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 appear at the end of this table. Click here or scroll down to check.
| Show Venue | Usual Location | Likely Number of seats | Price | Notes / Reader Experiences |
| 1536 Ambassadors Theatre | - | - | - | No policy. |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream Open Air Theatre – Regent’s Park | - | - | - | No policy. |
| Allegra Harold Pinter Theatre | - | - | - | No policy announced. |
| Arcadia Duke of York’s Theatre | 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. |
| Avenue Q Shaftesbury Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £35 (Box Office) / £30 (Todaytix) | BOX OFFICE: Customers can buy in person from the box office counter from NOON on the day. Price £35. They are limited to TWO per person. Strictly subject to availability. They reserve the right to withdraw them if the show is near to selling out. 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. |
| Beetlejuice Prince Edward Theatre | - | - | - | No policy. |
| Cabaret Playhouse Theatre | Box office discretion but will include stalls tables | Box office discretion | £30 | WEEKLY LOTTERY: Via app Todaytix at www.todaytix.com/london/shows/23939-cabaret. Entries open at 0.01am each Monday and close at 1pm on the following Wednesday. A draw is made between 1pm and 5pm each Wednesday. Winners are contacted by email and have 30 minutes to accept their tickets. Maximum 2 tickets per winner. |
| Cyrano de Bergerac Noel Coward Theatre | - | - | - | No policy announced. |
| Dark of the Moon Charing Cross Theatre | 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. |
| Disney’s Hercules Theatre Royal, Drury Lane | - | - | - | No policy |
| Disney’s The Lion King Lyceum Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £25 | MAGICAL MONDAYS: Visit www.disneytickets.co.uk/disney-day-seats-tickets at 12 noon each Monday. £25 seats are available for all performances that week, first come, first served. Maximum of 2 per customer. Other offers may be also be made, at box office discretion, this includes standing room in the Upper Circle, priced £20, sold once the theatre is full. Reader reports: |
| Glengarry Glen Ross Old Vic Theatre | - | - | - | No policy. |
| Grace Pervades Theatre Royal, Haymarket | 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. |
| Hadestown Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue | 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. |
| Hamilton Victoria Palace Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £10 / £12.50 (standing lottery) | £10 Lottery: Enter using App Todaytix – download it, find the show’s name in the list and click the button. SUMMER STANDING TICKETS: For performances until 5th September 2026. Every Monday at 11am, standing tickets will be released for all performances that week, price £12.50 each. Sign up for a link, which will be emailed each Monday at 11am, at www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk/whats-on/hamilton/standing-sign-up. You can sign up from 10am each Tuesday until 10am the following Monday every week until 31st August 2026.
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| Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – Parts One and Two Palace Theatre | Box office discretion | 40 | £40 for both plays | LOTTERY. From 12.01am each Monday until 1pm each Friday, customers aged over 18 can enter a lottery to win the right to buy up to 2 of 40 tickets, located all over the theatre, for each performance in the following week which will be released for the following week. |
| Hot Mess The Other Palace Main Auditorium | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £15 (box office) / £20 (Todaytix) | DAY SEATS: £15. Book online at https://theotherpalace.co.uk/hot-mess/ from 10am on the day of performance. To book, choose seats from the day seats available. On the next page, the "basket" enter code "HOTDAY!" into the "Enter a promotion code here if you have one" box above your order summary. Click "Apply Code" and your discount will appear in the summary below. RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £20 “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. |
| Jesus Christ Superstar (London Palladium) London Palladium Theatre | - | - | - | No policy. |
| Les Misérables Sondheim Theatre | - | - | - | No policy |
| Mamma Mia! Novello Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £30 | Visit https://www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk/whats-on/mamma-mia/day-tickets/sign-up from 10.30am until 5.30pm on performance days. Seats are available, first come, first served. Fill in the form and use the link that is sent to you. |
| Matilda The Musical Cambridge Theatre | 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. |
| Moulin Rouge! The Musical Piccadilly Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £30 (Todaytix) / £45 (Box Office) | £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. £45 Day Seats: Sold in person at the box office from 10.30am. A limited number, first come, first served. |
| My Neighbour Totoro Gillian Lynne Theatre | Stalls | Box office discretion | £25 | Visit lwtheatres.co.uk from 10am on performance days. Seats are available, first come, first served. Maximum of 2 per customer. |
| Oh, Mary! Trafalgar Theatre | 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. |
| Oliver! Gielgud Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £30 | WEEKLY LOTTERY: Via the box office at www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk/whats-on/oliver/ticket-lottery. Entries open at 12.01am each Friday and close at 10am on the following Thursday. A draw is made from 1pm each Thursday. Winners have 2 hours to accept their tickets. Maximum 4 tickets per winner. |
| Operation Mincemeat Fortune Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £59.50 / £30 | Wednesday to Saturday: A limited number of seats, priced £59.50 each are sold at the box office from 10.30am each day. Limited to 2 per person. Every day: Standing room at £30, 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. Online Ticket Lottery at www.operationmincemeat.com/lottery Reader reports: |
| Paddington The Musical Savoy Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | Lottery: £35 / Mastercard £65 | LOTTERY: On the first Wednesday of each month. Sign up at https://paddingtonthemusical.com/lottery/. Winners will have 24 hours to buy up to 4 tickets (location at box office discretion) for any performance in the following month. MASTERCARD: Mastercard holders can buy front row tickets up to one month ahead at https://www.priceless.com/entertainment/product/223830/paddington-the-musical. Price £65, they are released 1 month before the performance date, first come first served, Tickets are available until all have been sold for that performance, or it is less than 7 days before the show, whichever is sooner. 15 seats are available, and maximum purchase is 6 tickets in a single transaction. A voucher for an ice-cream is included with each ticket. Choice of brand and selection of flavours is at venue discretion. No refund is given for items not available or not taken. |
| Pride Dorfman Theatre, the National Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | Up to £20 off public / £30, £25, £20 concs | STANDBY: Unsold seats may be available at up to £20 off the original prices to personal callers at the box office from 1 hour before the performance. 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. |
| Sinatra The Musical Aldwych Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £30 | RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £30 “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. |
| Six The Musical Vaudeville Theatre | 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. |
| Stranger Things: The First Shadow Phoenix Theatre | 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 |
| The Book of Mormon Prince of Wales Theatre | 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 ACCESS SCHEME: Those aged under 30 or under can buy up to 2 tickets, location at venue discretion for £25 each at all performances. Limited tickets are available, first-come, first-served until they are sold out. Sign up at www.delfontmackintosh.co.uk/whats-on/the-book-of-mormon. Proof of entitlement will be required, and both ticket users must qualify for this scheme. |
| The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind @sohoplace | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £30 | 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. |
| The Devil Wears Prada Dominion Theatre | - | - | - | No policy |
| The Guilty Donmar Warehouse Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £72, £67, £32, £15 | Every day at 10am, a number of tickets at all prices will be released for the corresponding day the following week, bookable by phone 020 3282 3808 or online www.donmarwarehouse.com. |
| The Misanthrope Lyttelton Theatre, the National Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | Up to £20 off public / £30, £25, £20 concs | STANDBY: Unsold seats may be available at up to £20 off the original prices to personal callers at the box office from 1 hour before the performance. 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. |
| The Mousetrap St Martin’s Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | Box office: £22.50 / Todaytix: £20 | App TodayTix offer £20 “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. The Box office also offer tickets in person, online, if you choose the DAY SEAT price at www.the-mousetrap.co.uk, or by phone 020 7836 1443. Reader reports: |
| The Oresteia Bridge Theatre | 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. |
| The Phantom Of The Opera His Majesty’s Theatre | 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: |
| The Play That Goes Wrong Duchess Theatre | - | - | - | No policy |
| The Producers Garrick Theatre | 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. |
| The Truth Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue | 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. |
| Titanique Criterion Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | £30 (todaytix) / £25 (box office) | RUSH TICKETS: App Todaytix are offering £30 “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. DAY SEATS: May be available on the day of performance from the box office by phone on 033 33 202 895 from 10am, or in person from 12 noon. NOT AVAILABLE FOR EVERY PERFORMANCE, and may be a very limited number, located at venue discretion. Released for the performance on that day, first-come, first-served. |
| To Kill A Mockingbird Wyndham’s Theatre | 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. Those aged 29 and under can buy up to 2 tickets for £30 each for all Monday to Friday performances until 10th July 2026 ONLY. See delfontmackintosh.co.uk/tickets/U30 for details. |
| War Horse Olivier Theatre, the National Theatre | Box office discretion | Box office discretion | Up to £20 off public / £30, £25, £20 concs | STANDBY: Unsold seats may be available at up to £20 off the original prices to personal callers at the box office from 1 hour before the performance. 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. |
| Wicked Apollo Victoria Theatre | With ATG Tickets: Stalls row A weekly. / Todaytix: Box Office discretion | With ATG Tickets: 24 every day / Todaytix: 12* (*May vary at their discretion) | Both £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 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 ???. Friday 22nd September 2023: Booked centre A for next Tuesday at 8:29am. |
Other Events:
ABBA Arena: ABBA Voyage
£45 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 Wednesday and close at 10.59am the next Tuesday.
If you share that you have entered on social media, you get a second entry chance.
Winners will be told between 11am and 5pm each Tuesday, via email and mobile push.
Winners have 30 minutes from the time they are notified to claim, before tickets go to another entrant.
Maximum 2 tickets per application. Tickets may be in the standing area, not seated.
County Hall Theatre: Witness for the Prosecution
RUSH TICKETS: Enter using App Todaytix. They 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.
Troubadour Theatre, Canary Wharf: The Hunger Games
£30 Lottery: Visit https://thehungergamesonstage.com/lottery/ and download the “In You Go” app there. Choose 1 or 2 tickets in the app.
The draw opens each Thursday at 12.01am and closes at 11.59pm each Tuesday.
Winners will be told each Wednesday, via email and mobile push.
Winners have 2 hours from the time they are notified to claim, before tickets go to another entrant.
Maximum 2 tickets per application.
May the odds be always in your favour.