Strapped for cash? We have the perfect ticket off for you: £5 tickets to see Fox Trotter Theatre Company’s Black-Out. A brand new show and made up of different plays, Black-Out weaves three plays into one. See below for a bit more information and then scroll down to claim the offer.

FOX TROTTER THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS:
BLACK-OUT
Directed by Marta Noguera-Cuevas
The Simulacra Studio, Brixton | 6-8, 13-15, 20 & 21 Jun

Black-Out is a new show consisting of three short plays: Ink by Martin Malcom, The Voice That Bleeds In by Dan Horrigan and When We Two Parted by Nathan Cross.

Black-Out is a mosaic of several interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and peace; their stories taking place on the same night in London. These will be woven into the events of the three different plays to create a single show.

For more information about Black-out and the writers, please visit  foxtrottertheatre.wix.com
@FOXTROTTERTHEAT

Claim the offer:
To book your £5 tickets, simply e-mail foxtrottertheatre@gmail.com stating the date of the performance that you would like to see. Valid on all performances. Subject to availability.

Here at AYT we love to support drama school productions and we hope you do too; which is why we are giving you a fabulous ticket offer to see Sense at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. Read the blurb below for a bit more information and then scroll down to claim the offer.

ALRA & Company of Angels present
Sense
Wednesday 15th – Friday 17th at 7pm and Saturday 18th at 3pm.
ALRA | The Royal Victoria Patriotic Building | SW18 3SX

A series of stories driven by the senses, exploring the radical highs and heart-wrenching lows of teenage love. Five scenes thrusts the audience into a series of diverse and often challenging relationships; each an intense, poetic journey into touching, tasting, hearing, inhaling, seeing and experiencing life to the extreme.

Claim the offer:
AYT readers can get £5 tickets. Simply e-mail hannah.bulgin@alra.co.uk and request your tickets. Subject to ALRA terms & conditions and availability.

Theatre tickets are expensive so we’ve drawn up a guide on how to get cheap theatre tickets in London. Whether you’re looking for discounted ticket outlets, schemes for young people, or just cheap tickets themselves, follow our guide to get the best and easy cheap theatre tickets. Be sure to check the A Younger Theatre opportunities list for discounted tickets and competitions.

Preview Tickets

Theatres offer cheaper tickets for preview performances ahead of a show opening. Preview lengths differ from West End to smaller fringe venues but as a general rule you can expect the first two to three days to be previews. Preview tickets can go pretty quick so it is best to book when new seasons or shows are first announced.

Make sure that you sign up to either the theatre’s mailing list, or follow them on social networks to know when tickets get released to be able to grab your cheap preview tickets.

Day Tickets

You don’t always have to book ahead. Turning up at the box office on the day can also buy you a ticket. Theatres in the West End often hold back on average 10-20 seats in prime locations such as the front of the stalls for day seat bookers. These are often sold at a reduced day rate. If a show is sold out day tickets are a great way for getting your hands on those must have tickets.

Hot Tip: The Royal Court Theatre has standing tickets available each day for 10p an hour before performances in the Jerwood Theatre downstairs.

Under 26 Schemes

There are lots of ticket schemes for under 26s to get reduced and free tickets. Take a look at these options:

Breeze - Regents Park  Open Air Theatre – £10 tickets
BUSH CONNECT – Bush Theatre – £10-12 tickets
Entry Pass – National Theatre – £5 tickets
FreeB – Barbican Centre – free tickets
Hampstead Theatre – Under 26s – £10-15 tickets
Mousetrap Theatre – 15-23 – £5-10 tickets
Ovalhouse Theatre – Under 26 – £10 tickets
Rumour - Watford Palace Theatre – £5 tickets
Theatre Fix – 16-26s – £5-12 tickets
Under 25′s Club – Old Vic Theatre – £12 tickets
Unicorn Theatre – Under 21 – £10 tickets
Young Vic Theatre – Under 25 – £1o tickets

Student Tickets

If you’re a student, be sure to have a look at some of the venues offering ticket deals for students:

Arcola Theatre – Discounted tickets for students
Battersea Arts Centre – £8 tickets
Gate Theatre - £15 tickets for all performances
Hampstead Theatre – £10-15 tickets
Pleasance Theatre – Discounted tickets for students
Sadler’s Wells Theatre – £8 tickets for all performances
Southbank Centre – 50% off tickets
Student Standby – Royal Opera House – £10 tickets
The Place – Discounted tickets
Young Vic Theatre – £10 tickets

Under 30 Schemes

If you’re slightly older then fear not, these schemes are for under 30s:

Access All Arias – English National Opera – £10-30 tickets
Almeida Theatre - £16 tickets each Monday
Finborough Theatre – £6 tickets during the first week
Masterclass – Free-£3 tickets and workshops

Pay What You Can

Some theatres offer tickets on a Pay What You Can basis. Generally these can’t be booked in advance and are only available in person at the box office.

Arcola Theatre – Available each Tuesday. Pay on the door.
Old Red Lion Theatre – Available each Tuesday. Pay on the door.
Theatre503 – Available each Sunday. You can pay in advance online or by phone, or on the door.

Other Cheap Tickets

Not all schemes require you be of a certain age, so here is the rest of them:

Blue Elephant Theatre – Southwark Residents can claim discounted tickets.
Free First Night – Lyric Hammersmith – Free tickets if you live or work in Hammersmith and Fulham
Friday Fives – Little Angel Theatre – £5 tickets for shows at 5pm on each Friday.
Get Into London Theatre – West End – 75,000 discounted tickets for shows in the West End. On sale in December each year.
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre – £5 tickets in ‘the yard’
Islington Firsts – Almedia Theatre – £20 tickets for residents/business in Islington.
Kids Week – West End – If you have children be sure to check out Kids Week. FREE children tickets to West End.
Old Red Lion Theatre – £10 Sunday tickets
Opera Undressed – English National Opera – £25 tickets on special ‘undress’ evenings.
Royal Court Theatre – All Monday tickets £10.
Southwark Playhouse – Pay-As-You-Go tickets, £10 tickets.
TKTS Booth – Discounted tickets in the heart of the West End
Theatre503 – 2-for-1 tickets for residents of SW11
Theatre in the Pound – £1 tickets for Cockpit Theatre’s monthly scratch night

Theatre Clubs

Subscription theatre clubs are given free tickets to give to their members. Some services are free but most you have to pay for. There are certain restrictions to using these services, such as not being able to talk about it. It’s secret, shh…

Audience Club – Offering complimentary tickets (with a small admin fee) for shows in the West End and on the Fringe.
PlayByPlay – £75 registration fee and then £1-3 administration fee per tickes for shows in the West End and on the Fringe.
My BoxOffice – Free to join for tickets in the West End and on the Fringe. Defined by artform. Small admin fee per ticket booked.
WhatsOnStage – Membership with WhatsOnStage Theatre Club, for free and discounted tickets. Membership fees apply.

Equity / BECTU

If you work in the theatre industry and are a member of Equity or BECTU then you may be able to claim a discount on theatre tickets. Check with individual box offices to find out if you are eligible  and don’t forget, if you’re self employed, you can also claim the tickets back as an expense for your work.

Recently reviewed by AYT, The Situation Room at Shoreditch Town Hall is an immersive underground adventure that throws you into the Cold War, allowing you to make the choices so that “fate is in your hands” (AYT). Sounds like a once in a lifetime opportunity; so, we thought we would get together with the producers so that we can give you an exclusive ticket offer to use on weekend performances. See below for a bit more information (or read our review of the show here) and then scroll down to claim the offer.

Oscar Mike in association with Shoreditch Town Hall
The Situation Room
9-28 April 2013
Tickets £15 full, £10 conc
oscarmike.org.uk

“the uniqueness of the show makes for an engaging and exciting evening of immersive theatre” 
A Younger Theatre

Oscar Mike, critically acclaimed for their fusion of theatre and gaming, invite you inside The Situation Room.

It’s 1961 and the Cold War is reaching boiling point. East and West are on a collision course as revolution erupts in the small nation of Al-Khadra. Will this jewel of the Middle East become a lucrative ally or a dangerous enemy? As a world leader in this moment of crisis, your choices will determine the course of history.

Oscar Mike are also running a workshop on Approaches to Devising Interactive Theatre on Tuesday 23rd April from 5pm til 6.30pm which is free of charge for ticket holders of The Situation Room. Information about the workshop can be found here.

Claim the offer
This “weekend offer” can be claimed for all shows which are taking place on the weekend of 20 April and the weekend of 28 April (all Saturday and Sunday performances). To take advantage of the offer, all you need to do is select a full price ticket from the booking page, click ‘next’ and then enter the discount code ‘AYT’.