Best tips for buying West End Tickets - Help

There must be a few "must-sees" among your 'shows and plays', so it might be as well to try and book them in advance if they're important to you. Doesn't mean you can't get discount, but at least you get peace of mind. That's how I tend to approach it when I visit NYC.

My favourite one-stop-shop is theatremonkey.com; special offers, seat reviews, show descriptions etc. Broadwaybox.com/london is also worth a look for discounts. I've had some great bargains via lastminute.com, but the only downside is you don't get to find out your seat allocation until you pick up your tickets at the Box Office.

Off the top of my head, Sister Act, Hairspray and Wicked all offer "day seats" - £25 front row tickets which you can only buy on-day by queueing at the box office. I'm sure someone else will chip in if there are others I've omitted.

So what are you hoping to see?

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I think you can safely avoid Dirty Dancing and Grease, but all your others sound like good bets.

Do not worry about booking in advance for La Cage, my best tip with this show (I have just done it on a Saturday night in the middle of school holidays, so I know it works) Go on a weekday just to be safe, but turn up to the box office 30 minutes before the show starts, NO EARLIER! and they will put you in the best seat availible for £17.50, worked for me, and has worked for quite a few other people I know, MOST theatres run this policy, but if a show is busy, its touch and go what you get, and quite often you are left in the seats no one wants! (But as I say, i know of people doing this 5 times with La Cage, and have always ended up with an AMAZING seat!)

You can get reasonable views in the balcony (top tier) for £17.50, other than that TKTS sell on the day for £42.