Cheap and last minute theatre tickets in London
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Unless the show is very hot or the run is short, you should be able to shop around and get discounted tickets to any West End show via third party sellers like timeout.com and tkts.
Cheap seats aren't guaranteed to be great seats but many big shows release excellent day tickets on the day of performance, generally at a cheap rate, available from the box office only. See below for show-by-show info on day tickets and Time Out's best West End offers.
Ongoing West End theatre ticket offers
The 39 Steps
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
One hour before each performance best tickets still available can be purchased by students and jobseekers for £15.
- Criterion Theatre 218-223 Piccadilly, SW1Y 4XA
- Sat May 18 - Sat Oct 19
Billy Elliot the Musical
- Rated as: 5/5
- Critics choice
There are a limited number of £19.50 and £27.50 daytickets available in person at the Victoria Palace Theatre box office every morning.
- Victoria Palace Theatre 126 Victoria St, SW1E 5EA
- Sat May 18 - Sat Dec 21
The Bodyguard
- Rated as: 3/5
A limited number of £25 day-seats are available at the box office from 10am before every performance.
- Adelphi Theatre The Strand, WC2R 0NS
- Sat May 18 - Sat Sep 28
The Book of Mormon
- Critics choice
A daily lottery will offer the winners a chance to buy 20 best stalls seats at £20 each. Entries will be accepted two and half hours before each performance, and drawn two hours before the performance.
- Prince of Wales Theatre Coventry St, W1D 6AS
- Sat May 18 - Sat Jan 11
A Chorus Line
- Rated as: 3/5
A limited number of £19.50 day-seats are available at the box office from 10am before every performance.
- London Palladium Argyll St, W1F 7TF
- Sat May 18 - Sat Jan 18
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- Critics choice
There are 150 £12 tickets to each performance.
- Apollo Shaftesbury Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7EZ
- Sat May 18 - Sat Oct 25
The Hothouse
- Critics choice
A number of £10 day-seats available from the box office for all Tuesday to Saturday performances; all Monday tickets just £15, going on sale on the first day of each month, for that month.
- Trafalgar Studios 14 Whitehall, SW1A 2DY
- Sat May 18 - Sat Aug 3
Jersey Boys
- Rated as: 5/5
- Critics choice
Front row tickets are £20 for every performance (restricted view).
- Prince Edward Theatre 28 Old Compton St, W1D 4HS
- Sat May 18 - Sun Oct 20
Les Miserables
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
There are 25 £25 seats for under-25s available for every performance bar Saturday nights; they can be booked online, in advance, via the 'Les Mis' offical website.
- Queen’s Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 6BA
- Sat May 18 - Sat Apr 26
Matilda the Musical
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
Eight £5 tickets per performance are reserved for 16-25-year-olds. Available on day of performance at box office, from 10am. Bring ID.
- Cambridge Theatre Earlham St, WC2H 9HU
- Sat May 18 - Tue Dec 23
Merrily We Roll Along
- Critics choice
Until June 1, 100 good stalls tickets will be available for each performance at £25 each from merrilywestend.com. A limited number of £20 day-seats are available at the box office from 10am before every performance.
- Harold Pinter Theatre 6 Panton St, SW1Y 4DN
- Sat May 18 - Sat Jul 27
Once
- Rated as: 3/5
Ten £19.50 day-seats are available at the box office from 10am before every performance.
- Phoenix Theatre 104-110 Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0JP
- Sat May 18 - Sat Nov 30
One Man, Two Guvnors
- Rated as: 4/5
A limited number of £25 day-seats are available at the box office from 10am before every performance.
- Haymarket Theatre Royal 18 Suffolk St, SW1Y 4HT
- Sat May 18 - Sat Mar 1
Rock of Ages
- Rated as: 2/5
Students and seniors can purchase best tickets for £25 from 10am on day of performance.
- Garrick Theatre Charing Cross Rd, WC2H 0HH
- Sat May 18 - Sat Nov 2
Singin' in the Rain
- Rated as: 4/5
- Critics choice
There are a limited number of £25 day-seats available in person at the Palace Theatre box office from 10am each morning.
- Palace Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 5AY
- Sat May 18 - Sat Jun 8
War Horse
- Rated as: 5/5
- Critics choice
Under-25s can purchase best available seats from the New London Theatre from one hour before the show for £15 Mon-Wed.
- New London Theatre Drury Lane, WC2B 5PQ
- Sat May 18 - Sat Feb 15
Wicked
- Rated as: 4/5
Twenty-four front row stalls day seats are available at the box office every morning from 10.30am, priced £27.50 each.
- Apollo Victoria Wilton Rd, SW1V 1LL
- Sat May 18 - Sat Apr 26
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