What is the best way to get cheap theatre tickets in London?
Posted by AyJay | Under theatre tickets london
We are planning a trip there in June. We're very interested in seeing the musicals Wicked and The Lord of the Rings. Also would like to see Equus. Should we book in advance? Wait until we are there and go to the box office or a ticket agency??
You're asking about two conflicting things here–CHEAP tickets and AVAILABLE tickets to three very popular shows.
If you want to guarantee you get to see them all, get tickets in advance. Either use a travel agent to book you a package or find the theatres themselves on the internet and use a credit card to book tickets over the phone.
If you want to see them cheaply, you can shoot for last-minute ("standby") tickets. If you or a member of your party is a student, theatres in the UK also sometimes have cheaper tickets (especially on standby) for that population. In either case, students or no, ask the individual theatres what their standby policies are. Many theatres keep a number of tickets to release on standby a matter of hours or minutes before curtain. Some theatres also sell in this manner the last-minute tickets of patrons who don't show up.
However, cheap is going to equal risky and time-consuming–you trade price for the high probability that what you want to see won't be available, or that you might have to queue for a while to get your tickets. Tickets for those particular shows are going to be very popular–especially for Equus as long as Mr. Radcliffe's appearing–so there are likely to be fewer cheapies. After all, theatres know they can sell the seats for higher prices and still sell out. You'll have to decide for yourself whether you priority is the price or guaranteed seats or time invested.
One last bit of advice–remember that if you buy anything directly from overseas, including tickets, you're affected by the exchange rates at the time of your purchase. That's not such a big deal for small items, but could potentially be a big price change for several tickets bought for several shows that expensive. If you buy from here, it might be worth your while to keep an eye on the exhange rates for a couple days prior to purchase.
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Look in the papers. They usually have package deals which include the theatre tickets and accomodation.
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Several web sites can be used to buy tickets. You might be able to find a deal that combines two or more of your musicals… try Google.
Once you are in London, you can check the cheap ticket places around Leicester Square. We have gotten great deals there, but you can't rely on tickets being available for what you want.
Good luck!
You're asking about two conflicting things here–CHEAP tickets and AVAILABLE tickets to three very popular shows.
If you want to guarantee you get to see them all, get tickets in advance. Either use a travel agent to book you a package or find the theatres themselves on the internet and use a credit card to book tickets over the phone.
If you want to see them cheaply, you can shoot for last-minute ("standby") tickets. If you or a member of your party is a student, theatres in the UK also sometimes have cheaper tickets (especially on standby) for that population. In either case, students or no, ask the individual theatres what their standby policies are. Many theatres keep a number of tickets to release on standby a matter of hours or minutes before curtain. Some theatres also sell in this manner the last-minute tickets of patrons who don't show up.
However, cheap is going to equal risky and time-consuming–you trade price for the high probability that what you want to see won't be available, or that you might have to queue for a while to get your tickets. Tickets for those particular shows are going to be very popular–especially for Equus as long as Mr. Radcliffe's appearing–so there are likely to be fewer cheapies. After all, theatres know they can sell the seats for higher prices and still sell out. You'll have to decide for yourself whether you priority is the price or guaranteed seats or time invested.
One last bit of advice–remember that if you buy anything directly from overseas, including tickets, you're affected by the exchange rates at the time of your purchase. That's not such a big deal for small items, but could potentially be a big price change for several tickets bought for several shows that expensive. If you buy from here, it might be worth your while to keep an eye on the exhange rates for a couple days prior to purchase.
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lastminute.com
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I wanted to see We Will Rock You last year but ticket prices were sky high to pre-book, so I found out about the TKTS booth in Leicester Square and decided to hold out and see if they had the tickets I wanted. Luckily they did and I got them for half the price I would have had to pay elsewhere!
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hi corn flake in London the best way to get cheap any thing is to steal it just kidding try the theatre it self explain your visit and ask them advice or try E-bay have you heard of it but if you are intent on seeing a show bite the lip buy from the theatre and you will be safe with genuine tickets be warned though but cheap and you could buy wrong ones and is it worth spoiling your visit for a few quid Dave
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If you want to see a specific show you should always book in advance in order to guarantee you'll see it.
LOTR's only opens in May so I'd very much doubt that it will be doing any offers.
Wicked again, I doubt will be doing any offers – from what I gather sales are going well
Equus I belive is sold out.
If you do want cheap tickets look at the websites
On the day look around Leicestr sq from early ie 8.30 am … for last minute theatre tickets half price
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