Black Friday is about more than hurtling into your nearest megastore to fight someone for a telly – you can grab some pretty impressive bargains on theatre tickets too.
Many of the West End’s biggest shows are offering some cracking discounts, which you can find out about here, with even more on offer at eveningstandardtickets.co.uk.
42nd Street
Time is running out to see this grand spectacle, as it’s leaving the West End on January 5. Luckily for you, tickets are 50 per cent off for the Theatre Royal Drury Lane show so you can get your fill of timeless tunes and high kicks for a whole lot less. Buy tickets
Kinky Boots
Strut on over here ASAP. Kinky Boots is another show we’ve not got for much longer. Tickets start at £17.50, and the top band of seats usually at £69.50 are reduced to £39.50 if you’re booking for performances before December 24. It’s a real feelgood night out, telling the true tale of a drag queen who steps in to save a failing shoe business. Buy tickets
Chicago
It’s the name on everybody’s lips. For a deal Billy Flynn would be proud of, pick up tickets to Chicago from £25. The offer is only available to book on Black Friday itself so make sure you’re quick. RuPaul's Drag Race and YouTube star Todrick Hall is in Flynn's shoes until January. Buy tickets
Bat Out of Hell
Heaven can wait, because Jim Steinman’s Meat Loaf musical turns it up to eleven. With tickets starting at only £15 and £69.50 seats reduced to £39.50, you’ll do anything for tickets (but you won’t do that). Buy tickets
Caroline, or Change
Musical theatre queen Sharon D Clarke is starring in this bombastic musical set in civil rights era Louisiana. Grab a great deal here as all Band A-C tickets are down to £35 (a big saving from the top tier’s £65). Buy tickets
The Wider Earth
Head out on a journey of discovery with Charles Darwin. The Wider Earth is the first theatre show to be staged in the Natural History Museum, and it’s even got puppets. What more do you need? Tickets start at £15 and you can save 50 per cent on top seats which go from £65 to £32.50. Get exploring. Buy tickets
Dreamgirls
And I am telling you, this is a bargain. Don your sparkliest gown for Dreamgirls for this tale of three young singers on the cusp of stardom. For the biggest bargain, Band A seats, usually £72.50, are reduced to £42.50 if you go before December 20. Buy tickets
