CURTAIN up! It’s showtime…
Fancy a night or two in London taking in the best of the West End? This week, we take a look at some of the hottest tickets in town, where to see them and grab yourself a hotel stay into the bargain.
One of the most popular shows in London right now is the award-winning musical, Dreamgirls which features the classic songs ‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’, ‘I Am Changing’, ‘Listen’ and ‘One Night Only’.
If you fancy getting all dreamy with these spectacular showstoppers, you’ll find great packages with Show and Stay. They have ticket and hotel deals available with some great places to stay including the Crowne Plaza Docklands, Hilton London Olympia and the Holiday Inn Regents Park.
Dreamgirls Theatre Tickets & Hotel Packages from £158
If you’re missing your Saturday night fix of feathers and foxtrots, then there’s one show you won’t want to miss this year and that’s Strictly Ballroom. Tickets are now available for this music and dance extravaganza which takes to the stage of the Piccadilly Theatre this spring. There’s savings to be made on group bookings, so why not gather up a few friends and really make a night (or a weekend) of it.
Strictly Ballroom Group Theatre Ticket Savings from Only £46pp
Book Strictly Ballroom the Musical Tickets Now from Only £18pp
If you’re not sure which show to see, and let’s face it; you are spoilt for choice in London, take a look through westendtheatrebreaks.com who have a huge selection of musicals and plays on offer with carefully chosen hotel packages. You can also add rail travel as well as adding attraction tickets and pre-theatre dining – all in one place.
Among the shows currently running are Phantom of the Opera, The Lion King, Les Miserables, Wicked, 42nd Street and Mamma Mia to name but a few!
London Theatre Breaks – Hotel, Tickets & Breakfast from £55pp
If musicals aren’t your thing, don’t worry, there’s plenty of non-glitzy drama still to be found in London’s theatres for you real culture vultures. Acting legend, Sir Ian McKellen will be treading the boards in William Shakespeare’s King Lear at the Duke of York’s Theatre from July 12. I’d book tickets for this quickly as this is bound to be a busy one!
Book King Lear Theatre Tickets in London Now from Only £32
Speaking of big name actors, Academy-Award winner Cuba Golding Jr makes his West End stage debut this year in the musical Chicago The Musical London.
Chicago The Musical London provides the ultimate West End experience, and has wowed audiences the world over with iconic hit songs such as ‘Cellblock Tango’ and ‘All That Jazz’.
Chicago the Musical Theatre Break in London from £130
If you don’t want to commit to a full package break, why not simply book tickets for the show of your choice and then book a hotel on your own and maybe grab yourself some low-cost flights.
Here are some of the best London city breaks deals you could snap up today.
Stay in the heart of everything in these great hotels near Covent Garden and the West End.
Lastminute.com London City Break Deals from just £55
Or look at the super choice of top London hotels, choose from the modern Malmaison London to the classic Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes and The Grosvenor hotel.
Stay at the Malmaison London Hotel from £109
The Grosvenor Hotel Break London from £140
Park Plaza Sherlock Holmes Hotel Stay from £128
Plus, you can take advantage of great flight prices:
Expedia Return Flights from Aberdeen to London from £73
easyJet Return Flights from Glasgow to London from £25
easyJet Return Flights from Edinburgh to London from £29
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