DAY SEATS are normally limited to 1 or 2 per person.
REMEMBER: SITUATIONS VARY ON A DAY BY DAY BASIS, AND ADVICE GIVEN HERE COULD EASILY CHANGE AT ANY TIME.
Unsold "day seats" sometimes turn up online at the venue's official website, or can be bought by telephone from the official box office too.
As theatres are still aiming to keep contact in person to a minimum, plans for "in person" and "Online" day seating change all the time. The monkey updates this page as soon as information is available.
The list is based on information known AND MAY NOT BE APPLICABLE TO ALL PERFORMANCES.
Also included are productions due to begin performances soon, but which may not yet have opened.
ALL details are given in good faith, but Theatremonkey.com cannot accept responsibility for any changes or error, nor subsequent losses incurred.
Also, do note that it can't advise in advance about "the right time to get into line," on any specific day, as it can vary so much, so please use other readers' comments below as your guide!
As a rule, the nearer a show gets to its final performance, the earlier you have to try for day seats...
Be aware that todaytix.com has also now introduced "Theatre Roulette" on its app. You are allocated a random show for a set price, for those willing to gamble.
Details of events at other venues may appear at the end of this table. Scroll down to check.
Theatre Name / Show Title | Usual Location |
Likely Number of seats | Price | Notes / Reader Experiences |
Adelphi Back to the Future The Musical |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £25 |
Reader reports: |
Aldwych Tina The Musical |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £25 | RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £25 "Rush tickets," located at venue discretion, for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix. |
Ambassadors The Curious Case of Benjamin Button |
Box office discretion |
Box office discretion |
£29.50 |
RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £29.50 "Rush tickets," located at venue discretion, for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix. |
Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue John Cleese's Fawlty Towers - The Play |
Box office discretion |
Box office discretion |
£25 |
RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £25 "Rush tickets," located at venue discretion, for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix. |
Apollo Victoria Wicked |
With ATG Tickets: Stalls row A weekly.
/ Todaytix: Box Office discretion |
With ATG Tickets: 24 very day
/ Todaytix: 12* *May vary at their discretion. |
All: £29.50 |
The most notorious day seat line in London is finished. DO NOT go to the theatre to buy day seats. There are now three online methods to buy. Weekly Rush: Enter online at www.wickedthemusical.co.uk. Click "Ticket Sales" then "Wicked Front Row." Stalls front row A will be released each Wednesday at 10am for all performances for the following week. First come, first served, the first in line can buy up to 2 (sometimes 4) tickets for their chosen performance the following week. Tickets will be allocated on a "best available" basis. App TodayTix are offering "Daily Dozen tickets" for all performances. 12 tickets released for the performance on that day, at 10am. Download the App from Todaytix, to allow you to access the sale. Reader reports: Wednesday 9th February 2022. The Most Notorious Queue (c) it is. Entered Wicked day seats online queue 10:01am — had 271 users in front of me ? got A36 for Sunday matinee which is a miracle ???. |
Arts Choir of Man |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £25 |
App TodayTix offer £25 "Rush tickets" for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix, unlock the "Rush Ticketing" feature by sharing on Facebook or Twitter, and that will allow you to buy tickets. |
@ Soho Place A Christmas Carol (ish) |
No policy |
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Bridge Guys and Dolls |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £25 |
RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £25 "Rush tickets," located at venue discretion, usually standing places, for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix. |
Cambridge Matilda The Musical |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | lottery: £25 16-25 scheme: £10 Standby: £35 (£30 Wednesday afternoons) |
For Everybody: Online Ticket Lottery at http://uk.matildathemusical.com/lottery/ For those aged 16 to 25 ONLY. Limited to 1 per person, and may be paid for in cash or by credit card and PROOF OF AGE IS REQUIRED. The booking must be done by the person who will be using the ticket. Other seats may be substituted. "Standby" for concession groups - unwaged, seniors, students - is also available, price £35 (£30 Wednesday afternoons) at the box office on the day of the performance subject to proof of entitlement and availability. The price may be offered to other people at box office discretion on the day, again subject to availability. |
Charing Cross Jack and the Beanstalk: What A Whopper! |
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No policy. |
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Criterion Titanique |
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Dominion The Devil Wears Prada |
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No policy. |
Donmar Warehouse |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £65, £50, £30, £15 (£60, £45, £25, £15 previews) |
For all performances EXCEPT on Press Night. |
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane The Tempest |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £29.50 |
LOTTERY: Visit lwtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/the-tempest-sigourney-weaver ACCESS SCHEME: Those aged 30 or under, Key Workers or receiving government benefits can buy up to 2 tickets, located on stalls, dress circle and upper circle levels for £25 each at all performances. Tickets are available first-come, first-served at https://thejamielloydcompany.com/access-tickets until they are sold out. Proof of entitlement will be required, and both ticket users must qualify for this scheme. |
Duke of York's Barcelona |
Stalls row A, plus box office discretion |
10 on row AA, plus box office discretion, maximum 200 seats each week. |
£25 |
WEEKLY LOTTERY: 200 tickets, including 10 on the front row, A, of the stalls at £25 each. |
Duchess Theatre |
No policy. |
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Fortune Operation Mincemeat |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £25 |
Standing room and any returned tickets are released daily from 12 noon on the day of performance for all shows EXCEPT Saturday Evenings at www.atgtickets.com.
Reader reports: |
Garrick Why Am I So Single? |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £25 |
RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £25 "Rush tickets," located at venue discretion, for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix. |
Gielgud Oliver! |
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No policy announced. |
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Gillian Lynne |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion |
£30 |
RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £30 "Rush tickets," located at venue discretion, for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix. |
Harold Pinter Macbeth |
SEATED: Stalls row A STANDING: Rear Upper Circle and Rear Balcony |
SEATED: 19 STANDING: 34 |
SEATED: £25 STANDING: £20 |
Seated and standing tickets are sold to personal callers at the box office from 10am. Maximum 2 per person. Extra standing tickets are also sold online on the day of the performance from 10am at www.atgtickets.com. Maximum 2 per person. Reader Reports |
Theatre Royal, Haymarket Waiting for Godot |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £30 |
RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £30 "Rush tickets," located at venue discretion, for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix. |
His Majesty's The Phantom of the Opera |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £42.50 or £37.50 |
Visit https://uk.thephantomoftheopera.com/day-tickets/ from 10am on performance days. Seats are available, first come, first served. Maximum of 2 per customer. Reader reports: |
London Palladium Robin Hood |
No policy. |
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Lyceum Disney's The Lion King |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £25 |
Reader reports: |
Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue Hadestown |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £30 | RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £30 "Rush tickets," located at venue discretion, for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix. |
National Theatre Olivier, Lyttelton, Dorfman |
FRIDAY RUSH: Every Friday at 1pm, a number of £10 seats are also released online and by phone for the following week's performances via the National Theatre's website www.nationaltheatre.org.uk. |
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Noel Coward Dr. Strangelove |
No policy. |
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Novello Mamma Mia! |
No policy. |
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Old Vic A Christmas Carol |
No policy. |
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Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park CLOSED UNTIL MAY 2025 |
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Other Palace The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £25.50 | RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £25.50 "Rush tickets," located at venue discretion, for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix. |
Palace Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts 1 and 2 |
NO "DAY SEATS." Returns Line: At the theatre. |
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Phoenix Stranger Things: The First Shadow |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £19.59 |
LOTTERY: Visit Stranger Things for details. Run by Todaytix, you can enter every Friday until the following Monday. |
Piccadilly Moulin Rouge |
Todaytix discretion | Todaytix discretion | £30 |
£30 Bohemian Seats: Enter online App TodayTix offer 30 "Rush tickets" for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served at 10am. Download the App from Todaytix, unlock the "Rush Ticketing" feature by sharing on Facebook or Twitter, and that will allow you to buy tickets. |
Playhouse Cabaret |
Box office discretion but will include stalls tables. | 6 | £25 |
DAILY LOTTERY: Via app Todaytix at www.todaytix.com/london/shows/23939-cabaret. Entries open at 0.01am on the day of the show, with the draw closing 4 hours before performance time. Winners are contacted by email and have 30 minutes to accept their tickets. Maximum 2 tickets per winner. |
Prince Edward MJ The Musical |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £30 |
WEEKLY LOTTERY: via app Todaytix at www.todaytix.com/london/shows/28638-mj-the-musical. Entries open at 0.01am on Thursday and close at 1pm on the following Wednesday each week. |
Prince of Wales The Book of Mormon |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £25 |
App Todaytix are offering £25 "Rush tickets" for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix. |
Royal Court Theatre Jerwood Theatre Downstairs and Jerwood Theatre Upstairs |
If the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs is sold out, standing places are available at 10p per ticket on the day of performance. If a show in either theatre is sold out in advance, a waiting list is opened. Join it by phone on 020 7565 5000 and the box office will contact you if tickets become available. Returned tickets on the day are sold first-come, first-served to anyone waiting at the box office. |
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Savoy Mean Girls |
Box office discretion |
Todaytix: Box office discretion / Here's Offer |
Both £25 |
App Todaytix are offering £25 "Rush tickets" for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix. HERE'S WHERE YOU BELONG SEATS: |
Shaftesbury Mrs Doubtfire |
Box office: box office discretion,, normally stalls and dress circle / Todaytix: Box office discretion |
Box office: box office discretion / Todaytix: Box office discretion |
Both: £30 |
Box office: Monday to Friday ONLY, strictly subject to availability. They reserve the right to withdraw them if the show is near to selling out. App TodayTix offer £30 "Rush tickets" for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix, unlock the "Rush Ticketing" feature by sharing on Facebook or Twitter, and that will allow you to buy tickets. |
Sondheim Les Misérables |
No policy. |
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St Martin's The Mousetrap |
Box office: Box office discretion / Todaytix: Box office discretion |
Box office: Box office discretion / Todaytix: Box office discretion |
Box office: £22.50 / Todaytix: £20 |
Available from 10am on the day of performance online from www.the-mousetrap.co.uk, in person or by phone on 020 7836 1443. To book, select the performance date and tick the "Day Seat" price in the list. ALSO Reader reports: Wednesday 11th August 2021: Checked online at 7:15pm and day seats for the following evening hadn’t been released yet. Checked at 8pm and the front row had been made available for sale at the day seat price, however 4 seats had been sold. I booked stalls A10 for £19.52. Checked at 10pm and all seats had been sold except for 2. |
Trafalgar The Duchess |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £25 | RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £25 "Rush tickets," located at venue discretion, for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix. |
Vaudeville Six The Musical |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £25 | RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £25 "Rush tickets," located at venue discretion, for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix. |
Victoria Palace Hamilton |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £10 | £10 Lottery: Enter using App Todaytix - download it, find the show's name in the list and click the button. Tickets are for the following week's performances. The draw opens at 12:01am each Friday and close at 1pm the next Thursday. If you share that you have entered on social media, you get a second entry chance. All entrants will be told "winner" or "not a winner" every Thursday between 1pm and 6pm via email and mobile push. Winners have 1 hour from the time they are notified to claim, before tickets go to another entrant. Maximum 2 tickets per application. |
Wyndhams OEDIPUS |
No policy. |
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County Hall Theatre Witness for the Prosecution |
Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £25 | RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £25 "Rush tickets," located at venue discretion, for all performances. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. Download the App from Todaytix. |