A question about : A Twentysomething's Mini Guide to London Theatre on the Cheap
I've booked and attended quite a lot of London theatre shows in the past couple of months, and I recommend signing up to Time Out Offers, as they've had some great Ј10-Ј15 deals on tickets for top shows (including One Man, Two Guvnors, Ghosts, The Duck House, Strangers on a Train, etc.)
If you do not have mobility/sight problems, do consider the cheapie seats, or those with restricted/partially restricted views. Often this is exaggerated and personally I would rather pay Ј60 to watch 5-6 different plays than one play in the stalls. In the smaller venues the difference is very negligible and quite often the seat next to you can cost double for no difference in view!
Every Monday at 10am The Donmar Warehouse releases front row tickets for the following week's performances for Ј10.
Sign up to Theatre shows and venue's Facebook/Twitter accounts as well as mailing lists. They often provide the info about a play in the first instance and sometimes host competitions. Also follow ticket companies such as ATG & Delfont Mackintosh. For example, the Old Vic mentioned on their Twitter account that they're offering Ј10 Upper Circle tickets today to see Fortune's Fool, which is brand new 
The Royal Court offer Ј10 tickets on Mondays.
If you're under 25 (not me sadly!) sign up to the Old Vic's scheme where you get tickets for Ј12.
Do consider (if possible) going to the theatre in person to book a ticket if it's a really popular show. I've had a lot of biting-nails moments trying to book tickets online recently and been bitterly disappointed at being unable to book tickets for both Coriolanus and American Psycho: The Musical. However, when I physically went to the venues, tickets were actually available and to my utter surprise am now going to see both! 
Returns tickets are nearly ALWAYS available to every performance on the day. That's exactly what I plan to do to see David Tennant in Richard II this Jan 
These are the shows I have/will be seeing in the next couple of months and the prices I paid for tickets:
One Man, Two Guv'nors - Ј10
The Cripple of Inishmaan - Ј12
Mojo - Ј15
Les Miserables - Ј12
Coriolanus - Ј10
Let The Right One In - Ј12
Birdland - Ј12
Shakespeare in Love - Ј15
1984 - Ј8
Strangers on a Train - Ј11
American Psycho: The Muscial - Ј10
Richard II (hopefully!) - Ј10-15
Ghosts (hopefully!) - Ј10
For that price I could have just seen Les Mis in a slightly better seat! 
I will officially now NEVER pay more than Ј20 for a ticket, until Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch tickets are released.... there is no such thing as too close in this case 
I will update this if I discover/think of anything else!
Best answers:
- Great Post. Thanks for the tips.
Also worth checking out www.lastminute.com for cheap tickets. - Thanks p00hsticks, yes I saw both versions.... I have a Benedict Cumberbatch problem
- Time Out offers currently have tickets to see 12 Angry Men at the Garrick Theatre for as little as Ј10-11 (restricted view) over March/April
https://uk-offers.timeout.com/deals/e...ngry-men-offer
Ignore the "tickets from Ј26" bit - there are plenty of cheaper seats when you look at the actual dates - Oh it is ON like Donkey Kong!!
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