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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2020 23:51:08 GMT
Just wondering if anyone's been able to get any good deals from the likes of TKTS recently? I was thinking it might be worth going there and seeing what they have on offer.
@ Admin, please merge if a similar thread exists.
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Post by FrontrowverPaul on Jan 2, 2020 0:51:32 GMT
Just wondering if anyone's been able to get any good deals from the likes of TKTS recently? I was thinking it might be worth going there and seeing what they have on offer. @ Admin, please merge if a similar thread exists. You don't need to visit to check availability, just google TKTS Leicester Square. You will see the shows available and prices for the next couple of days. You can't buy from TKTS online though, only in person. Not like the good old days when everything they had was half price plus a modest booking fee. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2020 1:27:13 GMT
Just wondering if anyone's been able to get any good deals from the likes of TKTS recently? I was thinking it might be worth going there and seeing what they have on offer. @ Admin, please merge if a similar thread exists. You don't need to visit to check availability, just google TKTS Leicester Square. You will see the shows available and prices for the next couple of days. You can't buy from TKTS online though, only in person. Not like the good old days when everything they had was half price plus a modest booking fee. Thanks. I’d looked at the SOLT website earlier but I found it all rather confusing so I thought to aak here. |
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Post by intoanewlife on Jan 2, 2020 2:29:13 GMT
You don't need to visit to check availability, just google TKTS Leicester Square. You will see the shows available and prices for the next couple of days. You can't buy from TKTS online though, only in person. Not like the good old days when everything they had was half price plus a modest booking fee. Thanks. I’d looked at the SOLT website earlier but I found it all rather confusing so I thought to aak here. Their New Years Sale is on at present. officiallondontheatre.com/new-year-sale/ |
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Post by talkingheads on Jan 2, 2020 8:08:03 GMT
Just my twopence worth, sometimes it can he worth going direct to the theatre if you're after a good deal. Day seats of course but even in advance, for Austentatious at Fortune Theatre the brilliant bloke at the box office gave me fourth row stalls seats for the same price as Upper Circle saving me over £20!
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Post by talkingheads on Nov 3, 2021 10:08:09 GMT
Is anybody else tempted to use TodayTix new Theatre Roulette? You pick a date and then get allocated a random show for £19. I love that idea!
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Post by alece10 on Nov 3, 2021 10:09:23 GMT
Is anybody else tempted to use TodayTix new Theatre Roulette? You pick a date and then get allocated a random show for £19. I love that idea! I've just had the e mail. Sounds like a big of fun and worth a spin of the wheel. |
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Post by Dr Tom on Nov 3, 2021 10:13:02 GMT
Is anybody else tempted to use TodayTix new Theatre Roulette? You pick a date and then get allocated a random show for £19. I love that idea! I'd like to know what kind of shows and seats other people are getting. Paying £19 for a ticket in the back row of the balcony (or which is otherwise available cheaply through offers) sounds like quite a risk. Do we find out the show immediately, or is something you have to wait until an hour or two before the start time on the day to discover? |
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Post by Mark on Nov 3, 2021 10:30:23 GMT
It’s a good idea for the casual theatregoer but for someone like me (and I’m sure many fellow theatreboard folks), when you have already seen a lot of shows then you run the risk of getting a duplicate for something you’ve already booked or seen recently.
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Post by dm913 on Nov 3, 2021 11:11:50 GMT
Is anybody else tempted to use TodayTix new Theatre Roulette? You pick a date and then get allocated a random show for £19. I love that idea! I'd like to know what kind of shows and seats other people are getting. Paying £19 for a ticket in the back row of the balcony (or which is otherwise available cheaply through offers) sounds like quite a risk. Do we find out the show immediately, or is something you have to wait until an hour or two before the start time on the day to discover? According to the site, an email and text will be sent on the morning of the show with the show name, start time, theatre address, and ticket pickup instructions. |
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Post by talkingheads on Nov 3, 2021 12:15:05 GMT
I'd like to know what kind of shows and seats other people are getting. Paying £19 for a ticket in the back row of the balcony (or which is otherwise available cheaply through offers) sounds like quite a risk. Do we find out the show immediately, or is something you have to wait until an hour or two before the start time on the day to discover? According to the site, an email and text will be sent on the morning of the show with the show name, start time, theatre address, and ticket pickup instructions. I quite like the adventure of that. So much of my theatre is planned out in advance, I'm going to make a point of doing this every so often. |
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Post by alece10 on Nov 3, 2021 13:07:18 GMT
It’s a good idea for the casual theatregoer but for someone like me (and I’m sure many fellow theatreboard folks), when you have already seen a lot of shows then you run the risk of getting a duplicate for something you’ve already booked or seen recently. There is an option to block the shows that you don't want to see. |
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Post by Sam on Nov 3, 2021 13:36:12 GMT
I would consider this, but I'd like to know what kind of seats they are offering people first.
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Post by CG on the loose on Nov 3, 2021 17:37:19 GMT
I used Broadway Roulette last time I was in the NY where, if memory serves, it was $39 Mon-Thurs / $49 Fri-Sun and we were saw Beautiful and were seated in the second row of the Circle, on the aisle between side and centre blocks. Fabulous seats. Will be very interested to see how it pans out in London.
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Post by Mark on Nov 4, 2021 3:19:28 GMT
It’s a good idea for the casual theatregoer but for someone like me (and I’m sure many fellow theatreboard folks), when you have already seen a lot of shows then you run the risk of getting a duplicate for something you’ve already booked or seen recently. There is an option to block the shows that you don't want to see. Only 4 though I believe. |
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Post by fiyerorocher on Nov 4, 2021 9:36:19 GMT
There is an option to block the shows that you don't want to see. Only 4 though I believe. If you only get 4 then those would probably all be used up just in blacklisting the shows you couldn't pay me to see... |
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Post by inthenose on Nov 4, 2021 23:53:35 GMT
Hmmm, seems they are all the shows which do Rush tickets anyway, which range from £20-£25 (except DEH which is £30). The difference being you get to decide to go that day, without deciding in advance (weather, travel, personal circumstances) and crucially you get to essentially pick your own seat - to an extent - on Rush by judicious use of waiting.
As of 2:30pm today I could've got £25 rush seats to Mamma Mia, BttF, Come From Away and several others, or £30 stalls to DEH or £20 seats to many plays.
For £19, a saving of £6 for most shows it offers it for. The seat could be ANYWHERE in the theatre, I checked the Ts and C's and there are no refunds. I'd pay £6 more for a full price seat than £19 for the worst seat in the house.
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Post by Mark on Nov 23, 2021 10:19:22 GMT
“Black Friday” offerings from TodayTix extremely poor.
£25 tickets in the back rows of the upper levels isn’t going to cut it.
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Post by LaLuPone on Nov 23, 2021 11:29:17 GMT
Exactly what I thought, it’s not like it used to be pre-Covid.  I’m just glad I live near London and can take advantage of the rush |
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Post by Mark on Nov 23, 2021 11:42:07 GMT
Likewise,
Just had a look on the New Year Sale via Mastercard and even that isn't great.
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Post by Someone in a tree on Nov 23, 2021 12:10:15 GMT
I got middle of the back row at the Chocolate Factory which I'm pleased about.
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Post by theatreian on Nov 23, 2021 12:11:48 GMT
Just had a look on the New Year Sale via Mastercard and even that isn't great. Yes I booked for & Juliet in the sale , but it's not as good as it used to be.My tickets where £20 cheaper than they are officially. |
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Post by theatrefan77 on Nov 23, 2021 13:35:32 GMT
Quite disappointed too with the allocation of seats for the shows I’m interested in. Even the £50 ones aren’t great.
Only booked & Juliet. £20 for front row. In previous years I have booked at least 5 shows.
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Post by fiyerorocher on Nov 23, 2021 14:07:13 GMT
Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) seems to have a decent deal. Top price for £35. Not quite as cheap as I'd like, but around 50% off so not bad either!
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Post by jamb0r on Nov 23, 2021 14:33:05 GMT
Also pretty disappointed in the seats being offered in the New Year Sale, quite a lot of shows I was interested in it looks like they are only offering the back sections of each level. I managed to find a date with some fairly decent upper circle tickets for Back to the Future (most of the tickets in the lower levels were right at the back and I don't particularly want to watch that show through a letter box), and some front stalls for Bring It On, so that's some Christmas presents sorted. In previous years they've added more availability for the public sale and then throughout the following months so I think I'll hold off on anything else.
On a positive note at least the website only broke twice for a few seconds as I was using it. I remember multiple years where it's just completely failed to cope with the demand.
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