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The weather may be cloudy and cold and it may in fact technically still be spring. But it’s meant to turn nice at the weekend and the West End’s big Summer Theatre Sale is upon us, so let’s get into that sunny days mindset as you book tickets for the summer at a nice sale price.
The deal is simple. The sale is now on, and can be accessed here (Time Out is a partner). It will run until June 7 (which tbf is meteorological summer). It applies to dozens of shows, primarily in the West End but beyond that as well. And there are discounts aplenty, in all shapes and sizes, from relatively modest – but still nice to have – reductions on hotter newer shows to some chunkier savings to be made on long runners that are up for a little boost to get them through the summer months.
It’s easy enough to scan the whole list, but let’s break it down a bit. In terms of long-runners, you can get tickets to see West End musical stalwarts like Wicked, Matilda, Oliver! and The Book of Mormon from just £25.
There are some great last chance prices as well, the departing My Neighbour Totoro and Disney’s Hercules both offering tickets from £25, while if you want to bag tickets to the two-part version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (which will be leaving town in September to be replaced by the single part version) then you can currently do so from a superb £38.
The sales are also a good way to book for the shows of the future, which may well sell out when the reviews happen but are happy to sell their tickets for a nice price now. Top tips here include the Royal Court’s darkly comic drama about the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke, and the Lyric Hammersmith’s Meera Syaal-starring first revival of classic ’10s play The Children.
It’ll be the biggest sale until the autumn, and if you’re idly thinking of booking some theatre tickets then carpe that diem and book while there’s a chunky discount.
The Summer Theatre Sale runs now to Jun 7. Book tickets here.
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