Ack, sorry, that's not actually free! I think I might get it cheaper because of my Entry Pass, but tickets are £6-7. Sorry! /o\ It really is worth it though, if you like theatre, the tours are really interesting though - you usually get to eavesdrop on rehearsals or vocal warm-ups, and see the prop department etc. http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/18/backstage-tours/backstage-tours.html
Definitely do the V&A! You will get hopelessly lost, but it's really peaceful and lovely. I tried on a corset and a gauntlet last time I was there,
Tickets- most West End musicals do day seats, they sell the front row tickets for about £25 on the morning of the show. I've only ever queued for Billy Elliot & Wicked myself, and the Wicked queues are always a bit mad - you have to be there early! Tickets are limited to two per person, and if there's a matinee that day there are day seats for that as well, so it's best to queue on a day with a matinee performance because there are twice as many seats for sale. With most musicals (i.e. ones where the fans aren't as crazy as the Wicked ones) you should get there one, one and a half hours before the tickets go on sale, which they do at ten or ten thirty - check the show's website! Hope that helps!
Yep! Sometimes they're on the South Bank near to the Eye - two people dressed as chameleons on bikes. I don't understand it either.
Re: I think the touristy stuff is great too!
Definitely do the V&A! You will get hopelessly lost, but it's really peaceful and lovely. I tried on a corset and a gauntlet last time I was there,
Tickets- most West End musicals do day seats, they sell the front row tickets for about £25 on the morning of the show. I've only ever queued for Billy Elliot & Wicked myself, and the Wicked queues are always a bit mad - you have to be there early! Tickets are limited to two per person, and if there's a matinee that day there are day seats for that as well, so it's best to queue on a day with a matinee performance because there are twice as many seats for sale. With most musicals (i.e. ones where the fans aren't as crazy as the Wicked ones) you should get there one, one and a half hours before the tickets go on sale, which they do at ten or ten thirty - check the show's website! Hope that helps!
Yep! Sometimes they're on the South Bank near to the Eye - two people dressed as chameleons on bikes. I don't understand it either.