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there first. The TKTS booth doesn't, however, have seating plans for each theater, and it
doesn't sell the absolutely cheapest seats, which are only available directly from the box
office. For example, a top-notch seat to
Billy Elliot
costs
£
96 if you buy directly from the
theater; the same seat costs
£
41 through TKTS. The cheapest (restricted view) seat is
£
23
through the theater. See
www.londontheatretickets.org
and
www.timeout.com/london
for
plenty more cheap-ticket advice.
Discount TKTS Booth:
This famous ticket booth at Leicester (LESS-ter) Square, run
by the Society of London Theatre, sells discounted tickets for top-price seats to shows
on the push list. Big-name shows frequently turn up on this list. Most tickets are around
half-price; other shows are discounted 25 percent (in either case, you'll pay a
£
3 ser-
vice charge per ticket). For some extremely popular shows, they sell full-price tickets
without the service charge (so it costs the same as at the box office). For about half of
the shows, discounted tickets are available only on the day of the performance, although
theaters are beginning to offer discounted tickets through TKTS up to a week ahead. Their
website (
www.tkts.co.uk
)
lists ticket availability and prices, and is updated throughout
the day—but you must buy in person at their kiosk. A similar list is posted next to the
