| Tickets and Shows | |
| | 2nd Mar 10 Jemyn Street Theatre will remain open
The temporary closure of Jermyn Street Theatre reported in some papers is wrong. | >> |
| | 8th Feb 10 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards
Nominations announced. | >> |
| | 26th Jan 10 THE CRITICS’ CIRCLE THEATRE AWARDS 2009
The Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards 2010 were hosted today by its Chairman, Mark Shenton, theatre critic for the Sunday Express and daily blogger for The Stage website at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London. For the sixth year, the awards were presented in | >> |
| | 10th Dec 09 Ben Hur at the O2 postponed
The January 2010 production of Ben Hur at the O2 has been postponed. | >> |
| | 3rd Dec 09 Ruthie for Chicago
Ruthie Henshall back for nine weeks. | >> |
| | 27th Oct 09 La Cage tour postponed
The UK tour the Menier Chocolate Factory revival of La Cage Aux Folles, which was due to tour from February 2010, has been postponed. | >> |
| | 20th Oct 09 Michael Gambon withdraws from The Habit of Art
Sir Michael Gambon collapses rehearsing the new Alan Bennett play. | >> |
| | 4th Sep 09 Balmoral cancellation
Rik Mayall's illness causes cancellation | >> |
| | 28th Aug 09 Vagina Monologues cast change
Hull New Theatre have announced that, due to circumstances beyond their control, Lesley Joseph will not be able to perform in The Vagina Monologues tour this Autumn. | >> |
| | 24th Aug 09 London Theatre Week
Cheap London theatre tickets for London Theatre Week | >> |
| | 14th Aug 09 ENDGAME
Both Richard Briers & Adrian Scarborough have withdrawn from the production of Complicite's ENDGAME. | >> |
| | 1st Jul 09 Free Hotel Rooms
Get free hotel rooms with selected tickets | >> |
| | 1st Jul 09 A Little Less Night Music
A Litle Night Music to close early | >> |
| | 25th Jun 09 Michael Jackson dies ...
Michael Jackson has dies in LA ... | >> |
| | 12th May 09 Spring Awakening to close
Early closing notice posted for 30th May | >> |
| | 25th Mar 09 World Theatre Day
March 27th is, as it always is, World Theatre Day. | >> |
| | 19th Mar 09 Manchester International Festival
Tickets to shows at the Manchester International Festival go on sale at 3.00pm on 19th March 2009, view full story for details. | >> |
| | 19th Mar 09 50% discount to Brief Encounter
Manchester International Festival - Brief Encounter - 50% SeatChoice discount | >> |
| | 11th Mar 09 Toyer to Close
Toyer at the Arts Theatre has posted early closing notices. | >> |
| | 10th Mar 09 Avenue Q reprieved
Avenue Q will now transfer instead of closing ... | >> |
| | 10th Mar 09 Michael Jackson tickets
King of Pop Michael Jackson to perform final London dates - This is it!
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| | 5th Mar 09 Joseph to Close
Joseph at the Adelphi in London has posted closing notices | >> |
| | 9th Jan 09 Gareth Gates holiday dates
Gareth has booked his summer holidays so if you are planning on seeing Joseph you should check ... | >> |
| | 7th Jan 09 Jimmy Osmond Guest Stars As 'Teen Angel' In Grease At The Piccadilly Theatre
Making his West End debut, Jimmy Osmond will play ‘Teen Angel’ for a limited season from 19 January to 28 February at The Piccadilly Theatre. | >> |
| | 11th Dec 08 Crisis or No Crisis
In two days the Daily Telegraph carried two stories of woes in theatre - Broadway has hit a slump, or has it, and UK theatre will thrive, or will it? | >> |
| | 10th Dec 08 David Tennant pulls out of Hamlet
Theatre-goers have voiced their disappointment that David Tennant was forced to pull out of his leading role in Hamlet. | >> |
| | 9th Dec 08 Image This to close
Imagine This, the new musical at the New London theatre, is to close early on 20th December | >> |
| | 27th Nov 08 Graham Norton West End Stage Debut
After helping the likes of Connie Fisher, Lee Mead and Jodie Prenger make their West End dreams come true, flamboyant TV host Graham Norton (pictured) will take to the stage himself to make his own West End debut – playing a drag queen. | >> |
| | 26th Nov 08 Lee Mead hands his Dreamcoat to Gareth Gates
Gareth Gates will make his West End debut starring as 'Joseph' in
the Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber musical
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
at the Adelphi Theatre
from 9 February 2009 | >> |
| | 2nd Oct 08 Never Forget changes its mind
Never Forget is not now going to transfer to the Lyric at the end of its run at the Savoy. | >> |
| | 23rd Sep 08 Tickets for credit crunch bankers
Theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber is offering free tickets to two of his West End musicals to bankers who have become unemployed in the credit crunch. | >> |
| | 1st Sep 08 FAT PIG transfers and gets a new cast
Kevin Bishop will star as 'Carter' and Nicholas Burns as 'Tom' alongside Joanna Page as 'Jeannie' and Ella Smith as 'Helen' in the transfer of Neil LaBute’s hit comedy | >> |
| | 6th Aug 08 I'd Do Anything's Sam on tour
Samantha Barks is starring as Sally Bowles with Wayne Sleep in the touring Cabaret. | >> |
| | 5th Aug 08 Summer changes at Joseph and the Sound of Music
With holidays and changes in cast coming it pays to check who will be in at these great shows ... | >> |
| | 11th Jul 08 Suzanne Shaw joins CHICAGO
Fresh from her breath-taking performances on ITV’s Dancing on Ice, winner Suzanne Shaw joins CHICAGO as Roxie Hart for a limited season until 9 August 2008. | >> |
| | 9th Jul 08 Catherine Tate hits out at West End ticket prices
Catherine Tate has hit out at £50 tickets claiming that they potentially make theatre "elitist". | >> |
| | 8th Jul 08 Ticket sales up
Last year, theatre ticket sales rose by 1.3 million to 13.6 million | >> |
| | 30th Jun 08 RAY QUINN to star in GREASE
The smash-hit musical GREASE has a brand new cast featuring special guest star RAY QUINN from ITV’s The X-Factor. | >> |
| | 25th Jun 08 Happy Birthday to ‘Q’… Avenue Q turns 2!
Celebrate with the brashest bunch of characters you'll ever see!
Avenue Q, London’s cult hit musical, celebrates its second birthday on June 28th.
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| | 23rd Jun 08 Spamalot - Now Starring Sanjeev Bhaskar
The star of Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No.42 joins Spamalot. | >> |
| | 31st May 08 Jodie is to be Nancy
Jodie Prenger was the winner of the BBC's "I'd Do Anything" search for a nancy for the new production of Oliver! | >> |
| | 30th May 08 Recent Which? Report Calling For Greater Transparency In The Entertainment Ticketing Market Welcomed By SeatChoice.com
SeatChoice.com is the UK's first real-time price and availability comparison service for the ticketing industry. We believe consumers should have a choice of where they buy their ticket and should be able to see exactly what they are paying for it. Seatch | >> |
| | 28th May 08 News update on tickets around the UK
An extract from our May Update newsletter - non-London tickets in the top 10! | >> |
| About the Industry | |
| | 27th Jan 10 Didn't the West End do well!
West End receipts for 2009 show a healthy industry | >> |
| | 1st Nov 09 ATG to buy Live Nation venues
Ambassador Theatre Group is in the final stages of negotiating a deal to buy most of the 17 theatres currently owned by Live Nation. | >> |
| | 30th Jun 09 LiveNation to sell UK Venues
LiveNation has put all its UK venues up for sale ... | >> |
| | 25th Feb 09 Appointment of new Artistic and Executive Directors
Bristol Old Vic is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Morris as Artistic Director and Emma Stenning as Executive Director. They will take up their posts in September when they have fulfilled current commitments. | >> |
| | 5th Feb 09 Live Nation and Ticketmaster Entertainment talk merger
Two of the biggest names in ticketing and live entertainment are talking merger, a move that would have a huge impact on the concert market. | >> |
| | 10th Dec 08 Ticketmaster tickets available in tkts booth
Ticketmaster has announced that as part of their evolving relationship with the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), the world-famous tkts booth in Leicester Square and the new tkts booth at Brent Cross Shopping Centre are now also Ticketmaster Ticket Centre | >> |
| | 18th Nov 08 viagogo sign deal with Really Useful Theatre Group
Really Useful Theatre Group announce a deal to sell official tickets through viagogo | >> |
| | 21st Oct 08 Ticket site closed on fraud fears
Thousands of paperticket.co.uk users have been warned that they may not receive their tickets after the website was shut down by the Metropolitan Police. | >> |
| | 23rd Sep 08 LibDem Response to "Free Tickets"
Commenting on Andy Burnham’s announcement today of a £2.5m fund to provide one million free theatre tickets for young people, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Don Foster. | >> |
| | 23rd Sep 08 Government backs free ticket plan
Up to 95 publicly-funded theatres across England are to offer free tickets to young adults as part of a £2.5m government-funded scheme. | >> |
| | 23rd Sep 08 Lashmar Changes Hands
The Ticket Machine has acquired a majority stake-holding in Lashmars Tickets, established in 1926. | >> |
| | 26th Aug 08 Online ticket company goes bust
A company that failed to deliver thousands of tickets to music and sports fans has gone bust. | >> |
| | 23rd Aug 08 Ticket complaints soar
Complaints about ticket rip-offs have shot up amid claims that a string of companies have failed to deliver passes to big summer festivals and gigs. | >> |
| | 20th Aug 08 Problems at The Fringe
An independent inquiry has been set up to look into severe ticketing problems at this year's Edinburgh Fringe | >> |
| | 28th Jul 08 Ticketmaster UK & Live Nation introduce access control in Live Nation theatres
Ticketmaster has launched its access control system, AccessManager®, in four of Live Nation’s leading theatres - Apollo Victoria Theatre, London, Dominion Theatre, London; Edinburgh Playhouse and Palace Theatre, Manchester. | >> |
| | 1st Jul 08 Rip off Britain?
Richard Clayton looks at buying theatre and concert tickets | >> |
| | 29th Jan 08 Ticketmaster acquires GetMeIn
Acquisition Offers Consumers Greater Security, Reliability and Convenience in Ticket Resale | >> |
| | 9th Jan 08 Ticket Exchange Sites Criticised By MPs, But Escape Regulation
A report by Robert Andrews | >> |
| About SeatChoice | |
| | 9th Feb 10 UKTW is 15 on Valentine's Day
The UK’s very first website dedicated to giving theatregoers information, news and reviews of stage productions across the UK turns fifteen on St Valentine’s Day 2010.
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| | 7th Jan 10 New Supplier in Live Search
SeatChoice is now able to live search price and availability for tickets from LoveTheatre.com | >> |
| | 24th Aug 09 What's Happening Graphs
SeatChoice has added 'performance' graphs to each show listing | >> |
| | 4th Apr 09 SeatChoice is cool - official!
SeatChoice is Cool Site of the Day | >> |
| | 16th Feb 09 SEATCHOICE Best Director announced
Over the weekend the winner of the SeatChoice Best Director award in the annual Theatregoers' Choice Awards was announced - and the prize goes to ... | >> |
| | 23rd Jan 09 SeatChoice sponsors new play
SeatChoice is sponsoring Dominic Mitchell's new play at Theatre503 | >> |
| | 23rd Jan 09 TicketLine tickets now included
SeatChoice now lists tickets from TicketLine ... | >> |
| | 9th Dec 08 TicketWeb tickets now included
SeatChoice has added links to tickets from TicketWeb | >> |
| | 8th Dec 08 The SEATCHOICE.com Best Director shortlist
The shortlist is now decied for the "SeatChoice Best Director" award in tne Whatsonstage Theatregoers' Awards. | >> |
| | 22nd Oct 08 In the Press
Ths SeatChoice story is finally beginning to get noticed | >> |
| | 23rd Sep 08 Changes in the Back Room
Some changes have been made in the interfaces to Suppliers. | >> |
| | 2nd Sep 08 New Look for SeatChoice
SeatChoice is getting a make-over. New look, new logo and more! | >> |
| | 1st Jul 08 SeatChoice at the STAR AGM Conference
SeatChoice presented their service during the STAR conference "American Revolution: UK Evolution" | >> |
| | 2nd Jun 08 SeatChoice on BBC Bristol
Robert and Frances Iles, operators of SeatChoice, were interviewed about the service on BBC Bristol. | >> |
| | 30th May 08 SeatChoice in Bristol Evening Post
The business section of the Bristol Evening Post covers SeatChoice's new service. | >> |
| | 20th May 08 SeatChoice Launches
SeatChoice.com makes theatre ticket buying as easy as A.B.C… | >> |
| | 30th Apr 08 Archive Tops 100,000 productions
UK Theatre Web enters its 100,000'th production. | >> |
| | 13th Feb 08 ETT '08
SeatChoice attend Europe Talks Tickets conference | >> |
