Friday, September 15, 2023
Next year's opening of Plaza Suite in West End, with Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick, reignites affordability debate
When Plaza Suite, Neil Simon's witty commentary on love and m…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:03PM[SHARE]Sunday, September 20, 2020
West End and provincial theatres are beginning to open to the public once more. So what has changed?
It has been six months since actors trod the boards of theatres across the country but f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:54AM[SHARE]Sunday, September 22, 2019
We reveal the tips and tricks that can get you into shows for as little as £10 " or even free
You would like to go to the theatre more often, but you're put off by the exorbitant cost. Ye…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AM[SHARE]Friday, January 13, 2017
Cost of premium seats for hip-hop musical reignites debate on West End ticket pricesTickets for the best seats at the hotly anticipated US hit musical Hamilton will cost £200 each when it…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AM[SHARE]Saturday, October 22, 2016
Rupert Jones' grandparents were babysitting Enoch Powell's children on the day of his infamous speech. The doorstep showdown as he arrived to collect them ended 20 years of friendship betwee…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:08AM[SHARE]Friday, August 21, 2015
Production based on 2003 Will Ferrell film sold top seats at just £42.50 in Plymouth last year It's a new all-time high for West End theatre ticket prices: £240 for the best seats a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:55PM[SHARE]Saturday, June 13, 2015
Why pay £200 for a ticket when, with a little insider knowledge, you could get one for £15?A leading West End theatre ticket expert has shared some of his secrets on how to bag a barga…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:28AM[SHARE]Monday, June 8, 2015
Price rises see London audiences paying £200 for premium tickets as West End theatres adopt airline-style pricing modelInflation may have dipped into minus figures, but West End theatre t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 5, 2015
Competition and Markets Authority has undertakings from brokers in secondary market that they will improve transparency about fees and restrictions Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:40AM[SHARE]Friday, February 6, 2015
B10 appears to be one of the seats where the risk of being doused in molten beeswax from candle chandeliers is especially acuteThe "groundlings" who stand in the pit of the open-air Shakespe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:15AM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Which? starts campaign for greater transparency on compulsory charges and says ticket firms could be breaching ASA rulesFees and charges added to the cost of theatre and concert tickets are …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 28, 2013
Ticket buyers more likely to be duped by fake ticket websites and other online sources than by a 'traditional' venue toutTicket scams are "on the rise" with Britons being ripped off to the t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:02AM[SHARE]Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Rugby Football Union defeats Viagogo in the supreme court over ownership of ticketing rights, policy and pricingPeople who sell tickets for profit on resale websites such as Viagogo and Seat…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:03AM[SHARE]Friday, October 21, 2011
The £55 price tag slapped on tickets to see Ian Brown and co is way too much, but they're not alone in putting excessive pressure on fans' walletsThe news this week that tickets for next …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AM[SHARE]Friday, October 14, 2011
Consumers urged to buy tickets only from websites displaying new security markAn initiative to fight concert ticket fraud was launched this week.Industry trade body STAR, the Society of Tick…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:02PM[SHARE]Friday, May 6, 2011
Booking fees can add 20% to the cost and few buyers think they offer value for moneyConsumer body Which? has warned ticket agencies it has them in its sights.This month's Which? magazine fea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:01PM[SHARE]Friday, January 28, 2011
Private member's bill would outlaw profits of more than 10% from ticket resalesA new bid to clamp down on "parasitical" ticket touts which has been launched in parliament could see Britain c…
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