Group Line - June 2024 Theatre View

Dear Readers, Welcome to the June edition of Theatre View.

With the weather getting warmer and the days longer, thoughts start to turn to summer holidays. As such, we have put together a list of shows that are offering special group rates during this time. These include THE LION KING WICKED TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, THE 39 STEPS and more. For a full list of shows and rates, please contact your account handler. I’m very pleased to announce that we have now added QR codes to each page of this magazine. This means you can simply scan the QR code on your phone where a form will open up for you to input your booking request. We hope this will make the process of reserving tickets easier for you.

Things I’m personally looking forward to are the openings of NEXT TO NORMAL and KATHY AND STELLA SOLVE A MURDER. We have an exclusive rate on Kathy and Stella, so I’d suggest you reserve your groups now as I’m sure this one is going to be popular. MRS. DOUBTFIRE celebrates its 1-year anniversary (Nanniversary) and continues to be a hit with groups. Make sure you enter our competition to be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to see this fantastic show.

WICKED last month became the longestrunning musical in the West End. The show is a firm favorite amongst staff and our clients. Check out 10 facts about the show on page 23.

Highlights in this edition include interviews with Rhea Norwood and Layton Williams who have joined the cast of CABARET on page 9 and Gabriel Vick who originated the role of Mrs. Doubtfire on page 36. We also have staff reviews of TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL on page 35 and HADESTOWN on page 43.

Finally, I would also like to welcome Ross Finbow to the team. He has been with us for almost 6 months and has been a very welcome addition.

Kindest regards, Grant Swaine Head of Group Sales

To discuss all your group ticketing needs please contact one of the Group Line team. Tel: 020 7206 1174 Email: help@groupline.com

LYCEUM THEATRE, LONDON

“There is simply nothing else like it”

– New York Times

Disney’s Landmark Musical Now in its 25th Year

Disney’s award-winning musical THE LION KING explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting music by Elton John, Tim Rice and Lebo M. It follows the powerful story of Simba as he journeys from wide-eyed cub to his destined role as King of the Pridelands.

Directed by Julie Taymor, this captivating reimagining of the beloved

Disney animated feature won 6 Tony awards when it premiered on Broadway in 1997. Since then, the production has played in theatres all over the world, and embarked on multiple UK, US and international tours. Watch in awe as giraffes strut, gazelles leap and birds swoop bringing the Serengeti, and the story of Simba, to life all around you...

Booking information

DISNEY’S THE LION KING at the Lyceum Theatre is booking through to 26th October 2025

Groups of 9+: Stalls & Royal Circle reduced to £50, Grand Circle reduced to £40

Groups of 20+: Stalls & Royal Circle reduced to £45, Grand Circle reduced to £35

Valid Tuesday-Friday evenings & Wednesday matinees (off-peak performances)

Groups of 9+: Stalls & Royal Circle reduced to £55, Grand Circle reduced to £45

Valid Tuesday-Friday evenings & Wednesday matinees (peak performances)

Senior groups of 10+: Stalls & Royal Circle reduced to £35.00

Valid on Wednesday matinees & evenings

School groups of 10+: Stalls & Royal Circle reduced to £29.50, Grand Circle reduced to £22.50

Valid TuesdayThursday evenings & Wednesday matinees - peak performances + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

School groups of 10+: Stalls & Royal Circle reduced to £25.00, Grand Circle reduced to £19.50

Valid Tuesday-Thursday evenings & Wednesday matinees - off-peak performances + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

“A riveting adrenaline rush of a show” –

He is one of the greatest entertainers of all time

Now, Michael Jackson’s unique and unparalleled artistry is thrilling West End audiences night after night at the Prince Edward Theatre, in the multi–Tony Award®-winning musical MJ

Centred around the making of the 1992 Dangerous World Tour, MJ goes beyond the singular moves and signature sound of the star to offer a rare look at the creative mind and collaborative spirit that catapulted Jackson into legendary status.

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Created by two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and Tony Award®-winning director/choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, this electrifying new musical features some of the most iconic songs in music history, including Billie Jean, Beat It, Man in the Mirror, and Smooth Criminal.

Booking information

MJ THE MUSICAL at the Prince Edward Theatre is booking through to 29th March 2025

ACCELERATOR RATE!

Groups of 10+: Price bands A & B reduced to £55

Valid Monday-Wednesday evenings & Thursday matinees from 2nd September onwards

Book by 27th September 2024

STANDARD GROUP RATES:

Groups of 10+: Price band A reduced to £67, price band C in the Grand Circle reduced to £40

Valid Monday-Wednesday evenings & Thursday matinees until 22nd June and from 2nd September onwards

School groups of 10+: Selected rear

Stalls and rear

Dress Circle seats reduced to £35, selected Grand Circle tickets reduced to £25 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Monday-Wednesday evenings & Thursday matinees from 2nd September onwards

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

It’s not like a REGULAR musical.

Get in, loser, MEAN GIRLS is now taking over London

Broadway’s hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team including writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), composer Jeff Richmond (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde)

Booking information

MEAN GIRLS at the Savoy Theatre is booking through to 27th April 2025

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and director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon), is now playing at the Savoy Theatre.

Meet The Plastics – Regina, Gretchen and Karen. They rule North Shore High and will burn anyone who gets in their way. Home-schooled Cady Heron may think she knows a thing or two about survival of the fittest thanks to her zoologist mom, but high school is a whole new level of savage. When Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a queen bee without getting stung. Expect iconic characters, razor-sharp wit, and killer songs. Grab your friends and your cool mom, this is going to be fetch – and YES London, we’re making it happen!

If you want to sit with us, book your tickets and don’t forget…on Wednesdays, we wear pink.

The foot-stomping and award-winning musical

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON arrives in London’s West End after capturing hearts and selling out at Southwark Playhouse

GROUP LINE EXCLUSIVE!

With a breathtaking soundtrack brought to life by an extraordinary actor-musician ensemble, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic short story is relocated to a fishing village on the north coast of Cornwall by writing team Jethro Compton and Darren Clark

Under the light of a full moon, something most curious occurs… Benjamin Button is born old.

Bound to the fate of growing younger each day, Benjamin wants nothing more than to live a little life. But will he ever find a place to belong?

Only time and tide will tell…

An electrifying journey through the timeless tale

of a love that defies all odds, join us with friends and loved ones at the Ambassadors Theatre for a unique chance to catch this enchantingly beautiful and truly unordinary new musical. You’ll love every second.

Booking information

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON at the Ambassadors Theatre is booking from 10th October 2024 through to 15th February 2025

EXCLUSIVE TO GROUP LINE!

Groups of 6+: Price band A in rows H-J of the Circle reduced to £55

Valid Monday-Wednesday evenings & Tuesday matinees

Groups of 6+: Price band A in rows H-J of the Circle reduced to £60

Valid on Thursday evenings

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to

and

Star interview!

We recently interviewed Layton Williams and Rhea Norwood, who have just joined the cast as Emcee and Sally Bowles. Read on to see what they have to say…

Congratulations on joining the cast of CABARET, how does it feel to be part of such an iconic production?

Layton: Thank you. Honestly it’s a dream. I’ve been a huge fan of this specific production and seen it multiple times so the fact that I’m stepping into the show next is kinda wild.

Rhea: It’s an absolute dream come true for me. Sally has been a dream role of mine since I was a teenager and to be part of this production in the West End with Rebecca Frecknall’s incredible conception of it, and with it’s legacy of incredible actors in these roles - I feel so so lucky! I’ve been singing these songs since I was 16 and have always felt such a strong connection to them and the meaning I’ve attached to them. It’s very surreal to be singing them and it not be in my bedroom or in the shower, let alone on stage with an incredible team around me and a paying audience!

What drew you to the role?

L: If I’m being honest I didn’t ever have the Emcee on my wish list until I saw the show and was like “Oh, I’d love to do that”. I didn’t think someone like me would be able to portray such a character so I’m unbelievably grateful to the team for giving me the chance to shine.

R: I watched the film in sixth form college and immediately felt represented in Sally. I felt like she spoke to the parts of myself I didn’t like and also the parts of myself I did. I’m really interested in characters that feel undefinablethat can’t quite be categorised into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ because, to me, that’s the most authentic portrayal of what it is to be human. I’m not interested in playing ‘likeable’ characters, and Sally exists in this morally grey area. She’s incredibly multi-faceted and paradoxical. She’s sexy and ugly, selfish and caring, funny and heartbreaking, guarded and vulnerable. Her journey in the play speaks to the audience on both a domestic and existential level. Sally is a women who pursues self-expression in an increasingly constrained and conformist era but

she also is desperate to be loved and seen - that feels both heroic and devastatingly human to me. She’s a performer by profession but also by nature. And that’s incredibly fun to play. To be able to sing, dance and play with such varied emotions in one role is an absolute gift. It’s everything I’ve ever wanted to in a role.

Can you tell us a bit about your character and how you relate to/prepare for portraying them?

L: I’m playing the Emcee who is such a bonkers character. He’s a shape shifter, an entertainer, a host that does the most. We’re a week before officially opening so currently I’m trying to be kind to myself, continue growing and remembering what number is next when running off the stage!

R: Once I was cast I took myself on a solo weekend trip to Berlin before we started rehearsals. Sally’s incredibly independent so I felt it was important for me to explore Berlin on my own. In CABARET, Berlin is almost a character in itself - I’d never been to Berlin so I felt it was important to go as so much of the history of the place is embedded in it’s current geography. I walked around the city, sat in Jazz bars at night and watched Jazz singers perform- which felt incredibly useful to observe. I bought some old pictures and postcards from various little market stalls and used them to create a scrapbook. I like to write in character so I created a backstory for Sally as a diary entry. These are just useful tools to drop back into during the run to keep the essence and spirit of Sally alive. But ultimately, the script is so well written- it’s pure genius, and as a result so much of how I discovered Sally was through mining the text from clues and details. The script was a map for how to play out the journey. Our wonderful resident director Tom Hughes speaks lots about ‘playing the game’. Sally always wants something, so figuring out the yo-yo of her needs from moment to moment was a large part of the prep. Oh, and the vocal training for all the beautiful songs!! This is my first musical so I spent lots of time building up my singing technique with vocal coaches.

What is your favourite song in the show?

L: Honestly I don’t know yet until I get a few shows under my belt but I am feeling Money Once I get that costume on with the nails omg it’s gonna go off.

R: That’s like asking whose you’re favourite child! I honestly love them all, but I think if I had to choose I’d say CABARET is probably my favourite. It’s emotionally and vocally very satisfying to sing, and I sing it at the climax of the show. So much of the show is Sally hiding her emotions and vulnerabilities behind a carefully curated facade but CABARET is a moment of pure unhinged released. It’s her manifesto for living. That feels powerful. And it’s just a little bit iconic isn’t it!?

CABARET has a rich stage history. Have you drawn any inspiration from any previous performances or interpretations of the show?

L: Oh absolutely. I’ve fallen down many CABARET rabbit holes watching clips of as many previous Emcees as possible. Then I hope

to find my way and sprinkle some magic into the role myself.

R: Yes and no. My Sally has existed within me for such a long time, and I feel passionate about sharing my personal version of her so I’m really not interested in playing into any other previous interpretations of the role. I think playing Sally is like playing a Shakespeare character- there’s no point in doing what’s been done. I can only play the truth of my Sally. The script is so well written it allows for such varied interpretations of each moment and character- that’s incredibly freeing- there’s no ‘right’ way to play Sally. That being said, the show does have such a wonderful legacy. Some of my absolute acting heroes have played the role. I’ve seen clips of Judi Dench, Emma Stone, and obviously watched the film and saw this production a couple of years ago too. So that’s bound to have influenced my interpretation.

What do you hope audiences take away from your performance and the show as whole?

L: I hope it makes audiences think deeply about how we treat each other as a human race. This show is set during such a horrific time. It’s almost like we haven’t learnt our lesson you know? I quote “Why can’t the world just live and let live”.

R: Well I hope they have a great time firstly! Yes, there’s a very serious and heartbreaking through line of CABARET but it’s also a really fun spectacle of a show. The music, choreography, costumes, production design are all high concept and incredibly striking, and there’s a really fun immersive element too. I think audiences will experience a full range of emotions. I can’t control how audiences will react to my performance so I let them take whatever they want from it. I know my version and how I experience the show as Sally and that’s all I really have control over. I want them to take whatever facet of her they might connect to and feel seen in that.

“the strongest debut of a new piece of large-scale musical theatre writing London has seen in a long time”

12 weeks only | 28 June – 21 September | Harold Pinter

Limited 12 Week Run of Smash Hit

Manga Musical Your Lie in April

Due to phenomenal demand, critically acclaimed YOUR LIE IN APRIL will run at the Harold Pinter Theatre for 12 weeks only

After a record-breaking sell-out concert launch at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, its producers (the same as smash-hit Death Note) are to stage the European premiere of one of the most popular romantic stories and greatest tearjerkers in manga history.

YOUR LIE IN APRIL, is an adaption of a manga favourite story, brings to life the poignant story of Kōsei Arima, a young piano prodigy, and his inability

Booking information

YOUR LIE IN APRIL at the Harold Pinter Theatre is booking through to 21st September 2024

EXCLUSIVE TO GROUP LINE!

ACCELERATOR RATE!

Groups of 8+: Price bands A & B reduced to £35

Valid Tuesday-Sunday evenings and Saturday & Sunday matinees

Book by 28th June

STANDARD GROUP RATE!

Groups of 8+: Price bands A & B reduced to £40

Valid Tuesday-Sunday evenings and Saturday & Sunday matinees

School groups of 10+: Price bands B & C reduced to £25

+ 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Tuesday-Sunday evenings and Saturday & Sunday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

to play following his mother’s death. He strikes a friendship with violinist Kaori Miyazono and she slowly encourages him to perform again. “Frank Wildhorn (composer of Jekyll & Hyde, Bonnie & Clyde and Death Note) “has a magic that will melt even the hardest heart” - London Living Large

This adaption is based on YOUR LIE IN APRIL, a five-million-selling manga by Naoshi Arakawa published by KODANSHA LTD. ©️Naoshi Arakawa/ KODANSHA.

HHHHH “A game-changing immersive production. Simply astonishing” – Time Out

The Bridge Theatre transforms for one of the greatest musicals of all time. GUYS & DOLLS, directed by Nicholas Hytner, has more hit songs, more laughs and more romance than any show ever written. The seating is wrapped around the action, while the immersive tickets transport you to the streets of Manhattan and the bars of Havana.

This summer, lose yourself in the unlikeliest of love stories. Experience Broadway classics like Luck Be a Lady, Sit Down You’re Rockin’ the Boat, A Bushel and a Peck and more...

With Olivier Award-winning choreography by Arlene Phillips with James Cousins, this five-star production has delighted critics and audiences alike.

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“A theatrical extravaganza that explodes every which way” – Daily Telepgraph

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“Sheer theatrical bliss” – The Times

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“A thrillingly immersive new Guys & Dolls”” – Observer

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“Blissful and exhilarating”

– Evening Standard

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“There is nothing like this anywhere. Five stars and then some” – Metro

GUYS & DOLLS features a stellar cast including Owain Arthur (Nathan Detroit), Jonathan Andrew Hume (Nicely-Nicely Johnson), George Ioannides (Sky Masterson), Timmika Ramsay (Miss Adelaide) and Celinde Schoenmaker (Sarah Brown), making it the production you don’t want to miss!

The Bridge Theatre is located in the heart of London, nestled at the foot of Tower Bridge, with exceptional views of the Thames. Within walking distance of the Tower of London, HMS Belfast and The Shard, The Bridge is the perfect addition to your day out.

Booking information

GUYS & DOLLS at the Bridge Theatre is booking through to 4th January 2025

EXCLUSIVE TO GROUP LINE*

Groups of 10+: Price bands

A-B seated in the Stalls reduced to £45, price bands A-B seated in the Gallery reduced to £35, Standing/Pit tickets reduced to £25

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

*Groups of 25+: Price bands A-B seated in the Stalls reduced to £40, price bands A-B seated in the Gallery reduced to £30, Standing/Pit tickets reduced to £20

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

School groups of 10+: Standing/Pit tickets reduced to £19.50

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

+ 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

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“I wondered why anyone would see the same show seven times. Now I know” – Mail on Sunday

Now booking to December 2025 EXCLUSIVELY through Group Line!

OPERATION MINCEMEAT, which has garnered 67 five star reviews, is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won us World War II. The question is, how did a well-dressed corpse wrongfoot Hitler?

“The Brits have made the year’s funniest musical…a hit in London’s West End and may head across the Atlantic…rewriting the playbook for originality.…Against the odds, the “Operation Mincemeat” gang

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has found its way to the big time.”

Peter Marks, The Washington Post

“irrepressible wartime musical is a West End triumph”

Emma John, The Guardian

“LAUGHING so hard I could barely breathe is not what I expected for a musical about a World War II topsecret plan.…the perfect invasion of the West End. Long may they occupy it.”

Thea Jacobs, The Sun

OPERATION MINCEMEAT at the Fortune Theatre is booking through to 30th December 2025

EXCLUSIVE TO GROUP LINE!

Groups of 10+: Save £10

Groups of 30+: Save £20

Please enquire for valid performances and full prices.

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

“See it! Or live to regret it” – The Independent

Matthew Bourne’s SWAN LAKE returns to Sadlers Wells this year

Matthew Bourne’s audacious, rule-breaking reinvention of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece caused a sensation when it premiered almost 30 years ago. It has now become the most successful dance theatre production of all time, creating new audiences and inspiring generations of young dancers.

In celebration of that ongoing impact, SWAN LAKE will take flight once more in a major new

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revival for the next generation of dancers, and for audiences who will experience it for the very first time.

Thrilling, bold, witty and emotive, this genre-defining event is still best known for replacing the female corps-de-ballet with a menacing male ensemble, which shattered convention, turning tradition on its head.

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“Sheer theatrical magic” – The Times

Fly into the festive season with THE SNOWMAN at Peacock Theatre

This Christmas, The Birmingham Rep’s stage production of THE SNOWMAN returns to its West End home at Sadler’s Wells’ Peacock Theatre.

This beloved family classic marks the start of the festive season, whisking audiences away to the North Pole to witness the magical friendship between a boy and a snowman who comes to life. On Christmas Eve, they embark on an adventurous journey, soaring through the night sky and encountering dancing penguins, reindeer, and, of course, Father Christmas.

Captivating audiences of all ages with its enchanting blend of dance, live music, storytelling, and magic, THE SNOWMAN is the

Booking information

THE SNOWMAN at the Peacock Theatre is booking from 23rd November 2024 through to 4th January 2025

EXCLUSIVE TO GROUP LINE!

Groups of 10+: Save 10%

Groups of 20+: Save 10%

Valid on all evenings and mid-week matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

stage adaptation of Raymond Briggs’ cherished picture book and Dianne Jackson’s film.

Featuring Howard Blake’s memorable music and lyrics, including ‘Walking in the Air,’ performed by a live orchestra, THE SNOWMAN is directed by Bill Alexander with set design

by Ruari Murchison, choreography by Robert North, and lighting by Tim Mitchell

Whether you’re seeing it for the first time or coming back for another visit, don’t miss your chance to experience the magic again this year.

AND MESMERISING WATCH’

“Immersive,

ingenious, high-energy thriller”

– The Sun 2023

YOU HAVE BEEN SUMMONED FOR JURY SERVICE...

Now in its seventh year, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION has captured the imagination of thousands; enthralled by the case of Leonard Vole. Accused of murdering a widow to inherit her wealth, will Leonard survive the shocking witness testimony? Will he be able to convince the jury, and you, of his innocence and escape the hangman’s noose?

The audience are thrillingly placed in the thick of the action, as Agatha Christie’s story of justice, passion and betrayal unfolds around them. The twists and turns of the case are played out in a spectacular courtroom setting, as prosecution battles defence, and witnesses take to the stand to give their shocking testimonies.

Don’t miss this landmark stage production on London’s South Bank. SEE YOU IN COURT.

The courtroom is fully air conditioned.

Booking information

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION

at London County Hall is booking through to 30th March 2025

*EXCLUSIVE TO GROUP LINE

Groups of 8+: Price band A reduced to £45.50, price bands B & C reduced to £35.50

Valid Tuesday-Friday evening

LONDON COUNTY HALL, SOUTH BANK SE1 CRIMINALLY GOOD GROUP RATES

Groups of 20+: Price band A reduced to £37.50, price bands B & C reduced to £27.50

Valid Tuesday-Friday evenings

*Groups of 10+: Price band A reduced to £39.50, price bands B & C reduced to £32.50

Valid on Thursday matinees

*Senior groups of 6+: Price band A reduced to £35

Valid on Thursday matinees

School groups of 8+: Price bands B, C & D reduced to £21.50

Valid Tuesday-Thursday evenings

School groups of 8+: Price bands B, C & D reduced to £18.50

Valid Thursday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

WRONG WAY UP

FROM £32.50

“We

laughed until the tears ran down our faces” – Dame Joanna Lumley

The Longest Running Comedy In The West End

Still disrupting the West End in its 10th disastrous year, the award-winning international smash-hit THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG continues to tickle audiences at the Duchess Theatre.

You all know the classic whodunnit story, there has been a murder at a country manor and an inspector is set on the case to find who the culprit is. However, when this plot is given to the accident-prone thespians at The Cornley Drama Society, everything that can go wrong… does!

The actors and crew battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences! Do you ever find out who murdered Charles Haversham? You’ll have to see for yourself!

Experience total mayhem and enjoy the perfect slice of escapist comedy, guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter.

Booking

information THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at the Duchess Theatre is booking through to 4th May 2025

Like nothing else in the West End

Welcome to The Jungle, the best pub in the world

Here, an (extra)ordinary cast of nine guys combine beautiful harmonies and foot-stomping singalongs with world-class tap dance and poetic meditations on the power of community.

With a real working bar on stage, come ready to drink in the excitement with THE CHOIR OF MAN! Brimming with hits from artists such as Queen, Luther Vandross, Sia, Paul Simon, Adele, Guns & Roses, Avicii and Katy Perry to name but a few, this is a pub like no other!

Incredible instrumentalists, worldclass wordsmiths, and sensational singers; these guys serve it all... live! An uplifting celebration of community and friendship with something for everyone - including free beer! Enjoy 90 minutes of feel-good entertainment unlike anything else in the West End.

Booking information

THE CHOIR OF MAN at the Arts Theatre is booking through to 22nd December 2024

Groups of 10+: Price bands AC & AD reduced to £35, price bands BA & BB reduced to £30, price bands BB & BC reduced to £25

Valid Tuesday-Friday evenings and Friday & Sunday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

MUSICAL

THE WRITERS OF SIX

BY TOBY MARLOW & LUCY MOSS

The creators of SIX are bringing a brand-new musical to London’s West End!

Grab your group for a date at the Garrick Theatre this Autumn!!!

Ever asked yourself how you could possibly be single when you’re soooo cool, interesting, and fun?!?! (dw neither have we). That’s the situation faced by two best pals in WHY AM I SO SINGLE? Join them as they drink/eat/cry/ laugh through their attempt to answer the impossible question of why they are so single?!

From the writers of SIX, Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, comes a brand-new British musical where the lonely little lives of two BFFs are transformed into an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza about dates, mates, and celebrating love in all its forms.

Book now if you’re literally anyone who is single, looking, or happily partnered (no judgement x).

Booking information

WHY AM I SO SINGLE? at the Garrick Theatre is booking from 27th August 2024 through to 13th February 2025

Photo: Matt Crockett

THE SPELLBINDING ORIGINAL LIVE ON STAGE PALACE THEATRE

GREAT GROUPS RATES AVAILABLE

“British theatre hasn’t known anything like it for decades” – Daily Telegraph

The spellbinding original live on stage

There’s magic in every moment in HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, the most awarded play in history and “one of the most defining pop culture events of the decade” (Forbes). And now, the 8th Harry Potter story is bringing the magic back to London’s West End.

19 years after Harry, Ron, and Hermione saved the wizarding world, they’re back on a most extraordinary new adventure – this time, joined by a brave new generation that has only just arrived at the legendary Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Prepare for spectacular spells, a mind-

blowing race through time, and an epic battle to stop mysterious forces, all while the future hangs in the balance.

This one-of-a-kind theatrical experience is packed with “thrilling theatricality and pulse-pounding storytelling” (The Hollywood Reporter). It will leave you “audibly wowed, cheering and gasping” (The Telegraph), as “visions of pure enchantment send shivers down your spine” (Rolling Stone). “It is out of this world, it’s magic, it’s a hit” (The Times).

Booking information

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD at the Palace Theatre is booking through to 2nd March 2025

ACCELERATOR RATE!

Groups of 10+: £75/£65 seats reduced to £40 per part

Valid on Wednesday & Friday off-peak performances until 28th Feb 2025

School groups of 10+: £42.50 seats reduced to £15 per part

+ 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Wednesday & Friday off-peak performances until 28th Feb 2025

Book by 14th October 2024

STANDARD RATES!

Groups of 10+: £75/£65 seats reduced to £49.50 per part

Valid on Wednesday & Friday off-peak performances

School groups of 10+: £42.50 seats reduced to £20 per part

+ 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Wednesday & Friday off-peak performances

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

THE 39 STEPS comes to the Trafalgar Theatre for a strictly limited run!

Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller, THE 39 STEPS, brilliantly and hilariously recreated for the stage as the smash hit Olivier and Tony Award Winning Comedy, returns to the West End following a dizzyingly entertaining UK tour, taking Broadway by storm and playing in 39 different countries across the globe!

This ingenious comedy has delighted over 3 million people worldwide with its quintessentially plucky spirit and dashing sense of fun and previously played for

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almost 10 years in the West End. Follow the incredible adventures of our handsome hero Richard Hannay, complete with stiff-upperlip, British gung-ho and pencil moustache as he encounters dastardly murders, doublecrossing secret agents, and, of course, devastatingly beautiful women.

This wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller features four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action.

GROUP RATES FROM £40*

Get your skates on – Starlight Express returns to London!

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s STARLIGHT EXPRESS plays at the specially designed Starlight Auditorium, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre

Audiences will be immersed in a world of speed, song, and storytelling as a cast of 40 performs musical theatre favourites like AC/DC, Make Up My Heart, Light at the End of the Tunnel, and the iconic Starlight Express

The show brings a child’s train set to life as engines race to become the fastest in the world. Rusty, the steam train, is inspired by the legend of the ‘Starlight Express’ to achieve the impossible.

With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe, STARLIGHT EXPRESS

Booking information

STARLIGHT EXPRESS at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre is booking through to 7th February 2025

Groups of 10+: Price band A reduced to £49.50

Groups of 20+: Price band A reduced to £40

Valid Wednesday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees from 16th September - 17th October

Groups of 10+: Price band A reduced to £52.50

Groups of 20+: Price band A reduced to £40

Valid Wednesday-Friday, Sunday evenings & Thursday matinees from 6th November - 13th December and 2nd January - 7th February

is directed by Luke Sheppard and features a talented creative team, including set designer Tim Hatley, video designer Andrzej Goulding, costume designer Gabriella Slade, lighting designer Howard Hudson, sound designer Gareth Owen, and new orchestrations by Matthew Brind. The show includes thrilling choreography by Ashley Nottingham and sees the return of Arlene Phillips as creative dramaturg.

The Starlight Auditorium, located at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, is a state-of-the-art

School groups of 10+: Price band B reduced to £25 Valid Wednesday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees from 16th September - 17th October, 6th November - 13th December and 2nd January7th February + 1 free teacher per 10 paid Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

cultural destination, just 12 minutes from Baker Street and a short 5-minute walk from the Wembley Park Tube. Seen by over 20 million people worldwide, STARLIGHT EXPRESS is an electrifying experience for all ages.

Wicked is now the 10th longest-running West End musical

Here

are 10 facts about the show that you may or may

H WICKED premiered at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre on 27th September 2026

H The musical has won over 100 international awards, including two Olivier Awards and 10 WhatsOnStage Awards

H Composer Stephen Schwartz got the idea for the musical while on holiday in Hawaii in 1996

H WICKED is based on Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel “Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West”

H The name Elphaba is derived from the initials of L. Frank Baum, the author of “The Wizard of Oz”

H Idina Menzel, who originated the role of Elphaba on Broadway, also played the role in the original West End cast

H The 10 millionth visitor was welcomed to the Apollo Victoria Theatre in October 2019

H “Defying Gravity” has been played by NASA as a wake-up call for astronauts in space

H WICKED has held special charity performances, contributing to various causes and engaging with the community through initiatives like “Wicked Day,” which celebrates the show’s anniversary with special events and activities.

H The costumes are intricate, with Elphaba’s dress alone requiring 40 yards of fabric

not know…

Booking information

WICKED at the Apollo Victoria Theatre is booking through to 21st December 2025

Groups of 10+: Price bands A & B reduced to £39.50 (£42.50 from 3rd September 2024), price bands C & D reduced to £29.50 (£32.50 from 3rd September 2024)

+ 1 free place per group

Groups of 35+: Price bands A & B reduced to £37.50 (£39.50 from 3rd September 2024), price bands C & D reduced to £27.50 (£29.50 from 3rd September 2024)

+ 1 free place per group

Valid Tuesday-Thursday evenings & Wednesday matinees on off-peak performances

Groups of 10+: Price bands A & B reduced to £49.50 (£55 from 6th September 2024), price bands C & D reduced to £39.50 (£45 from 6th September 2024)

+ 1 free place per group

Valid Friday evenings and Saturday & Sunday matinees + peak periods

Senior groups of 10+: Price bands A & B reduced to £29.50 (£35 from 4th September 2024)

Valid on Wednesday matinees & evenings off-peak performances

School groups of 10+: Price bands A & B reduced to £25, price bands C & D reduced to £19.50

+ 1 free teacher per 10 paid for Secondary Schools, 1 free teacher per 5 paid for Primary Schools

School groups of 100+: Price bands A & B reduced to £22.50, price bands C & D reduced to £17.50 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid for Secondary Schools, 1 free teacher per 5 paid for Primary Schools

Valid Tuesday-Thursday evenings & Wednesday matinees off-peak performances

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

ADRIAN DUNBAR

The stage is set for the battle of the exes… in

Cole Porter’s hilarious musical comedy

“To be or not to be... in love”. That’s the question in the star-packed, sizzling new production of Cole Porter’s legendary backstage musical comedy KISS ME, KATE

Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty, Ridley) and Broadway royalty Stephanie J. Block (Into The Woods, The Cher Show) lead this summer’s hottest cast alongside Charlie Stemp Georgina Onuorah Nigel Lindsay Hammed Animashaun and Peter Davison

From Cole Porter, composer of recent smash-hit Anything Goes, and with a full orchestra performing classics such as Brush Up Your Shakespeare, Too Darn Hot and Tom, Dick or Harry, this new production is directed by Bartlett Sher (The King and I) with choreography by Anthony Van

Booking information

KISS ME, KATE at the Barbican Theatre is booking through to 14th September 2024

EXCLUSIVE TO GROUP LINE*

Groups of 10+: £99.50/£85 seats reduced to £65, £79.50/£75/£65 seats reduced to £55, Upper Circle seats reduced to £35

Groups of 20+: £99.50/£85 seats reduced to £55, £79.50/£75/£65 seats reduced to £45

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings (Wednesday matinees & Friday eveningsEXCLUSIVE TO GROUP LINE*)

School groups of 10+: Upper Circle seats (£45) reduced to £25, Gallery seats (£29.50) reduced to £19.50 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

Laast (Mamma Mia!) and costume design by Catherine Zuber (Moulin Rouge!).

Hailed as ‘the ultimate Broadway musical from the golden age’ (Financial Times), KISS ME, KATE is a simple love story...about two people who just can’t stand each other. Guess who wins...

Don’t miss this all-zinging, all-dancing musical comedy playing at the Barbican for a limited season.”

“Brilliantly Joyful Murder Mystery Musical”

UNTIL 14 SEP | AMBASSADORS THEATRE

HHHHH “I defy you not to fall in love with it” – The I

It’s

murder in the West End!

BFFs Kathy and Stella host Hull’s least successful true crime podcast. When their favourite author is killed they are thrust into a thrilling whodunnit of their own!

Hailed as ‘comedy gold’ (TimeOut), this big-hearted, laugh out loud musical follows the unlikely crime-fighting duo as they put their friendship on the line to become part of the story. Can they crack the case, (and become global podcast superstars) before the killer strikes again…? After sell out runs in Manchester, Bristol and Edinburgh, KATHY & STELLA arrive at The Ambassadors Theatre this Spring for an ‘unmissable show’ (Daily Mail).

Booking information

KATHY & STELLA SOLVE A MURDER at the Ambassadors Theatre is booking through to 14th September 2024

Groups

Groups of 6+: Price band A reduced to £55 Valid Monday-Thursday evenings, Thursday matinees (peak performances) & Friday evenings

THE WORLD’S LARGEST EXHIBIT OF BANKSY ART

CHARING CROSS ROAD SOHO

The Art of Banksy has opened its doors in Soho

THE ART OF BANKSY at 100 Charing Cross Road

Following unprecedented public demand, THE ART OF BANKSY - the major exhibition which has brought Banksy’s era defining works to over 1.5 million visitors in 15 cities across the globe - is extending its London run following hugely successful residencies in Covent Garden and Regent Street.

THE ART OF BANKSY is the world’s largest collection of original and authenticated Banksy artworks showcasing more than 150 pieces including prints, canvases, unique works and ephemera, many of which are on public display for the very first time.

Booking information

See the iconic pieces that brought the anonymous artist international acclaim including ‘Girl with Balloon, ‘Flower Thrower’ and ‘Rude Copper’ alongside unique works including hand drawn sketches and personal artworks which Banksy created for friends, colleagues and lovers.

Visit THE ART OF BANKSY’s new Soho home to discover the iconic works of one of the most important artists of our time.

THE ART OF BANKSY at 100 Charing Cross Road is booking through to 25th January 2025

–

Blockbuster exhibition, THE ART OF BANKSY,

has excitingly just introduced the very rare Girl With Balloon Gold edition artwork to its Soho and Toronto sites!

Banksy fans will already be aware of the infamous Girl With Balloon artwork which is currently in THE ART OF BANKSY exhibition in three different colour variations, however, the Girl With Balloon Gold is an extremely rare piece of art that has been sought after in the art industry for years, with only 88 prints existing worldwide. Fans of the anonymous artist can now see the set of four Girl With Balloon artworks in gold, red, blue and pink variations in the London Soho exhibition at 100 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0JG.

Lucie Jones & Clive Rowe star in The Baker’s Wife

Stephen

Schwartz’s cult classic musical starts previews 6 July 2024

The arrival of a new Baker and his younger wife turns a provincial French village upside down in this cult classic musical from the legendary Stephen Schwartz (composer of Godspell, Wicked, Pippin) and Joseph Stein (writer of Fiddler On The Roof).

WhatsOnStage award winner Lucie Jones (Wicked, Waitress) and Olivier award winner Clive Rowe (Sister Act) star as Genevieve the Baker’s Wife and Aimable the Baker, with Mark Extance, Josefina Gabrielle, Michael Matus David Seadon-Young Matthew Seadon-Young and Joaquin Pedro Valdes. Joining them are Bobbie Chambers, Jack Gardner, Hana Ichijo, and Robyn Rose

Based on the film La Femme du Boulanger by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono THE BAKER’S WIFE is filled with some of Schwartz’s most ravishingly beautiful music, and will immerse the audience into world of Gallic charm in this first major UK revival since its West End premiere.

Booking information

THE BAKER’S WIFE at the Menier Chocolate Factory is booking from 6th July – 14th September 2024

EXCLUSIVE TO GROUP LINE!

Groups of 10+: Standard tickets reduced to £32.50 Valid Tuesday-Saturday evenings & Sunday matinees from 18th July

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

Directed by Gordon Greenberg (who previously directed Barnum at the Chocolate Factory), with choreography by Matt Cole (Olivier award winner for Newsies) and designs by Paul Farnsworth, this brand-new production plays for a limited 10-week season from 6 July.

Wed 31 Jul - Sun 25 Aug

HHHH “Irresistible”

– The Guardian

Seventeen stories. Eight chances. One singular sensation.

New York City 1975. On an empty Broadway stage, seventeen performers are put through their paces in the final, gruelling audition for a new Broadway musical. Only eight will make the cut.

A CHORUS LINE is a musical masterpiece that revolutionised Broadway, with creator Michael Bennett using real-life testimonies from late-night recording sessions with dancers. Celebrate the lives of theatre’s unsung heroes, as they tell searing stories of ambition, shattered hopes, and what it really costs to follow your dreams.

Originally produced at Curve and directed by Nikolai Foster, with a book by James Kirkwood and Nicholas Dante, music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Edward Kleban A CHORUS LINE features iconic songs including One, I Hope I Get It, Nothing and the hit ballad What I Did For Love.

Booking information

A CHORUS LINE at Sadler’s Wells Theatre is booking from 31st July –25th August 2024

EXCLUSIVE TO GROUP LINE!

Groups of 10+: Save 10% on Stalls seats

Groups

The legendary Adam Cooper (Singin’ in the Rain, Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake) and Carly Mercedes Dyer (The Drifters Girl Tour, Anything Goes, Barbican Theatre, Dreamgirls, Savoy Theatre) reprising their roles as Zach and Cassie which they played to great critical acclaim at Curve in 2021. Join us this summer for sensational choreography, heart-wrenching personal stories and musical theatre’s most unforgettable finale.

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“The five-star hit returns... believe the hype” – Sunday Times

Don’t miss the theatrical event of 2025 as the record-breaking, award-winning MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO transfers to London’s West End

Find your spirit with the return of the “awe-inspiring” (Time Out) production of Studio Ghibli’s MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO, in collaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV. Following two rapturously received, sellout runs at the Barbican, discover this five-star, ground-breaking “triumph” (Telegraph) at the Gillian Lynne Theatre from 8 March 2025.

Winner of six Olivier Awards, this “utterly beguiling” (The Stage) and “jawdropping” (Metro) staging of the celebrated 1988 animated feature film is brought to you by the Royal Shakespeare Company and Executive Producer Joe Hisaishi, and adapted by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer). Hailed as “a tender and remarkably beautiful show” (Financial Times), MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO is an enchanting coming-of-age story exploring the magical fantasy world of childhood and the transformative power of imagination, as it follows one extraordinary summer in the lives of sisters Satsuki and Mei.

#FindYourSpirit

Booking information

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO at the Gillian Lynne Theatre is booking from 8th March through to 2nd November 2025

Groups of 10+: Price band A reduced to £55

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees (off-peak)

School, College, University groups of 10+: Price bands B & C reduced to £25

Valid Monday-Wednesday evenings & Thursday matinees (off-peak + not available in the summer holidays)

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

“A West End Spectacle of the Most Magical kind” –

Daily Telegraph

Once your group sees it, they’ll never let it go. Final group bookings available!

Let it go one last time with Disney’s spectacular FROZEN. The awardwinning musical brings to life a world of sumptuous beauty, humour and iconic music in a jaw-dropping production to melt hearts of all ages. FROZEN will defy all your group’s expectations on an unforgettable journey packed with thrilling surprises, hilarious characters and soaring

music, including twelve new songs written especially for the show, alongside all the classics such as ‘For the First Time in Forever’, ‘Do You Want to Build a Snowman?’ and the worldwide smash-hit, ‘Let it Go’.

Brought to the stage with astonishing special effects by an award-winning creative team, FROZEN is the awe-inspiring musical sensation at the magnificent Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Don’t miss your chance to bid farewell to this spectacular production before the last snowflake falls. Final UK performance 8 September.

Booking information

FROZEN at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane is booking through to 8th September 2024

Groups of 9+: £79.50 - £69.50 seats reduced to £55, £67.50 - £59.50 seats reduced to £45, £57.50 - £39.50 seats reduced to £35

Valid on Thursday & Friday evenings and Wednesday & Thursday matinees

Groups of 20: £79.50 - £69.50 seats reduced to £50, £67.50 - £59.50 seats reduced to £40, £57.50 - £39.50 seats reduced to £30

Valid on Thursday & Friday evenings and Wednesday & Thursday matinees

School groups of 10+: Stalls & Royal Circle seats reduced to £29.50, Grand Circle seats reduced to £22.50 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid on Thursday & Friday evenings and Wednesday & Thursday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

“A theatrical moment to drink deep and savour”

– Daily Mail

FAWLTY TOWERS - THE PLAY has checked in for it’s London premiere at the West End’s Apollo Theatre!

Nearly 50 years since it first hit our TV screens, the ‘greatest British sitcom of all time’ (Radio Times) is now ‘the funniest show in town’ (Daily Express).

Adapted by comedy legend John Cleese and directed by Caroline Jay Ranger, this brand-new stage play featuring your favourite scenes from the sitcom’s unforgettable twelve episodes, is a ‘hugely entertaining blast of unadorned nostalgia’ (The Times) making for an ‘indisputably funny evening’ (The Telegraph).

Starring Adam Jackson-Smith as the inimitable Basil, Anna-Jane Casey as the iconic Sybil, and Paul Nicholas as the bumbling Major, this 18-strong cast take on the iconic characters at Torquay’s most chaotic hotel – Fawlty Towers!

“Fawltless”

– Evening Standard

“As good as comedy gets”

– Sunday Times

“The funniest show in town”

– Daily Express

“John Cleese has recreated the magic”

– i News

Booking information

FAWLTY TOWERS – THE PLAY at the Apollo Theatre is booking through to 28th

September 2024

Groups of 10+: Best available seats reduced to £50 Valid Tuesday-Friday evenings & Wednesday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

COOL AS FLUX!

ADELPHI THEATRE

“A whacking great hit of spectacle, entertainment and nostalgia”–

Mail on Sunday

Great

Scott! It’s time to send your groups… BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL

Treat your groups to 1.21 gigawatts of “escapist entertainment” (Evening Standard) with the winner of Best New Musical at the Olivier and WhatsOnStage Awards – BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL

When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past and send himself... back to the future.

Adapting this iconic story for the stage are the movie’s creators Bob Gale (Back to the Future trilogy) and Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump). The production features original music by multi-Grammy winners Alan Silvestri (Avengers: Endgame) and Glen Ballard (Michael Jackson’s Man in the Mirror), alongside hit songs from the movie including The Power of Love, Johnny B. Goode, Earth Angel and Back in Time. Tony Award-winning director John Rando leads the Tony and Olivier Award-winning creative team.

Staff review

Groups account handler Neil McMinnies saw TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL

TINA – THE TINA TURNER

MUSICAL celebrated it’s fifth year at the Aldwych Theatre recently and it’s no surprise that this show is now a firm fixture in the West End. The musical celebrates the remarkable life of this incredible singer and amazing entertainer in a brilliant and dazzling manner.

Karis Anderson is outstanding in the lead role as she takes on the mammoth task of singing Turner’s songs from her early years as Anna Mae Bullock, through meeting Ike Turner and belting out all time classic tracks such as Nutbush City Limits, Proud Mary and River Deep, Mountain High.

The show is a tough watch in parts as it focuses on her marriage with Ike and the brutality he showed towards her (with scenes are brilliantly acted by Okezie Morro) but sad to witness the pain caused to Tina.

As with all the great icons though, Tina bounced back from those troubling times and in the second act it is a joy to watch her rise from a forgotten figure in the late 70’s to one of the world’s biggest stars by the mid 80’s. All the great tracks are covered, with We Don’t Need Another Hero a particular high point. Private Dancer, What’s Love Got To do With It and of course, Simply The Best are all absolute crowd pleasers that had the audience in raptures.

When BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL hits 88mph, your groups are gonna see some serious entertainment! So what are you waiting for? Book your tickets yesterday!

Booking information

BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL at the Adelphi Theatre is booking through to 6th April 2025

ACCELERATOR RATE!

Groups 10+: Stalls and Dress Circle seats reduced to £39.50

Valid on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

Groups 10+: Stalls and Dress Circle sats reduced to £52.50

Valid on all Friday evenings and Monday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees peak performances

Book and pay by 31st July 2024

Groups of 8+: Stalls & Dress Circle seats reduced to £55.00

Valid on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

Groups of 20+: Stalls & Dress Circle seats reduced to £45, Upper Circle seats reduced to £35

Valid on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings and Thursday matinees

Groups of 8+: Stalls & Dress Circle seats reduced to £62.50

Groups of 20+: Stalls & Dress Circle seats reduced to £57.50

Valid on all Friday evenings and Monday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees on peak weeks

Groups of 8+: Stalls & Dress Circle seats reduced to £69.50

Groups of 20+: Stalls & Dress Circle seats reduced to £59.50

Valid on Sunday off-peak matinees

School groups of 10+: Rear Dress Circle & Stalls seats reduced to £35, Upper Circle seats reduced to £25.00 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

This is a brilliant night out featuring great acting, unbelievable songs, a superb live band and provides an amazing tribute to The Queen Of Rock n Roll. Go and see it!

Booking information

TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL at the Aldwych Theatre is booking through to 25th September 2025

2024 ACCELERATOR RATE!

Groups of 8+: Best available reduced to £40

Groups of 20+: Best available reduced to £37.50

Valid Tuesday-Wednesday evenings until 28th August 2024

Book by 1st August 2024

2025 ACCELERATOR RATE!

Groups of 8+: Best available reduced to £40

Groups of 20+: Best available reduced to £37.50

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees from 6th January - 25th

September 2025

Book by 30th September 2024

STANDARD RATES:

Groups of 8+: Best available reduced to £45

Groups of 20+: Best available reduced to £39.50

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

School groups of 10+: Best available reduced to £25

+ 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid on Tuesday & Wednesday evenings

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

“It’s brilliant, and I hate everything!” – Hugh Grant

Book your group today, dears!

MRS. DOUBTFIRE is now dazzling and delighting audiences at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre! This ‘genuinely funny comedy musical’ (Time Out) based on the beloved film is ‘a surefire hit!’ (The Telegraph, Daily Express). The Telegraph calls it ‘a complete joy’, The Times says it ‘soars from screen to stage’, and City AM hails MRS. DOUBTFIRE as ‘funny, heartwarming and wildly entertaining!’

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Out-of-work actor Daniel will do anything for his kids. After losing custody in a messy divorce, he creates the alter ego of Scottish nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire in a desperate attempt to stay in their lives. As his new character takes on a life of its own, MRS. DOUBTFIRE teaches Daniel more than he bargained for about how to be a father.

MRS. DOUBTFIRE at the Shaftesbury Theatre is booking through to 16th February 2025

Groups of 10+: Best available seats reduced to £47.50 until 27th September

Groups of 20+: Best available seats reduced to £42.50 until 27th September

Groups of 10+: Best available seats reduced to £49.50 from 1st October

Groups of 20+: Best available seats reduced to £45 from 1st October Valid Tuesday-Friday evenings & Thursday matinees

Groups of 6+: Price bands A & B reduced to £55 Valid on Sunday matinees until 30th September (excluding 21st July - 1st September)

School groups of 10+: Best available seats reduced to £25 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Tuesday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

Star interview: Gabriel Vick

We recently interviewed Gabriel Vick who originated the role of MRS. DOUBTFIRE. Read on to see what he had to say…

The show recently celebrated 1 year in the West End. How does it feel to have been in the show from the beginning?

It’s a real honour to know that people want to see our show going into our 2nd year. I feel a sense of responsibility to bring the same great experience to each and every audience that has come since Manchester and the London run. I feel proud of what we have created together and a sense of care for the message of the show: the importance of being with family.

The role of Daniel Hillard/Mrs. Doubtfire is iconic. How do you approach bringing your own interpretation to such a well-known character?

It is an iconic role and as a 12 year old boy the movie was a huge part of the formation of my understanding of comedy. Robin Williams gave us such a treat. I approach the role with care, knowing that people love it as much as I do. I also know that I needed to bring myself to it otherwise it would lack life. Each of us are unique and I like to trust that - I bring my own personality, knowledge, experience and fun to the role and in that way, I am freed of feeling in anyone’s shadow.

Transitioning between the characters of Daniel and Mrs. Doubtfire must be quite a challenge.

change team of dressers who make the changes between Daniel and Doubtfire possible - sometimes as quick as 18 seconds!

Can you tell us about your process for switching between these roles?

Well, physically it is a feat and a special mention must go to the quick

In terms of acting process, I find it fun to snap between the two characters; it’s a skill that helped land me the role.

What is your favourite scene in the show?

It’s definitely the pie in the face scene. It’s a farce of perfectly orchestrated comic rhythm and when it flows it is a moment of beauty and joy. Also, it ends with a pie in the face - what else is theatre for?!

MRS. DOUBTFIRE has a heartwarming message about the importance of family and acceptance. How do you think this message translates to audiences today and what do you hope audiences take away from their experience seeing the show?

I think the message that families don’t always stay together and that can be for the best and that you’re going to be alright is very healthy for children, particularly, to hear. But the show is also about the acceptance of any perceived abnormality of what a family is; knowing that we can accept whatever form of family we have as long as we are guided by love and not fear. On its purest level, I hope audiences simply enjoy a great night out having fun and laughing along with one of cinema’s best ever comic creations.

Marie Curie Musical starring Ailsa Davidson (Heather’s) premieres in the UK. Book now.

Marie

Sklodowska Curie. Physicist. Pioneer. Parent.

As she arrives from her native home in Poland to study at Sorbonne University in Paris, young Marie Sklodowska is certain she can make a name for herself and change the course of science. She discovers radium, a new chemical element, with her husband Pierre Curie, and she’s lauded with the Nobel Prize.

But she is faced with an overwhelming moral dilemma. As Marie discovers the lifesaving potential of radium to cure cancer, factory workers handling the glowing substance are

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succumbing to the insidious grip of radium poisoning.

As a woman with society against her, can she wrestle with both the potential and danger of her discovery – and what is she if radium’s dangers overshadow its possibilities?

A story of life and death, MARIE CURIE has already captivated audiences in Korea and Japan with its sweeping score and story and is now brought to London audiences for the first time in a stirring original production directed by Sarah Meadows (Ride).

MARIE CURIE at Charing Cross Theatre is booking through to 28th July 2024

EXCLUSIVE TO GROUP LINE! Groups of 10+: Price band A reduced to £30 Valid on all performances

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

VANESSA WILLIAMSMATT HENRY

MUSIC BY ELTON JOHN

LYRICS BY SHAINA TAUB

BOOK BY KATE WETHERHEAD

DIRECTED AND CHOREOGRAPHED BY JERRY MITCHELL

Strutting into London’s Dominion Theatre October 2024

Starring Vanessa Williams and Matt Henry

GIRD YOUR LOINS! A new musical based on the blockbuster film and bestselling novel, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA features an original score by Elton John lyrics by Shaina Taub, book by Kate Wetherhead and direction & choreography by 3-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Legally Blonde, Pretty Woman, Hairspray).

Tony Award nominee VANESSA WILLIAMS, best known for her celebrated TV roles in Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives and as a multi-award winning singer, will play the iconic role of Miranda Priestly, the undisputed Queen of Fashion and Editor-in-Chief of Runway Magazine! MATT HENRY (Olivier Award winner for Kinky Boots)

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stars as Runway’s Creative Fashion Director, Nigel.

Fresh out of college, aspiring journalist Andy scores a job at the prestigious Runway magazine working for fashion’s most powerful and terrifying icon — editor-inchief Miranda Priestly. Sacrificing her personal life to meet Miranda’s impossible demands, Andy finds herself seduced by the glamorous world she once despised. How far will she go to succeed... and will it be worth selling her soul to get what she’s always wanted?

Hilariously fun and fabulously stylish, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA tells an inspiring story about discovering what kind of person you truly want to be.

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA at the Dominion Theatre is booking form 24th October 2024 through to 18th October 2025

Groups of 10+: Price levels 1-3 reduced to £47.50

Valid Monday-Friday evenings & Wednesday matinees

School groups of 10+: Price levels 2-3 reduced to £25 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Wednesday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

“Spectacular! The West End at its best” – Evening Standard

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is one of London’s most iconic musicals

Experience the thrill of the West End’s most haunting love story.

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is widely considered one of the most beautiful and spectacular productions in history, playing to over 160 million people in 46 countries and 193 cities in 19 languages.

It tells the tale of a disfigured musical genius known only as ‘The Phantom’ who haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House.

Booking information

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at His Majesty’s Theatre is booking through to 29th March 2025

Groups of 10+: Best available reduced to £47.50

Valid Monday-Friday evenings

Groups of 20+: Best available reduced to £39.50 Valid Monday-Thursday evenings

Groups of 40+: Best available reduced to £39.50 Valid on Friday evenings

Groups of 10+: Best available reduced to £39.50

on Wednesday matinees

Mesmerised by the talents and beauty of a young soprano – Christine, the Phantom makes her his protégé and falls fiercely in love with her. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic, haunting and soaring score includes Music of the Night, All I Ask of You, Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, Masquerade and the iconic title song.

Book your tickets today – the Phantom awaits…

School groups of 10+: Grand Circle seats reduced to £29.50 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid Valid Monday-Thursday evenings and Wednesday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

“Utterly Exhilarating”– Independent

MATILDA THE MUSICAL is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by the incomparable Roald Dahl

With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin MATILDA THE MUSICAL is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.

Winner of over 100 international awards, including 24 for Best Musical, MATILDA has been delighting audiences of all ages live on stage in London’s West End for over 12 years.

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Photo: Manuel Harlan

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VICTORIA PALACE THEATRE

Hamilton is now booking to March 2025

Be In The Room Where It Happens

HAMILTON is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape the very foundations of the America we know today. The score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway - the story of America then, as told by America now.

Winner of 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, 7 Olivier Awards, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

Booking information

HAMILTON at the Victoria Palace Theatre is booking through to 29th March 2025

Groups of 10+: Stalls/Royal Circle (up to £100) reduced to £75, Grand Circle (up to £69.50) reduced to £49.50

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

School groups of 10+: Grand Circle (up to £69.50) reduced to £35

+ 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid on Tuesday & Wednesday evenings

School groups of 10+: Grand Circle (up to £69.50) reduced to £35, Grand Circle (£39.50) reduced to £25

+ 1 free teacher per 10 paid Valid on Thursday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

Staff review

Did you know…

• 20,520 words are sung throughout the show, at an average of 144 words per minute, and if Hamilton were sung at the pace of other musicals, it would take four to six hours to perform.

• The rap in the show’s 18th track Guns and Ships is considered to be the fastest song in musical theatre, with an average of 6.3 words a second.

• 890km... is the distance the show’s two revolves (known as a donut!) have travelled over the course of 1500+ shows so far at the Victoria Palace Theatre. This is the same distance as driving from London to Munich.

Groups account handler Theresa Baker recently saw HADESTOWN. Read on to see what she thought of the show…

I was never top of the class in Greek Mythology at school, so was a little unsure if HADESTOWN would be my thing - how wrong I was!

I even did a little homework to be sure of the story beforehand but nothing prepared me for such a fantastic musical theatre treat – the show has quickly become one of my current favourites in the West End.

As the show started and Hermes the narrator entered the stage the atmosphere in the audience lit up – I could tell this wasn’t the first time many

had seen the show and we were in for a treat!

Hermes passionately introduces each of the 4 central characters and carries you on their journey of love & hope into the underworld of HADESTOWN

The angelic chorus of the three Fates and an onstage band bring a backdrop of outstanding music - which is now at the top of my Spotify playlist!

The four main characters of Orpheus, Eurydice, Hades and Persephone are played by an

outstanding cast – particularly Orpheus with a beautifully poetic voice and Hades with an amazing resonating deep bass sound.

In short, HADESTOWN is a powerful intertwined story of good versus evil, power verses romance and tragedy versus heartbreak - all set to a fantastic musical score ranging from beguiling modern folk and stretching to contemporary rhythmic jazz & beyond.

HADESTOWN is a pure love story from Ancient Greek times transformed into a captivating and powerful contemporary musical - musical theatre at it’s best for me! Like many in the audience, I plan to be back to see the show again very soon.

Booking information

HADESTOWN at the Lyric Theatre is booking through to 9th February 2025

Groups of 10+: Price bands A & B reduced to £59.50

Valid Tuesday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

School groups of 10+: Grand Circle seats reduced to £25

Valid Tuesday-Thursday evenings

+ 1 free teacher per 10 paid

School groups of 10+: Price bands A, B & C reduced to £25

+ 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid on Thursday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

WHO WILL YOU TAKE?

SPECIAL GROUP RATES AVAILABLE | BOOKING THROUGH SEPT ’25

Magic Mike Live

Meet your wild side!

Created by

Channing Tatum

, MAGIC MIKE

LIVE is an unforgettable night of 360-degree entertainment based on the hit films. It’s fun. It’s hot. It’s the great time you’ve been waiting for!

MAGIC MIKE LIVE is the show with someone for everyone, with an irresistible cast of

handsome and talented guys performing heartracing dance routines in front of, above and all around you. Equal parts empowering and exhilarating, the international hit is punctuated by unexpected, temperature-raising acts from a thrilling range of acrobatic and musical talent.

“Mighty

In other words, it’s more than you expect.. and everything you want.

If you’re looking for the ultimate girls’ night out, look no further. If you’re NOT into letting your hair down, laughing out loud and really hot guys, then it’s probably not for you.

Booking information

MAGIC MIKE LIVE! at The Hippodrome Casino is booking through to 31st

August 2025

Groups of 10+: from £65

Valid Wednesday-Thursday and Sunday performances

Groups of 15+: from £60

Valid on Wednesday-Thursday and Sunday performances

Groups of 20+: from £55

Valid on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday performances

Groups of 10+: from £75

Valid on Saturdays at 4pm & Friday performances

Please enquire for full prices.

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

Miz is still revolutionary”

The World’s longest running musical

This brilliant new staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed “Les Mis for the 21st Century” (Huffington Post), “the reborn dream of a production” (Daily Telegraph) and “perfect theatre in a perfect theatre” (Sunday Telegraph).

Set amid the social and political struggles of 19th century France, West End favourite LES MISÉRABLES tells the story of former prisoner Jean Valjean, who is pursued for decades by his policeman nemesis, Javert. Their epic cat-andmouse journey will take them from the French fields to the gritty Parisian sewers, amidst an enthralling story of broken dreams, unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit.

The magnificent score of LES MISÉRABLES includes the songs; “I Dreamed a Dream”, “On My Own”, “Bring Him Home”, “One Day More”, “Master Of The House” and many more. Now, seen by over 130 million people worldwide in 53 countries and in 22 languages, this spectacular musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece continues to thrill audiences night after night in London’s West End. LES MISÉRABLES is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals.

Storm the barricades for a ticket!

Booking information

LES MISÉRABLES at the Sondheim Theatre is booking through to 29th March 2025

Groups of 10+:

School groups of 10+: Best available reduced to £29.50 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Monday-Thursday evenings &

matinees Terms & conditions and exclusions apply.

Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

21 Aug - 28 Sep

Written and Directed by

Direct from Broadway!

Starring Mary Bridget Davies and Sharon Sexton, who will be sharing the role of Janis, this multi award-winning show is an extraordinary musical journey paying homage to Janis Joplin and her biggest musical influences

Like a comet that burns far too brightly to last, Janis Joplin exploded onto the music scene in 1967 and, almost overnight, became the queen of rock & roll. The unmistakable voice, filled with raw emotion and tinged with Southern Comfort, made her a must-see headliner from Monterey to Woodstock.

Fuelled by such unforgettable songs as “Me and Bobby McGee,” “Piece of My Heart”, “Mercedes Benz”, “Cry Baby” and “Summertime”, a remarkable cast and breakout performances. A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN, written and directed by Randy Johnson, is a musical journey celebrating Janis and her biggest musical influences—icons like Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Odetta, Nina Simone and Bessie Smith, who inspired one of rock ‘n roll’s greatest legends.

A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN launched in 2011, touring successfully for 2 years and breaking box office records. In October 2013, it opened on Broadway to rave reviews and has continued touring in US ever since. The

Booking information

A NIGHT WITH JANIS JOPLIN THE MUSCIAL at the Peacock Theatre is booking from 21st August through to 28th September 2024

EXCLUSIVE TO

show also had a successful run in Japan in 2022. Mary Bridget Davies who plays the role of Janis Joplin, received a Tony Award® nomination for Best Lead Actress in a Musical.

Directed by Randy Johnson, with choreography by Patricia Wilcox, and casting by Anne Vosser

Mary is scheduled to perform at all evening performances and Sharon at all matinee performances.

RANDY JOHNSON

A JOURNEY WITH TOM HANKS EXCLUSIVE TO GROUP LINE

Groups of 10+ : £17.50 per person, valid every day. School groups of 10+: £10 + 1 free teacher per 10 students. Valid Mon - Fri until 3pm Until 13 October 2024 Scan to book your group 17

AMERICANA RESTAURANT

Soul pleasing Southern food and drink with warm, relaxed Southern hospitality

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Americana restaurant, offering great rates on meals.

• 2 courses £22 / 3 courses £26

• Sunday- All day seating, Monday-Saturday - 12am to 6.30pm

• 2 course £26 / 3 courses £30 Monday-Thursday - 6.45pm onwards

The stylish restaurant, specialising in high quality cuisine from the deep south of the US, has received rave reviews since opening. Americana is right in the heart of Central London’s Theatreland. The restaurant prides itself with its mezzanine floor with gallery dining for private events for up to 40 people installed, along with stylish dining and bar areas with innovative menus. The stylish restaurant, specialising in high quality cuisine from the deep south of the US, has received rave reviews.

AMAZING ATTRACTIONS

Adult

KENSINGTON PALACE

Booking until 28th February 2025

Adult groups of 15+: £27.60

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