Day Seats

I've not dayseated for either of these shows, but 7am sounds like a fine, if somewhat early, time. Neither of these shows are epic sell-outs in tiny, exclusive venues (why hello there, Donmar Warehouse!), and I don't believe the dayseats are as bargaintastic as others (oh, All My Sons, I didn't see you there!), so - and please forgive me if I'm wrong - I reckon you could give yourself an extra hour or so in bed. Especially for Flashdance (the Shaftesbury is both huge and out-of-the-way).

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I was going to try and get a dayseat for Death Trap in a couple of weeks but as I'm coming up from Bristol I won't be in town until 11:30 on the day. I'm now assuming that my chances are practically nil...

I got a Dayseat at 11:30 for Deathtrap the other week. To be honest, I think arriving at 9/9:30 for both during the week would be fine.

I don't know about these specific shows, but many times I have been to a theatre a couple of hours before a show starts and got a top price ticket in centre stalls or dress circle for £25. It works like a dream if you're just after one ticket.

For Deathtrap however the dayseats are in the most perfect location for the show!

The front row at the Noel Coward has the most leg room in any West End theatre I think! Im amazed they haven't put in an extra row.

Thanks everybody for your advice and suggestions. I had another thread (London Theatre Take 2) and took the advice of some of you and booked for Monday evening War Horse. I am sitting on the side (benches?) I will do day seats for Deathtrap on Tuesday and day seats for Flashdance for Wednesday and sleep in an extra hour. Now that Sweet Charity is closing mere days before I arrive, I have chosen Oliver for Wednesday matinee. I have noticed discounts on TheatreMonkey. but they end in October. Not being a seat snob, can I relatively get a discount for this show...balcony or restricted view? Since the original cast is no longer in it, I just want to sit anywhere hoping to spend under 20 pounds. The lower the better. Thanks again.

I think it's great that theatres have a day seat allocation to enable people on a tight budget to be able to afford to see a show. The only probelm I have with it is when the theatres reserve front row seats etc as day seats. Rent Remixed and Zorro, for example, did that - and there were people sitting in seats better than mine who had paid about half what I paid! (and I'd booked ages before and those front row seats weren't even available to book)

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