Follow these tips to get the best price for your tickets:

1. Lastminute.com has an online theatre section enabling users to get tickets for up to half price and in some cases for under £10. Although the site does occasionally have tickets for national events, the majority of the seats available are for London.
2. Theatremonkey.com is a review website which sells tickets for London’s West End shows working on a completely independence basis. It often has half price deals as well as reviews of smaller fringe shows. It provides information on how to avoid booking fees, based on your show selection, by providing the names of the cheapest ticket sellers.
3. Weekend editions of newspapers often have special offers for theatre breaks in London. When phoning up to book, don’t mention which paper you have seen the information in. Instead let the booking agent work on their own assumption, often giving you the best and lowest priced deal.
4. Matinee shows are often lower priced than night time shows. If you go for the cheapest seats, the theatre may move you to ensure the seats nearest the stage are full, making the theatre look busier and allowing you to get better seats for a reduced cost.
5. Make sure you use your student discount card at all time – you can get up to 70% in some smaller theatres. The website hitthetheater.co.uk is scheme designed to get young people to visit the theatre with tickets available for a third of the price if you sign up to the website.
6. If you are in London and want to see a show on the same day, go to the Half Price Official Ticket Booth in Leicester Square to get on-the-day tickets for West End Shows.