TKTS

Specialties

You can buy tickets from TKTS at a range of discount prices, both on the day of the performance and up to a week in advance. They can also buy tickets at full price, giving you a choice of even more shows.

There’s a wide variety of shows on offer every day, ranging from blockbuster musicals to thrilling dramas, from laugh-​out-​loud comedies to suspense-​filled thrillers.

To grab bargain discount and half price theatre tickets today, pay the booth a visit at the Clocktower building, the only free-​standing building in the centre of Leicester Square.

The friendly and knowledgeable staff members are on hand to advise you about the tickets on sale and to check seat availability for you. Visit the website for what’s on.

It’s the one-​stop shop for buying tickets safely in the West End. As a member of STAR (the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers), TKTS adheres to a code of conduct, providing pricing transparency and genuine discounts for all customers.

History

Established in 1980.

In 1980 Society of London Theatre established the very first half price ticket booth in Leicester Square. It was also the year when Nicholas Nickleby and Willy Russell’s Educating Rita were the hottest shows in London’s Theatreland. The Theatre Museum opened its doors to the public and a site was chosen for Shakespeare’s Globe theatre.

Known as ‘The Half Price Ticket Booth’, Society of London Theatre’s original booth was a small, wooden hut painted in green and yellow stripes which stood on the West side of Leicester Square. It was the first ticket booth of its kind in Leicester Square and has subsequently spawned many imitations. Following the installation of an electricity sub-​station beneath the garden, Leicester Square was reopened by the Queen in 1992 and TKTS was welcomed to its new home in the Clocktower Building by the Mayor of Westminster. The Half Price Ticket Booth was renamed ‘TKTS’ in 2001 adopting the name of its Broadway counterpart in New York.