Side by side by side 👭🏻
£15 tickets for The Little Big Things plus a totally fetch new show
AD - my ticket to Flowers for Mrs Harris was gifted in exchange for an impartial review.
Just the two shows this week (a little calmer than last week!) but they were two much-anticipated ones. On Wednesday I was super lucky to see Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, from a box no less. Being just a metre away from the likes Lea Salonga and Joanna Riding singing some of musical theatre’s most famous songs was pretty incredible! So I’m not the biggest Sondheim fan, blasphemy I know. But even I had a great time watching this show which is undoubtedly a collection of his best work. If you’re interested in seeing some greats belting out Sondheim tunes then there’s daily rush tickets for just £29.50. You might have to fork out a bit more than that for this amazing box view though!
It seems being close to the action was the theme for this week as I found myself in the second row for the press night for Flowers for Mrs Harris at the Riverside Studios. I've been wanting to see this show for years after hearing good things. Sadly I'm not sure it was my cup of tea - personally I didn't get on with the score. However the cast are amazing - Jenna Russell does on-stage emotion like no other.
You can catch the show at the Riverside Studios until the end of November. And if you scroll down you may find a cheeky offer for it too!
Happy ticket-buying!
Rochelle 🎭🎫
Carrying the banner
In the news this week…
Protestors disrupt Les Misérables performance by ‘locking themselves to West End stage’
Royal and Derngate sets timeline for re-opening theatres following concrete concerns
Jo Martin withdraws from National Theatre’s Death of England: Closing Time
I’m kind of a big deal
I gushed about The Little Big Things in this newsletter a few weeks back, and I’m still urging everyone to go and see it. Luckily there’s a great 24-hour offer for the show at the moment and you can get tickets for just £15.
The £15 seats are on the second floor - I have sat there before and they are ok but if you have a little more money to spend I’d try going lower down. The £35 seats in the back of the stalls are great if you can stretch to those. However the on-the-day TKTS booth in Leicester Square has also been doing stalls seats for just £28 if you can wait until the last minute.
As always, don’t forget to check Seat Plan when booking to see what you’re getting!
Hey big spender
Here’s your discounts, offers and cheap seats this week.
🏃 New rush alert! TodayTix will be doing daily £30 rush tickets for The Time Traveller's Wife.
There’s some great £15 tickets at the back of the dress circle for Noises Off.
There’s £15 tickets for the next Showstopper! on 16 Oct.
Get £15 tickets for The Barricade Boys - West End Party.
All seats are £20 on this offer for Operation Epsilon.
Don’t forget these £20 tickets for Quiz in Manchester.
There’s £20 seated tickets for As You Like It at The Globe.
And there’s £20 seats for all performances of Othello at the Riverside Studios.
Get £23 tickets for Message in a Bottle at the Peacock.
If you liked the look of Flowers for Mrs Harris, there’s £24.50 tickets across the entire run.
There’s £25 tickets for Crazy For You.
Under 25s can get £25 tickets for The Drifters Girl in Manchester next week. Band A-C seats, Tue-Thu performances only.
Get £25 tickets for untitled f*ck m*ss s**gon play.
And you can get £25 tickets for Pygmalion at the Old Vic. Use code PYG25, Mon 9th and Tue 10th Oct.
Don’t throw away your shot
Competitions, on-sales and announcements.
Well by far the biggest news this week is that Mean Girls is finally transferring to the West End. It will open at the Savoy Theatre in June 2024. You can sign up for fan pre-sale (31 Oct at 10am) now. Public booking is 1 Nov at 8am. Let’s hope we don’t get personally victimized by ticket prices.
Woody Harrelson will star in Ulster American, opening at the Riverside Studios in December. You can sign up for pre-sale now.
Tickets have just gone on sale for Just for One Day, the new musical based on Live Aid, at the Old Vic. I will let you know when they announce the PwC preview on-sale date.
There’s going to be a new UK tour of Hairspray starting July 2024. Check your local venue for on-sale information.
The Rose Theatre has announced its Spring 2024 season which is now on sale. It includes a new production of The Boy at the Back of the Class which will also be going on a UK tour.
Booking is now open for the Almeida’s winter productions - Cold War and King Lear. Don’t forget they have £5 tickets for those 25 & under.
The winter 23/24 season at the Royal Opera House is now open for booking.
We’ve got a few extensions this week! Guys & Dolls is now booking until 31 Aug 2024. And both Hamilton and Les Misérables are booking until 28 Sep 2024.
Tickets are now on sale for the Almeida’s Spring Awakening in cinemas.
Win tickets to What It Means plus a meal for two at Cento Alla Torre.
That’s all for this week. If you enjoyed the newsletter, please tell your friends. I’m also open to suggestions and requests for certain discounts, so do drop into my DMs. Right, time to do some prep before my first rehearsal for The Hunchback of Notre Dame! 🔔
