| London Theatre Tickets are one of the most resilient | | | | sound of the band tuning up. The first show I ever |
| of animals having overcome a multitude of challenges | | | | saw was Oliver at the Palladium and it was |
| to still reign supreme in the world of entertainment. | | | | marvelous. My sister loved it so much in fact that she |
| All we had was theatre tickets for years and years | | | | made me take her again the very next week. Even |
| then suddenly there are hundreds and thousands of | | | | though we are all grown up now she still wants to |
| new kids on the block. Movies, TV, the Internet and | | | | see every show I get tickets for ;-) |
| computer games all vying for the attention of a | | | | Take the Kids! |
| public who is being pulled this way and that. But still | | | | Theatre Tickets can be a very rewarding gift for |
| top shows sell out night after night, and this can | | | | your children, you just have to look at the |
| really be put down to some great writing and | | | | excitement in their eyes and see the sheer joy that |
| amazing new shows that constantly hit the stage | | | | young people get from good old showbiz. So much |
| each month and year. | | | | of what children consume these days is hurtful and |
| London Theatre - Not All Shows Created Equal... | | | | violent, but theater is an altogether more wholesome |
| Some of these shows are really special like Wicked | | | | experience showing the value of hard work, talent |
| and The Lion King which seem to transcend theatre | | | | and confidence. |
| and plant you in a world of magic and wonder! Other | | | | With that being said we've been going out more and |
| shows don't hit the public imagination at all and are | | | | more recently seeing all kinds of shows from all over |
| gone with the wind before they even get started. | | | | the world, some great and some not so great but |
| The best shows for me start off with a small | | | | there have of course been our favorites: Sound of |
| production touring the county and then get bigger | | | | music, We will rock you and Billy Elliot all stood out as |
| and bigger as word of mouth spreads and causes | | | | being far ahead of the competition. My next trip will |
| more and more demand. Most of the time a | | | | defiantly be Zorro, what could be better than a |
| successful show will run for maybe three years then | | | | mixture of swashbuckling action and gypsy kings |
| clever producers will end the run when they see that | | | | music! |
| sales are waning a little. Only to reopen a couple of | | | | In my darker moments I really want to take my |
| years later when the public have forgotten they | | | | wife to Avenue Q as we were both big fans of the |
| were ever getting jaded. OLIVER! is a great example | | | | Muppets and I've herd it absolutely superb, like a |
| of that. | | | | total laugh-a-minute wet your pants kind of show. (If |
| You sometimes get really a monster hit like 'Phantom | | | | a little blue.) |
| of the Opera' that runs for many years and show no | | | | I know that not everyone is going to like every |
| sign of loosing pace. AND Mousetrap has now been | | | | show but I think the key thing is to get out there to |
| on for a whopping 50 years! | | | | keep trying things on for size. If we all stay at home |
| Your first night in the West End will be a shining life | | | | and watch Eastenders every night we're going to |
| long memory if you're anything like me, probably you | | | | shrivel up and die. (Whoa I'm getting a little spiritual |
| will have a pre-theatre meal at one of the many | | | | there!) |
| delicious restaurants spotted around Theatreland. | | | | Theatre is most resilient of animals and none shall |
| Then make your way with butterflies in your | | | | overcome... |
| stomach to the theatre and take you seat to the | | | | |