Ticketmaster.co.uk - Currently Not Onsale?

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 5:20pm

I posted this on the West End board, but the pulse there is evidently deader than a fish on ice, so...

TicketMaster - "Currently Not Onsale"
Posted On:4/12/05 at 08:30:43 AM


I've noticed for some shows (i.e. Billy Elliot, Mary Poppins, Woman in White), when looking at the calendar, some performances are "Find Tickets" and some are "Currently Not Onsale". Does this mean that the performance is entirely, completely sold out?

And if so (or if there's any other reason for this), is it still possible to get singles/doubles at the theatre on the day of the show or the day earlier?

[JakeB]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 5:25pm

Yes, it means it's sold out, but try Seetickets.com.

If you are at the box office for opening and are prepared to get a single seat with waiting, you will get a single seat to any show in London, I guarantee it.. just so long as you're not fussy. 'Sold out' rarely means sold out, they may release day seats, standing room only, etc, etc. Or try the day before to see if there's any singles.

PM me if you need any specific advice..

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 4/12/05 at 6:11pm

Great, thanks for the info, JakeB. I'll check out Seetickets.com momentarily. By "prepared to get a single seat with waiting", do you mean standing in the cancellation line? Are the seats usually orchestra house seats or other?

Thanks!

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 4/13/05 at 4:49am

Just bumping this for someone who can answer.

[JakeB]

Posted: 4/13/05 at 6:02am

Basically, single seats are likely to pop up as the box office opens at 10am - people ringing in, ticket companies returning tickets they can't sell, etc, etc. If there's no single seats available then ask the box office whether you should keep waiting or come back 2 hours before the performance. But different shows have different policies, eg, Billy Elliot releases £25 seats on the day of the performance (front row) at 12pm, but I'm guessing you need to queue before that, and Mary Poppins releases front row as well on the day.

House seats are orchestra seats, which are called 'stalls'. Mezz is called 'dress circle' usually. They're saved for celebrities, producers, friends of the cast, etc, etc..

[QueenMuppet]

Posted: 4/13/05 at 11:25am

Tiff, Ticketmaster UK is not always the official box office for some shows which means for certain shows they only have an allocation of seats. That allocation can sometimes be about 100 seats, other times just about one row in the theatre.

Visit the official website of the show you want to visit, it will tell you which agency is their official 'ticket seller' and try that agency instead.

Unlike Ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster.co.uk sells tickets for all West End shows but as I said, don't always have access to their whole 'inventory'.

ETA: Also, lots of box offices in the West End answer their phones and sell tickets directly which is always worth a shot.

QM

Updated On: 4/13/05 at 11:25 AM