Theatre Ticket Agencies.
Before booking with a London based theatre ticket agency, check that they are genuine by consulting the Society of Ticket Agents & Retailers S.T.A.R. website.
Genuine outlets include:
www.atgtickets.com Ambassador Theatre chain's site. They also act as ticket agents for many other West End shows, with low booking fees too. NO WEMBLEY / HAMMERSMITH / ALBERT HALL / O2 ARENA POP CONCERT TICKETS ARE SOLD BY THIS COMPANY.
www.lovetheatre.com, telephone 020 7420 9778 (0044 207 420 9778 if calling from outside the United Kingdom) - This company runs the theatremonkey ticketshop. Book online and save time. Free membership and many special offers, also hard to get tickets at short notice. NO WEMBLEY / HAMMERSMITH / ALBERT HALL / O2 ARENA POP CONCERT TICKETS ARE SOLD BY THIS COMPANY.
Encore Tickets telephone 0207 400 1253 (0044 207 400 1253 if calling from outside the United Kingdom). Encore Theatre Ticket Agency site - noted for "meal and show" deals as well as ticket offers. NO WEMBLEY / HAMMERSMITH / ALBERT HALL / O2 ARENA POP CONCERT TICKETS ARE SOLD BY THIS COMPANY.
www.ticketmaster.co.uk Ticketmaster Agency Ltd booking site.
www.seetickets.com General ticket agency.
Todaytix.com is app-based, offering a wide selection of theatre tickets, often discounted, up to 30 days ahead. They also handle "day seat" sales, either "rush" (first-come, first served) or lottery basis for a range of West End shows.
Theatreticketsdirect.co.uk. - Online Booking of Discounted Theatre Tickets for London Theatre. NO WEMBLEY / HAMMERSMITH / ALBERT HALL / O2 ARENA POP CONCERT TICKETS ARE SOLD BY THIS COMPANY.
Londonboxoffice.co.uk - Online Booking of Theatre Tickets for London Theatre. NO WEMBLEY / HAMMERSMITH / ALBERT HALL / O2 ARENA POP CONCERT TICKETS ARE SOLD BY THIS COMPANY.
Shows In London or telephone 0203 5670 637. NO WEMBLEY / HAMMERSMITH / ALBERT HALL / O2 ARENA POP CONCERT TICKETS ARE SOLD BY THIS COMPANY.
Tickettree.com for great value "hotel and theatre ticket" packages. NO WEMBLEY / HAMMERSMITH / ALBERT HALL / O2 ARENA POP CONCERT TICKETS ARE SOLD BY THIS COMPANY.
Londontheatredirect.com London Theatre direct Ticket Agency site - has "meal and show" deals as well as ticket offers. NO WEMBLEY / HAMMERSMITH / ALBERT HALL / O2 ARENA POP CONCERT TICKETS ARE SOLD BY THIS COMPANY.
www.ticketsource.co.uk TicketSource lets event organisers create, promote, manage and sell tickets to their events, all for free. A small fee is charged to the customer when buying tickets.
www.yplanapp.com YPlan. Where technically possible, they sell live from the venue’s ticketing system, so offer a choice of seat prices and locations and stay on sale right up to performance time (with some shows offering Day Rates on our app). We also offer customers the ability pick their seat from an interactive seat map, both on our website and on our iOS and Android apps. Registered users can book tickets in just a few taps, and get an e-ticket which can be exchanged for a traditional ticket at the venue. The Lion King now admit customers on our printed e-ticket, and other shows allow entry by scan of our in-app barcode, so no trees are harmed in the ticketing of their show!
www.albemarle-london.com Albemarle Agency Website.
www.groupline.com Group Line Agency booking site for parties of 10+. NO WEMBLEY / HAMMERSMITH / ALBERT HALL POP CONCERT TICKETS ARE SOLD BY THIS COMPANY.
www.lsbo.co.uk Leicester Square Box Office Ticket Agency website. This is NOT the Official Half Price Box Office. It is a S.T.A.R. member agency with a similar name! NO WEMBLEY / HAMMERSMITH / ALBERT HALL / O2 ARENA POP CONCERT TICKETS ARE SOLD BY THIS COMPANY.
www.ticketweb.co.uk Ticket Web Agency website. A division of Ticketmaster which also sell on behalf of the Society Of London Theatres website. NO WEMBLEY / HAMMERSMITH / ALBERT HALL / O2 ARENA POP CONCERT TICKETS ARE SOLD BY THIS COMPANY.
www.theticketfactory.com A small selection of tickets for some theatre, pop concerts at the O2 Centre and other arena events.
www.eventim.co.uk - part of a European Ticketing conglomerate. Seats for theatre and concert events, with a nifty "select your seat" facility available for many performances, even 'arena' events.
Websites for those with particular access requirements
www.vocaleyes.co.uk The website of the audio description service available for some shows.
www.stagetext.org STAGETEXT. A charity which works with over 80 theatres around the UK providing access to productions for deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people through captioning (similar to television subtitles).
enquiries@solttma.co.uk Email address for the Disabled Audience Project
www.accessibletravel.co.uk A unique directory of accessible leisure pursuits, holidays and travel, transport, mobility products, and daily living services for disabled people, their families and friends. Featuring London Theatre breaks for those needing particular adapted facilities.
www.shapearts.org.uk Charity "Shape Arts" is dedicated to helping elderly and disabled theatregoers attend events. They offer a service to help those either physically unable to attend alone, or who simply would like someone along with them for company.
These "companions" are all volunteers and the charity always needs more of them. As a volunteer, all expenses are paid - ticket, petrol, parking and congestion charges are all met AND you get to meet interesting new people too.
http://www.chect.org.uk/ Childhood Eye Cancer Trust, fighting Retinoblastoma. This disease causes blindness - learn how to spot the signs by visiting this site, and supporting the charity.
Official London Theatre Organisations
OfficialLondonTheatre.com: Get the scoop on the Olivier Awards with Mastercard and West End LIVE before anyone else. Buy tickets to top London shows either online or in person at the TKTS booth. Get great discounts with the New Year Sale and Kids Week promotions. And do it all with confidence because they are run by not-for-profit organisation, Society of London Theatre where all profits go back into the industry.
OfficialLondonTheatre.com/TKTS Visit the TKTS booth in the heart of Leicester Square for last minute and discount theatre tickets. Open 7 days a week, you can buy theatre tickets IN PERSON ONLY for performances today, tomorrow and the next day. Check what’s on sale and prices before you queue on the website.
Society of Ticket Agents & Retailers: S.T.A.R. website. Check that your London ticket agency is registered before booking.
Theatre News and Reviews
www.stagefaves.com Stage Faves is the UK’s only social media directory dedicated to musical theatre. It provides full Twitter listings for West End musicals casts, and collects all relevant social media feeds for shows and performers.
www.thestage.co.uk The website of 'The Stage', the newspaper of the British theatre industry.
www.whatsonstage.com The UK's leading performing arts website
www.londontheatre.co.uk for news stories West End and Fringe.
www.theatreguidelondon.co.uk An independent review site run by professional critics.
https://britishtheatre.com/ The latest News, Reviews And Interviews from a team of highly acclaimed theatre critics.
www.monkeymatterstheatre.com London reviews, mostly fringe, some West End, by a dedicated amateur.
www.musicOMH.com Arts reviews by professionals.
http://oneminutetheatrereviews.co.uk One Minute Theatre Reviews started as a You Tube channel and is now also a website which carries both the videos and written versions. I regularly review London and regional shows. Despite the title, I consistently fail to keep my reviews within one minute.
www.terripaddock.com Bringing you theatre connections and comment.
www.stagefaves.com Stage Faves is the UK’s only social media directory dedicated to musical theatre. It provides full Twitter listings for West End musicals casts, and collects all relevant social media feeds for shows and performers.
www.mytheatremates.com Co-founded by Mark Shenton and Terri Paddock. In addition to hosting the Also Recognised Awards, it collates the best content from our individual websites and social channels – and additional content from other independent theatre voices.
Theatre Merchandise
www.theatregifttokens.com Tokens for London and Local theatre, theatre breaks vouchers and theatre and meal vouchers.
www.therecordalbum.com A fascinating outlet for Vinyl LP lovers - with around 500 UK and American original cast albums.
www.theatreprogrammes.co.uk London West End and Fringe programmes, 1949 onwards, for sale.
www.broadwaybest.com.au Australian company specialising in musical theatre recordings, sheet music and DVD's.
London Souvenirs For London gifts and souvenirs online.
http://www.danceenterprise.co.uk Manufacturers of Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Ballroom dance shoes and also supply legwarmers and dance tights.
www.theatrememorabilia.co.uk Second-hand programmes and other theatre items.
www.dresscircle.London Musical Theatre albums and other items.
Theatre Skills and Specialisms
getintotheatre.org for young people seeing advice on ALL possible jobs in theatre.
www.performingarts-auditionguide.com Author Jennifer Reischel's official website. Jennifer is author of
"So You Want to Tread The Boards," the invaluable guide for aspiring performers.
www.openauditions.uk. A free one-stop audition information service. Just enter your email address to gain instant access to current castings, open to all performers, whether represented or not.
soundiron.com/collections/drums-percussion/products/rhythmic-odyssey. Rhythmic Odyssey is a flexible and highly-customizable loop-based virtual percussion instrument for Kontakt Player and a huge open-format modular loop library for use with any software or hardware you wish. This deep and stylistically expansive collection focuses on dynamic live tuned and untuned percussion performances by British instrumentalist and media composer David Oliver.
https://fireinsidemusic.com/piano-keyboard/ A place where you can find free learning lessons and instructions for piano/keyboard beginners. Help people made a good decision when buying pianos and keyboards by sharing guides and reviews.
www.richmond.ac.uk Study a BA in Performance and Theatre Arts at Richmond University and receive practical acting experience as well as all-inclusive theatre theory.
www.londonarrangements.com As specialists in the production of professional music backing tracks, ranging from stage and screen, swing and jazz, to classical and easy listening genres, you can browse our online catalogue where you can listen to clips of all our mp3 backing tracks before then ordering your track in any key you require, at no extra charge. We also offer a production service of bespoke backing tracks, piano rehearsal tracks and piano/vocal sheet music transcriptions.
https://www.mtxengineering.co.uk MTX Electrical & Engineering. MTX are a manufacturer and supplier of electrical and engineering products for theatre and stage, including lighting equipment and audio equipment.
www.londontheatrevisits.com Patsy Trench's London Theatre Visits. A personal and bespoke London theatre tour service.
www.creatingtheimpossible.co.uk For over 30 years Creating The Impossible have offered a range of bespoke scenery and props for the theatre, television and film industries. working alongside clients such as The BBC, Country Living Magazine and Thames TV. In conjunction with this we devise and build all manner of magical paraphernalia and stage illusions for professional magicians, whilst offering magic consultancy services for many other shows and events.
www.westendevents.co.uk Specialise in creating theatrical dinner events for corporate groups.
www.permabloom.co.uk Suppliers of a large range of artificial flowers for many theatres in the UK.
www.bodens.co.uk: Bodens Performing Arts School. Highly qualified teachers train children and young people aged 3 to 19 in professional studios in Barnet, North London.
www.dramaclasses.biz A directory of UK Drama schools for children and adults. We offer advise on on all aspects of the performing arts and list over a 1000 schools nationwide.
http://www.annafiorentini.com The Anna Fiorentini Drama, Theatre and Film School runs dancing, singing, acting, design and film classes with professionals from theatre, film and television for children and young people from underprivileged backgrounds.
www.the-lambs.org The Lambs, Inc., is America's first professional theatrical club. It originated in London in 1868, then in the US in 1874.
www.vomasterclass.co.uk One of U.K. Channel 4's longest serving announcers invites you to try a free voice lesson in continuity announcing online (MUCH harder than it looks!) and find out more about the voice-over training workshops that he runs.
http://www.danceenterprise.co.uk Manufacturers of Ballet, Jazz, Tap and Ballroom dance shoes and also supply legwarmers and dance tights.
The Mandy Network (formerly "Stage Jobs Pro") is an online directory of UK theatre professionals holding the CVs of several thousand professionals working in the fields of theatre management, set design, costume, lighting, sound, backstage or front of house.
www.props4shows.co.uk Stage and Theatre Props Suppliers
www.terralec.co.uk/stage_lighting/112_0c.html Stage Lighting Suppliers
Dance Classes Stagecoach training prepares children for life. Whatever their future role may be, youngsters could be rehearsing for it, while they enjoy themselves at Stagecoach.
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www.mirrorsfortraining.co.uk Rent or buy mirrors for your training space.
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