Britain on the Cheap

Remember those long queues at the tkts booth for that day’s show? Now tkts, the London West End’s only official theater ticket booths, are now selling discounted tickets for up to a week before the day of performance. The tkts booths sell half-price, discounted and full-price tickets in the Clocktower Building on the south side [...]

Hop on your chariot, there’s still time to see Ben Hur at London’s O2 Arena. Superbreak has last-minute packages for Sept. 17-20 to see the £5 million stage spectacle, bursting from the stage with a live chariot race, massed gladiator combat and a sea battle. The three-star package with a hotel stay Sept. 19 and [...]

Benefit the Aspinall Foundation and laugh along with the “Calendar Girls” during the charity night Sept. 18. The website Superbreak offers a $226-per-person package for one night’s B&B at the Hampstead Britannia hotel, a top-priced ticket to the show, a drinks reception with the chance to meet some of the cast, a free program per [...]

The website www.dealchecker.co.uk has a hotel deal for theater lovers. Book two tickets for one of 16 selected West End shows and receive an overnight stay in a twin or double room at the Crowne Plaza London Docklands or Days Hotel Shoreditch free. Shows range from “Stomp” for $75 per person to “Calendar Girls” from [...]

Always wanted to see Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap,” the world’s longest-running stage show — it opened in 1952. This is the year, with a pair of good seats at $60, down from $80 in 2008.

Kids Week in London’s West End is back! Kids Week offers a child 5-16 a free ticket to such West End shows as “Wicked,” “Hairspray” and “Sister Act” when he is accompanied by a full-paying adult; another two children can go for half price. The deals extend from Aug. 14-28; booking lines open in mid-July. [...]