London Theatre

London is well known for several icons, the palaces, gardens, guards, pubs, the big red buses, and of course theatre. As a self proclaimed lover of the arts, I have had the opportunity to attend two musicals and a comedy thus far. Also, as a self-proclaimed bargain hunter, I've had the joys of watching the plays from great seats for a low cost.

My colleagues are theatre-goers who have visited London on several occasions, thus they have been instrumental in finding discount tickets. One popular site here is the day of half price ticket booth in Leicester Square affectionately known as TKTS. One can visit TKTS on the day they wish to see a show to see if there are any seats still available for the show of their choosing and at a discount rate. The only downside to this is there is a booking fee for each ticket, which could be a substantial amount of additional money if the group is large. However, the alternative is to simply visit the theatre of the shows performance to determine what tickets are still available. I've used both options.

As for the theatre, one thing that caught my eye is the intermission. This could be my lack of attending plays at large theatres, but even those I have attended at the Fox several years back did not sell ice cream. Every production I've attended thus far, sells various ice cream flavors during intermission. Imagine, a production goes to intermission and instead of having to file out of the theatre to get treats, you just walk a few steps to an employee selling ice cream. There are other treat options as well, but ice cream seems the most popular, unless your idea of a treat is something from the bar. The ice creams are individual sizes, thus just enough for one to finish in the 15-20 minute intermission. How grand.

I'm highly enjoying the theatre offered in London. It's nice to know that many others are as well, as all the shows I've attended have performed to a pack house. My goal is to see at least one, if not two, more acts prior to departure.