how to get cheap theatre tickets | west end shows, musicals and UK tours at affordable prices
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- details of all the discount ticket schemes mentioned in this video can be found here:
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As households in the UK continue to endure a cost of living crisis, my boyfriend Aeron and I have put together a list of 30 different ticket discount schemes available to UK theatregoers, which first appeared on his twitter feed (@aeronjamesuk).
Although we hear a lot about the rising prices of theatre tickets, the truth is there are so many schemes that people can take advantage of, many of which may not be widely known.
Whether it's lottery tickets, rush tickets, day seats or a pay what you can performance, check out the 30 different schemes in today's new video and find out how you can see Theatre in the UK at a more affordable price!
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details of all the discount ticket schemes mentioned in this video can be found here:
twitter.com/AeronJamesUK/status/1590732041959919616?t=kDYnJyNkB4oM3bz0CrSx-A&s=19
Its touring theatre productions that need to sort their act out. Over inflated tickets, denying many across the UK of visiting the theatre.
felt this particularly with six, my local was upwards of £48 a ticket!
these videos are SO helpful, so difficult seeing anything on a student budget!
I remember! There's lots more too specifically for students and young people, we'll make a follow up video about those at some point soon!
You two are so cute! My ancient, single, bitter, gay heart just melts when you two look at each other.
Thank you for the great tips!
For opera fans, ENO also offer free tickets to under 21s and heavily discounted tickets to under 35s 😊
Buy now to avoid disappointment (given the abandonment of ENO by Arts Council England).
Thank you so much guys, as a single parent to a seven-year-old theatre fan the only way I can provide her with these experiences are through discounted tickets. We love Kids week for this very reason but may try to hit the theatre more throughout the year with these deals.
Currently planning a theatre trip so this is timely viewing
Oh excellent, hope this helps!
Same :D
Hands up who remembers queuing in person at box offices. I spent many an hr rushing into Lonndon to get my £10 Bend It like Beckham front row seats😆👳
It was part of the charm tbh - we would go to London in a group and then split up in the mornings to queue at various box offices or hang out at TKTS XD
It's not a scheme or initiative but a lot of older theatres have 'restricted legroom' seats available for less. They're often offered at the lowest price band but (as the legroom is usually impacted by light fixtures or balcony curve) have a great view of the stage.
I've seen Wicked, Matilda and Joseph at the Edinburgh Playhouse for about £25 a go. They're not for everyone, I understand, but I'm 5'2" and find it still perfectly comfortable to sit for the length of a show.
As an aside, this was a very cute video! Your comment about fur coats at the ROH got me thinking about dress codes at different venues - maybe a video idea?
Those sound like exactly the kind of seats I would go for and think I'd be fine in, then would regret as a 5'11" person with long legs 😅
The dress code point raises an interesting question, only because sometimes I feel dressed very smartly for the theatre and then on other occasions I wear jeans, a Disney jumper and a beanie 🤷♂️
@@MickeyJoTheatre It's definitely influenced by what you're going to see! Family shows are always a bit more casual but I do normally dress up for the West End.
Thank you for sharing this information it was very useful.I thought I couldn't afford the tickets but after watching your video,I can.
Really interesting video Mickey. Did the Disney monday tickets for Frozen for £25... Got the best seat in the stalls and saved about £60 🙂
And the new year sales from London Theatre Direct are really good.
Amazing! So cool to see such a huge show from great seats for £25, too!
There’s a couple in here that surprised me that I will now definitely be looking at using so thank you for that!! One thing I do wish though is that todaytix would cover more of the uk than just London, as some touring productions can get expensive. I’ve found recently ATG can do good student prices, they’re not always available for every performance but I’ve had some great ones recently like I got Bat Out Of Hell tickets that should’ve been £52 for £19.50. They also do some single seat offers for usually around £20 so worth checking a day or few days before a performance if it’s something your going to on your own!
Amazing video. I personally love todaytix for the fact they often have discounts e.g. their current black Friday ones, also they give you the price you will pay, including any booking fee etc so you know upfront the true cost of each ticket. Also didn't realise the moulin rouge lottery is for the next 4 weeks, gives me time to then sort travel to see any show I could get if I was lucky enough to win
Thank y♥️u b♥️th. It's heartening to know that these schemes exist. Another I am aware of is offered by Theatre Tokens. They run competitions through their mailing list for free tickets and sometimes a meal and accommodation.
Thank you for the tips! I had no idea about the clubcard points and now know what I'll be putting the points towards.
Fantastic! It's such a great discovery! Let us know what show you end up seeing! 😁
I love that there are so many options for great deals. Good info to have if I ever make it over the pond.
Most if the professional theater I see is in Toronto, Ontario as it's the easiest for me to get to and their shows a spread out over the year. Considerably reduced show options by comparison to the west end but they do have lotteries, rush seats etc for certain shows that come through. If you plan on seeing everything in their main season or 'off - season' its probably better to get a subscription though. They offer quite a few price ranges and have a lot of options for exchanging seats/days. They also offer early access to touring shows not part of the season. The sub also includes discounts at a lot of restaurants and other attractions.
Stratford, ON is another great place to see some amazing shows. They often have 2 for 1 sales, student prices, pick your price, holiday prices and giveaways. Their list of shows each season is always amazing - not all Shakespeare. Great town to wander through as well.
Great video! Would love a broadway & off broadway specific video on the same topic :)
Thanks for the great tips. Here’s mine…I recently saw The Lion King tour at Mayflower Southampton. I bought front stalls tickets for my daughter and myself and saved £90 ( original price £80 each, paid £35 each). How? I kept an eye on ticket sales, once they were nearly sold out I bought 2 single seats on offer so we sat on different sides of the theatre ( I appreciate you can’t do this with a young child!). Hoping I can repeat this when Wicked and Charlie and the Choc Factory tour here.
I went to see the Lion King at the Mayflower too! Did you enjoy it? :)
Yes we did, but glad we didn’t pay full price!
Tesco is 100% new!! And 100% great news xx
I did Lucky Dip for Fun Home at the Young Vic a few years back and ended up with an amazing seat! Well worth doing
Thank you so much for mentioning stuff around the UK for us wayyyy up north. I love the TodayTix app but getting to/staying in London on a budget is a whole 'nother story
I am so lucky . My workplace often offers deals on their intranet and I managed to get a stalls ticket for Matilda for £13.50 and Wicked for even less than that. My contract ends in spring so I am signing up and taking advantage as much as I can. They also had Six but don't hate me it doesn't appeal..
The TodayTix app is my fave. when I went to the west end earlier this year I got to our hotel room looked up what had tickets left at midday & we got 2 &Juliet tickets. I've been getting a few rush tickets in Sydney too which is great as our tickets are kinda expensive in Australia. I used it 2 weeks back for a new musical created in Australia called The Lovers which is a pop musical on an interpretation of Midsummer Nights & got those tickets for $30 each.
This year I somehow won lottery for moulin rouge & Mary Poppins in Sydney with in a week apart which was fun. Got lucky with Hamilton last year & winning lottery in its last couple months running in Sydney. It's great.
It is so hard to find affordable tickets, especially if you're planning to take younger children and can't risk being sat further back where they won't see a thing (hence wasting the money). Touring theatre is also getting more and more expensive.
Can i please recommend ATG Membership for anyone going to a ATG regional theatre regularly ? £35 per year for so many benefits including early booking & some extremely good 1st night savings on most shows. I regularly book 2 x £50+ seats at half price giving a saving way in excess of the £35 for just one show. You also get savings on purchases from the bar & other benefits too.
Official London Theatre is currently selling the cheaper seats for all performances of From Here To Eternity for half off (£13 to £18 per ticket). They're in the back of the house but since it's a small theatre I was able to see everything. Thought I'd leave the tip here in case it helps someone!
Witness for the Prosecution also has discounted tickets (£25) for those 26 and under.
The Nottingham Playhouse often has some very good price tickets as well as having Pay What You Can nights on some of the shows
Thank you for restoring Totoro.
I feel like these are great ideas, but you kinda have to already be living nearby to make any use of them, as someone 6 hours away from london it's just not something I can take advantage of, if I want to see a show I'd need to plan a whole weekend around it or take time off during the week, I kinda wish the in advance ones would give a bit of preference to people who will never be able to take advantage of an on the day option. Thanks for sharing though, I'm sure it will be really helpful to people who don't live somewhere so far away from everything 😂
I live in Belgium and I have used a lot of these options...
Both lovely lads and liking the new haircuts you are great together
Hamilton lottery announces the winners on Friday for the entire following week though... I think it might be a small mistake for the point 1.
thank you for the list but i am still waiting for your fishermens review
I got 4 £29.50 tickets to Frozen recently in centre back stalls. Such great seats and was great to be able to book up to 4 tickets so me, my partner, mum and sister could all sit together 😃
I would like to add that at 10 am on the day of performance if you go to the national theatre you can buy day tickets at reduce prices. only works if you are in London thou.
I went to see cabaret through the lottery - I didn’t win - but for those who don’t win, they offer first come first serve £55 tickets for around 6 tickets.
I have had this sometimes but not always (I enter a lot!) - glad you finally got to see the show!
@@MickeyJoTheatre I saw it last night and I was really surprised they were doing it considering Saturday night show are normally the most popular.
@@user-bb7vo7wt5s could have been any number of factors, possibly a group cancellation or people being uncertain to book around the scheduled train strikes.
I've won the lottery for Hamilton, Cursed Child, and Aladdin (back in 2019). I'm a bit fan of the TodayTix lottery. :) Also you can get £25 ROH tickets if you're 25 or under, I do that all the time.
Quick note about the Royal Exchange, they also do tickets for £7 or £10 (show depending) if you are under 30 :D
Show tickets are so expensive here in the USA...I wish they had something similar. "Six" is touring in San DIego in June 2023 with tickets going between $145 and $745
Are you two seeing elf in the dominion if so when?
I heared about Tesco/todaytix, it would only be an offer on select shows and ticket prices... check the small print if you are interested in this. I don´t have any details as I´m from Belgium...
It’s not as great as people think. You don’t get TodayTix vouchers that you can use in the app for rush tickets or general booking. It’s very limited shows booked via a special portal and if you compare the actual price paid it’s not that special.
Hi, thanks for the tips. I have been a regular west end theatre goer for 40 +years, and travel from Great Yarmouth to London to do so, but since the Pandemic, the already expensive tickets for shows and trains seem to have rocketed. Iv seen Wicked dozens of times, but the tickets i used to buy for around £70 close to the front have doubled!! Any tips on acquiring thanks guys wicked tickets at better price?
Matilda also does £10 day seats at the box office at 10am for 16-25s
And if there aren't any 16-25s around they might also give them to others. I got two of these tickets with a friend even though we were both over 30 since they hadn't been claimed by mid-day :D
Almeida theatre do a free performance for under 25s for every show they have, as well as advanced £5 under 25s tickets and other discounts for students/unemployed people
Do Les Miserables do any offers?
Black Friday on today tix right now
UPDATE : the Tesco club card only works on certain shows :(
Wanted to book for B and C in April using that
How does the lucky dip ticket work with late comers? How do the FOH know there not just late and cause major problems at late comers call
I have always wondered this actually! I do know for some productions latecomers simply aren't admitted, but I'd love to find out more about this from an usher at the venue!
I feel like I'm going to be watching this video many times because I will never remember all of this.
Sorry 😅 you are allowed and encouraged to take notes!
@@MickeyJoTheatre I meant it in a good way - 🤣. So helpful!
Does the Book of Mormon still have their lottery at the theatre or is it different now? Haven't been to London since before Covid and a lot has changed, I need to figure out how stuff works now XD
No lottery for Book of Mormon but they do rush tickets most days on Todaytix. It's popular and the tickets go in a flash but I have been lucky quite a few times (great seats too). Perseverance is key.
When I want to get rush tickets on Todaytix, I set an alarm for 9.55am so I am ready bang on 10am. Don't rely on the notifications because they often come through late. Just today I got 7 rush notifications at 11am - pretty much every rush would have been closed by then - certainly Book of Mormon would be!
@@cassandragough thank you! The old way was more fun but I'll be trying this way next time I go to London :)
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I swear by today tix, love it for a bargain. I've won the ham.lottery back when it was via their own app, but never with today tix. I've also won Harry Potter lottery before but couldn't go!!