To help, there are also a good number of ticketing schemes such as Rush tickets, seat fillers and ticket lotteries, all of which are designed to help you in that eleventh hour.<\/p>\n
Below, you\u2019ll find all of these outlined in detail, as well as our list of recommended shows that often have tickets free. For more guides, here\u2019s how to get cheap theatre tickets.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t forget to check out our full list of best West End shows<\/a>, plus the best musicals on tour UK<\/a> and the best open air theatre shows<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Jump to:<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for a theatre ticket for that evening\u2019s performances, your first step is to check the different ticketing sites. London Theatre Direct<\/a>, TodayTix<\/a> and LOVE Theatre<\/a> all have last-minute pages where they list the shows with the best availability.<\/p>\n Often these seats are also discounted, but you should check each site to see where the best prices is. Make sure you add the ticket to your basket to get an actual sense of the price, because plenty of sellers will add booking fees right at the end.<\/p>\n As a hot tip: weekdays are far more likely to have empty spaces than weekends, especially Monday to Wednesdays.<\/p>\n Ticketing sites like TodayTix put spare seats for that evening\u2019s performances on sale every morning at 10am \u2013 these are known as Rush tickets. These tickets are available of a first-come-first-serve basis and entirely depend on the availability of the performance, so you could be sitting anywhere. You can buy up to two tickets per performance and for more information, we have a full guide to the TodayTix Rush ticket<\/a> scheme.<\/p>\n If you miss out on the early morning Rush sale, you can also enter a ticket lottery where your name and details will be entered in a pool that gets drawn either every day or once a week, depending on the show. For the daily lottery, entries open in the morning and the names are drawn in the afternoon for that evening\u2019s performance. Meanwhile, for the weekly one, you can choose your preferred dates for the coming week and will find out the result the preceding Friday.<\/p>\n Like with Rush tickets, the ticket lotteries can be found on TodayTix<\/a>. All you need to do is download the app, pick the show you want to see and sign yourself up to a lottery.<\/p>\n Seat filling schemes are a brilliant way of getting tickets quickly and cheaply. Companies like Central Tickets<\/a> and The Audience Club<\/a> require you to sign up for a membership (which is often free), then they\u2019ll notify you of any last-minute ticketing opportunities.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re already out and about in London and want to see what\u2019s available, pop over to the TKTS Booth in Leicester Square.<\/p>\n Located on the south side of the square in the clocktower building, this booth has great same-day deals across a huge range of London shows. You can buy up to six tickets at a time, and we\u2019d recommend getting there early in the morning to get a jump on the best offers.<\/p>\n Test your brain power with our Going Out-themed riddles in RadioTimes.com\u2019s free newsletter<\/span><\/em><\/p> The best shows for buying last-minute tickets will be the long-running performances that aren\u2019t leaving the West End any time soon \u2013 think The Mousetrap. If theatregoers know they have plenty of time to see a show, they\u2019re less likely to be frantically booking seats.<\/p>\n If you want to go a bit less main stream, however, we\u2019d suggest looking at some of the lesser-known West End shows, ones without major TV stars or famous plots.<\/p>\n Lastly, there\u2019s always a spot spare at Shakespeare\u2019s Globe. Take a look at the best Shakespeare plays<\/a> for more.<\/p>\n For more theatre news and reviews, here\u2019s the 2:22 A Ghost Story cast<\/a>, the Cabaret London cast<\/a> and our Two Strangers review<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Looking for last-minute evening plans? 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