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For context, I saw this show for the first time a few weeks ago and I stagedoored. The cast were lovely and really kind. Since then I made some fanart and a family member bought me tickets to see the show again in a weeks time. I really want to give one of the cast members the fanart, mostly because it is of their character but I don’t want to come off weird because of it. Anyways, maybe i’m overthinking it but this is my dilemma lol

Some of the top ones on our list: RENT, High School Musical, August Wilson's Fences, Hay Fever, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, Bloodsport, Harry Potter as a one-part, Paranormal Activity and The Jungle Book

Hi guys! I bought these as a christmas gift however the tickets (I got printable) don’t look amazing.

Does anyone know if the Sondheim theatre box office could print off some more traditional tickets?

Thank you x

There's only 4 months left of 2026! What has been your favourite show you've seen so far this year? Some of my favs; The Oresteia, Pride, To Kill a Mockingbird, Beetlejuice, Romeo + Juliet (with Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe)

if you want to sell it or your friend wants to I am here to buy it!

I want to get a ticket for this and generally like being close to the stage because I feel more immersed and can see performer’s expressions. But seeing how the stage has two levels, I’m worried that if I sit too close I won’t be able to see what’s happening on the higher level. Can anyone let me know if this is the case?

I was wondering if anyone got a hold of £5 you g tickets for Golden Boy at the Almeida as they were supposed to be released at 5.
I was on the website from 4:45 and the page never changed. I have kept updated it but it seems like they didn’t release any tickets.

Did anyone actually get these tickets or did it happen to everyone?

Hello!

I've got a solo theatre trip coming up next month and wondered if anyone had experience of travelling from any of these venues after an evening show and how 'Safe' it feels (aware this is an objective thing)- is it worth ubering instead?

✨️ Likely using the underground

✨️ Solo female traveller (From Glasgow so not un-used to busy cities in the evening and the associated 'characters')

✨️Staying around Kings Cross/St Pancras/Euston area

Theatres:

✨️ London County Hall

✨️Theatre Royal Drury Lane

✨️Prince Edward Theatre

✨️ Troubador Canary Wharf (Matinee show so no late travel)

Hi everyone,

I'm looking to book to see Jesus Christ Superstar at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in early December, and I've narrowed my options down to the back of the stalls or row D of the grand circle. Due to my height, weight, and width, as well as minor disability, seating is generally a complex issue for me. I usually stick to the stalls because they offer the most space, and I had an issue where I couldn't fit in the seats in row B of the Palladium royal circle at all due to restricted room between rows, but I would really like the better view available in the grand circle.

Has anybody sat in both the stalls and the grand circle at Drury Lane and can compare the two in terms of legroom and general space? I'll be on the aisle, so I'll have a bit of breathing room, but it's no good if I can't sit at all.

Anyone of any size is welcome to chime in, I'm just looking for a general picture of the difference in space between the two areas.

Thanks in advance. 😊

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We're seeing Hamilton tomorrow but haven't had the tickets come through yet. Has anyone seen it during Leslie Odom Jnr's run? When did you get your tickets?

hey looking for west end tickets for any leslie prom dates :) price range is £50-100 let me know!!

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I work in sales in a theater, and I am constantly annoyed at how people behave where I live, mostly in regards to coming late.

When I was in London I was so amazed by the professional way theater is approached, from security, to the efficiency of ticket scanning, and the precise starting times of the shows, even the ushers dress code.

Whereas where I live it's just a mess. People arrive late, they constantly have difficulty finding their digital tickets, phones go off during shows, it's just so so amateurish and disrespectful. Makes me really miss London.

This is just an example I just came about:

I compared the same ticket for a random Matilda show in a few weeks (13 Sep 2026, 2pm), Stalls K18/K19. All checked within about 10 minutes on the website/app.

LW Theatres (official) — £125
Stagedoor — £125
Official London Theatre — £128
TheatreMonkey — £149
SeatPlan — £149
Gigantic — £152
WestEnd.com — £152
TheatreNinja — £152

So £125–£152 for basically the same seat – a £27 / 21.6% difference.
On other days I checked: even greater gaps, especially when some websites add „early booking“ or other special rates.

All a little confusing and time consuming. So I turn to this community.

What’s your go-to method for buying West End tickets? Do you just check a few sites manually?
Is there a reliable price comparison site that actually compares the same seats across different sellers? Any sites I’m missing?

Edit: Just to clarify: I’ve also seen it work the other way around. For shows like Wicked or Titanique, I’ve sometimes found the exact same or comparable seats significantly cheaper through third-party sellers than on the official site.
So my point isn’t simply that resellers add fees. Sometimes they’re actually the cheapest option, which is exactly why I’m looking for a good way to compare prices across different sellers.

normally I get some disruption at shows but people at Jesus Christ Superstar have been just DREADFUL. i kid you not on today’s matinee performance Jesus was on the cross to the sound of the toilet hand dryers. during multiple occasions and halfway through songs would people decide it was time to get to the bar (Desdamona Cathabel I respect your calm in the face of THAT) and came back stumbling drunk and loudly talking through it. Is this something that’s been happening to everyone, or did I get a bad batch of audience members?

Apparently, Game of Thrones: The Mad King is pushing 4 hours! But we're wondering if it will fly by like The Oresteia at the Bridge Theatre did...

Selling:

Ride the Cyclone, Southwark Playhouse London

August 22 19:00 (Final show)

B22 £60 (original price)

Hi! Does anyone have, or know where I could get, the lyrics to the new songs from the Death Note musical, as well as the new lyrics for the songs that have been changed? If so, could you please share them with me? 😊

Hey all! I have a quick question: how good is front row at Adelphi Theatre in London? Especially if you've seen Comedy About Spies there? 😅

I looked at SeatPlan and it's really hard to tell from the pics if it's that restricted on view or not. I love front row at Vaudeville so I don't mind looking up, but my concern (especially for Spies) is if you miss big bits of stage at Adelphi? Any thoughts welcome, thank youu 😁