London General Tips by leigh767

Favorite Thing: West End is a must for theatre-lovers, but how many shows can you watch when each one sets you back ?30 for a good seat?

Here's a tip for all those still lucky enough to enjoy a student status-- bring your institution's ID card (with your photograph on it) for the trip. DON'T buy any tickets at the Half Price Ticket Booth. Simply turn up at the theatre box office itself half to one hour before the show starts proper (most shows start at 7.30pm) and ask if there are still Student Discount Tickets available. You'll get a seat in the best two seating categories (Stall seats!!) for 50% of the selling price. (~?20 for centre row, stall)

This works on Mon-Thurs. I've seen 11 musicals/plays this way and Wed is the best bet.

These tickets cannot be pre-booked and must be bought at the box office itself.

Fondest Memory: Recommended shows:
Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, the Producers, Lion King.

Enjoy the show!

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Favorite Thing: Whoever said that there is no such thing as a free meal?

If you're in the Bloomsbury area between 12.30 to 1.30, try your luck with Hare Krishna vegetarian food. They set up stall jsut about every day and are popular with students and staff from the surrounding area (mainly University College London/ UCL). Queues are inevitable, but you usually won't have to wait for more than 10 mins fora good plate of steaming hot Indian-style vegetarian meal.

A good option when you are -really- running low on cash.

Address: Gower Street, in front of the UCL main entrance. Look for the brick-red Cruciform Building.


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