No
Commission
Instead of
paying a 25-30% commission to a ticket agency, you easily
can book your tickets by phone or online. Here are
several ways to do it.
First, check
what's playing, booking periods, reviews, and
recommendations at the London
Theatre Guide.
When you've made your selections, then:
Phone
the Box Office
The
theatre box offices are open from 10 AM to 7 or 8 PM
Monday through Saturday. Be sure to allow for any time
difference when you call. They will describe the
location of the best available seats and hold tickets
for you at the box office with a credit card
authorization. If you like to sit close to the stage,
be sure to ask if they have anything closer after
they've told you what's available. Sometimes they
assume (perhaps incorrectly) that you don't want to be
seated in the first few rows.
For
a list of theatre box office phone numbers,
click
here.
To
view seating charts of most
theatres,
click
here.
In addition,
the Stoll
Moss Theatre Group
has a central booking number for all 10 of their
theatres (click
here to view list).
Check their site for current productions and book
online or phone them at 44-20-7494-5399
to book. Productions not at Stoll Moss Theatres also
can be booked here, but there is a commission of
10-15%, so be sure to ask beforehand.
Book
Online
Using
Ticketmaster
UK,
you can determine what's available for your production
and date, view a chart to check seat locations, and
then book your tickets online using your credit card.
They will be held at the box office for pickup. The
tickets they have available are what's available at
the box office (called the general pool).
The price
may be the box office price plus an additional 1-2
pound fee depending on the production.
Not all West
End productions are represented here, so if you don't
see the play or musical you want, phone the box office
directly (box
office phone numbers).
If you don't see the date you want for a particular
production, check the London
Theatre Guide
to see the booking period and phone the box office
directly.
In addition
to West End productions, Ticketmaster
UK
also represents many events through the UK.
