal acts forming a significant part of the entertainment.