Group Line October 2023 Theatre View

London for Groups Live!

Group Line exhibited at the LONDON FOR GROUPS LIVE trade show in September. This was a very successful event where we caught up with our valued clients and met some great new contacts. We look forward to attending again next year.

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Dear Readers, Welcome to the October edition of Theatre View.

We have lots of great news to share with you this month. The first thing is that STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW now has a group rate! See page 27 for more details.

We are taking sign-ups for THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA and STARLIGHT EXPRESS which have both announced that they are coming to London next year. Register your interest now with your account handler and we’ll make sure you’re kept up to date.

The show that we are most excited for is MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL at the Savoy Theatre that’s due to open spring 2024. Email your account handler direct or help@groupline.com for more details.

Highlights in this edition include an interview with Shaun Escoffery and George Asprey (page 18) who recently celebrated 15 years in Disney’s THE LION KING - now the longest serving actors for the roles of Mufasa and Scar. We attended a rehearsal event for THE TIME TRAVELLERS WIFE and have rehearsal shots to share with you on page 49. We can’t wait for this show to begin this month.

Check out our fun facts about MAGIC MIKE LIVE! since the show opened nearly 5 years ago on page 39.

We are pleased to announce that we have now partnered exclusively with Americana Restaurant where we have great rates on 2 and 3 course meals. See page 51 for more details.

As always, thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing at an event soon.

Kindest regards,

Competition time!

To celebrate MAGIC MIKE LIVE’s fifth birthday this November, we are offering one lucky reader two tickets to see the show!

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This is Berlin. Relax. Loosen up. Be yourself.

Winning a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards including Best Musical Revival, this intimate and electrifying new production of CABARET is London’s hottest ticket. Welcome to the Kit Kat Club.

One of the most successful musicals of all time, this new

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West End production features the songs ‘Wilkommen’, ‘Don’t Tell Mama’, ‘Mein Herr’, ‘Maybe This Time’, ‘Money’ and the title number ‘Cabaret’ - with Berlin’s famous Kit Kat Club brought to life through the transformation of London’s Playhouse Theatre.

CABARET at the Kit Kat Club (Playhouse Theatre) is booking through to 28th September 2024

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Groups of 10+: Price band A reduced to £65

Valid Monday-Wednesday evenings and Wednesday matinees in June - August

2024

Book by 5th January 2024

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Groups of 10+: Price band A reduced to £75

Valid Monday-Wednesday evenings and Wednesday & Saturday matinees

School groups of 10+: Price band A & B reduced to £29.50 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Monday-Wednesday evenings & Wednesday matinees

Meet the two new leading cast members of Cabaret

Singer, songwriter, actor and writer Jake Shears is best known as the lead singer of the multiplatinum-selling, Grammy-nominated, Brit awardwinning glam rock band SCISSOR SISTERS. The band’s hits include ‘Comfortably Numb’, ‘Take Your Mama’, ‘Let’s Have A Kiki’ and the UK #1 hit ‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancing’.

Jake has recently co-written the music for the new musical TAMMY FAYE alongside Elton John which has just sold out its initial run at London’s Almeida Theatre and won 2 Olivier Awards. When not on the road, Jake divides his time between London and New Orleans.

Jake Shears said “It is my privilege and honour to play the Emcee in this incredible show. I am especially excited to be sharing the stage with the force that is Self Esteem. This role has been a lifetime dream of mine and I couldn’t imagine a better production of it to be a part of.”

As Self Esteem Rebecca Lucy Taylor has become the unapologetic pop star she always wanted to be. With her 2019 statement debut Compliments Please, Taylor gave voice to the feelings of insecurity and misogynyinduced frustration that many of us face every day, emboldening a whole new audience with powerful, truth-telling lyricism.

Rebecca Lucy Taylor said “I’ve never made a secret of my love of theatre and I honestly couldn’t be more excited about getting to make my stage debut as one of the greatest leads of all time. I’ve joked for years that there’s no need for a Self Esteem musical really because Sally’s story covers most of the points and here we are. I am both artistically and emotionally raring to take on this challenge. Pinch me!”

‘A GAME-CHANGING IMMERSIVE PRODUCTION’

HHHHH “The theatrical extravaganza that explodes every which way”

– Daily Telegraph

Immerse yourself in the musical that everyone is talking about!

Be transported to the streets of Manhattan and the bars of Havana in GUYS & DOLLS directed by Nicholas Hytner and choreographed by Arlene Phillips

The show features Broadway classics such as Luck Be a Lady, Sit Down You’re Rocking the Boat, Adelaide’s Lament and more!

Book now for seated or immersive standing tickets, and be whisked away in the unlikeliest of love stories as the Bridge Theatre transforms for GUYS & DOLLS

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“Sheer theatrical bliss” – The Times

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“The most sought after tickets of the season” – Observer

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“Blissful and exhilarating” – Evening Standard

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“A game-changing immersive production. Simply astonishing” – Time Out

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“There is nothing like this anywhere. Five stars and then some” – Metro

seated in the Gallery reduced to £35, Standing/Pit tickets reduced to £25

Nicole Scherzinger stars in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary SUNSET BOULEVARD reimagined

by visionary director Jamie Lloyd

Rachael Tucker guest stars as Norma Desmond on Monday evenings

This thrillingly atmospheric musical, which features an iconic score including the songs ‘With One Look’, ‘The Perfect Year’ and ‘As If We Never Said Goodbye’, is reimagined by visionary director Jamie Lloyd for a new generation. Haunted by her memories and dreams, movie star Norma Desmond (Scherzinger) yearns to return to the big screen. A struggling screenwriter who can’t sell his scripts to the Hollywood studios may be her only hope, until their dangerous and compelling relationship leads to disastrous circumstances.

Drenched in champagne and cynicism, SUNSET BOULEVARD scrutinizes the ambitions and frustrations of its characters and their intoxicating need for fame and adoration.

West End star Rachel Tucker (Wicked, Come From Away) performs as the iconic Norma Desmond on Monday evenings from 16 October and Thursday 12 October matinee. Tucker joins the previously announced Nicole Scherzinger

The Jamie Lloyd Company’s SUNSET BOULEVARD is now playing at the Savoy Theatre for a limited 16-week run.

The multi award-winning HHHHH Broadway production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I returns to London’s West End, following its record-breaking season at The London Palladium and sell-out UK Tour

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A strictly limited London season at the Dominion Theatre - for just 6 weeks only - this simply is the most gloriously romantic production in the West End.

Set in Bangkok in the 1860’s,

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THE KING AND I at the Dominion Theatre is booking from 20th January through to 2nd March 2024

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Groups of 10+: Price levels 1-2 reduced to £44.50

Groups of 20+: Price levels 1-2 reduced to £34.50

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widowed British schoolteacher Anna is taken to Siam to teach the modernist King of Siam’s many wives and children. THE KING AND I follows the ups and downs of their unconventional relationship.

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Groups of 10+: Price levels 1-2 reduced to £49.50

Groups of 20+: Price levels 1-2 reduced to £39.50

Valid Tuesday-Thursday evenings and Wednesday & Thursday matinees

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THE KING AND I is the most sumptuous musical of them all. One of the great classic musicals from the “golden age” of Broadway musicals with one of the finest scores ever written including Shall We Dance and Getting to Know You. After winning four Tony Awards, it first arrived on these shores in 2018 to another chorus of cheers. The Daily Mail “left the London Palladium on a bright cloud of music”. “Looks and sounds ravishing,“ said the Daily Telegraph, while the Financial Times found it “simply spellbinding”. The powerful spectacle staged by the acclaimed multi Tony Award-winning director Bartlett Sher (To Kill a Mockingbird, My Fair Lady, South Pacific) now welcomes new star to the lead role famously occupied by many before her. Helen George, star of Call The Midwife, returns to the stage after many years to play Anna Leonowens, a widow from Victorian England who has travelled to Bangkok to teach English to the King’s many children.

“I’d been wanting to do a musical for a while,” she says, “and I was waiting for the right one to come along and just couldn’t say no. It’s just such a classical musical theatre part.”

Though better known for bringing babies into the world on TV, her first job after drama college was in the ensemble of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Woman in White in 2004. She has since sung at the BBC’s VE Day 75th anniversary commemoration and on the cast album of Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella

As for dancing, she took the dancefloor by storm on Strictly in 2015, so she won’t have any trouble with “Shall We Dance?”. In the show’s climactic song, Anna and the King dance a sweeping polka that is an ecstatic meeting of minds, hearts and, most of all, feet.

“When we do this incredible dance I wear this incredible dress,” she says. “I’m as big as a house. In the rehearsal room everybody has had to get out of the way. I lift up the skirt and drag scripts and tea cups with me along the way. It weighs ten pounds and it’s uncomfortable but this was the life of a Victorian woman.”

With a stunning score, given the full velvet touch by a sublime orchestra, exquisite costumes, a stellar cast that discovers dark, rich, exotic layers through incredible storytelling and the most charming and endearing group of young children performers, you have the ultimate classical musical theatre show. It’s rare to feel such warmth and delight about a production but THE KING AND I delivers that and so much more in abundance.

‘STUNNING! Matthew Bourne’s magical version of the Tim Burton classic’ Observer

5 Dec 2023 – 20 Jan 2024

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– The Times

“Enchanting. The perfect treat for all the family”

Matthew Bourne’s magical version of the Tim Burton classic

Based on the classic Tim Burton movie and featuring the hauntingly beautiful music of Danny Elfman and Terry Davies, Bourne and his New Adventures Company return to this witty, bittersweet story of an incomplete boy left alone in a strange new world.

In a castle high on a hill lives Edward; a boy created by an

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eccentric inventor. When his creator dies he is left alone and unfinished with only scissors for hands until a kindly townswoman invites him to live with her suburban family. Can Edward find his place in the well-meaning community which struggles to see past his curious appearance to the innocence and gentleness within?

MATTHEW BOURNE’S EDWARD SCISSORHANDS at Sadler’s Wells Theatre is booking from 5th December 2023 through to 20th January 2024

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“A truly spectacular experience from the moment you enter the theatre” – Hello Magazine

Now booking to December 2024!

The must-see musical phenomenon is one of the West End and Broadway’s most popular, spectacular, and unforgettable shows.

Based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire and written by Emmy and Tony Award nominee Winnie Holzman, this world-class musical features show-stopping songs by multi-Oscar and Grammy Award-winner Stephen Schwartz

The empowering tale of two remarkable women, WICKED is a stunning re-imagining of the beloved ‘Wizard of Oz’ story by L. Frank Baum, first published as ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ in 1900. Whether you’re organising employee benefits and incentives, planning a day trip for your club, association, society, or school, looking for a

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WICKED at the Apollo Victoria Theatre is booking through to 15th

December 2024

Groups of 10+: Price bands A & B reduced to £39.50, price bands C & D reduced to £29.50 + 1 free place per group

Groups of 35+: Price bands A & B reduced to £37.50, price bands C & D reduced to £27.50 + 1 free place per group

Valid Tuesday-Thursday evenings & Wednesday matinees on off-peak performances

Groups of 10+: Price bands A & B reduced to £49.50, price bands C & D reduced to £39.50 + 1 free place per group

Valid Friday evenings and Saturday & Sunday matinees

Senior groups of 10+: Price band A reduced to £29.50

Valid on Wednesday matinees & evenings

School groups of 10+: Price bands A & B reduced to £25, price bands C & D reduced to £19.50 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid for Secondary Schools, 1 free teacher per 5 paid for Primary Schools

School groups of 100+: Price bands A & B reduced to £22.50, price bands C & D reduced to £17.50 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid for Secondary Schools, 1 free teacher per 5 paid for Primary Schools

Valid Tuesday-Thursday evenings & Wednesday matinees

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spectacular night of live entertainment after a day of meetings, or simply purchasing tickets for a party of friends, family, or clients, seeing WICKED as a group will provide memories to cherish.

The Apollo Victoria Theatre, home to WICKED since its London premiere in 2006, is in the heart of Royal London, with Buckingham Palace, The Royal Mews, The Queen’s Gallery, and two Royal Parks just minutes away. There are also more than 50 restaurants and cocktail bars within easy walking distance.

The magnificent Art Deco venue, with over 2000 seats on two levels, is opposite London Victoria Mainline and Underground stations. Coaches can set down and pick up directly outside the Vauxhall Bridge Road entrance/exit.

Take your group on an unforgettable journey

As the sun rises and the city reawakens, watch in awe as giraffes strut, gazelles leap and birds swoop bringing the Serengeti, and the story of Simba, to life all around you… Ingenious puppetry, stunning effects and the enchanting music by Elton John, Tim Rice and Lebo M will transport you to the heart of the African Pridelands.

Disney’s award-winning musical THE LION KING is now in its 24th triumphant year as it explodes with glorious colours, stunning effects and enchanting music. It follows the powerful story of Simba as he journeys from wide-eyed cub to his destined role as King of the Pridelands.

– New York Times

Directed by Julie Taymor, this captivating reimagining of the beloved Disney animated feature won 6 Tony awards when it premiered on Broadway in 1997. Since then, the production has played in theatres all over the world, and embarked on multiple UK, US and international tours. With a book by Roger Allers and Irene Mecchi, and music and lyrics by Elton John, Tim Rice and Lebo M, the show has some of the most memorable songs in the Disney musical theatre canon, including Circle of Life, Hakuna Matata and Can You Feel the Love Tonight.

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THE LION KING at the Lyceum Theatre is booking through to 13th

October 2024

Groups of 9+: Stalls & Royal Circle reduced to £50, Grand Circle reduced to £40

Groups of 20+: Stalls & Royal Circle reduced to £45, Grand Circle reduced to £35

Valid Tuesday-Friday evenings & Wednesday matinees (off-peak performances)

Groups of 9+: Stalls & Royal Circle reduced to £55, Grand Circle reduced to £45

Valid Tuesday-Friday evenings & Wednesday matinees (peak performances)

Senior groups of 10+: Stalls & Royal Circle reduced to £35.00

Valid on Wednesday matinees & evenings

School groups of 10+: Stalls & Royal Circle reduced to £29.50, Grand Circle reduced to £22.50

Valid Tuesday-Thursday evenings & Wednesday matinees - peak performances + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

School groups of 10+: Stalls & Royal Circle reduced to £25.00, Grand Circle reduced to £19.50

Valid Tuesday-Thursday evenings & Wednesday matinees - off-peak performances + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

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“There is simply nothing else like it”

TRAFALGAR THEATRE AT TRAFALGAR SQUARE

HHHH “It’s just too good to be true! Blistering music and impeccable choreography” –

Experience the ultimate night out for music lovers!

JERSEY BOYS is the original feel-good Broadway musical for a reason, packed with all the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons hits you know and love, including ‘Beggin’, ‘Sherry’, ‘Walk Like A Man’, ‘1963 (Oh What a Night)’, ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’, ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’, ‘Working My Way Back to You’, ‘Who Loves You’ and many, many more. With unforgettable songs, electrifying performances, and a rags to riches true story that will have you on the edge of your seat, don’t delay, be part

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JERSEY BOYS at the Trafalgar Theatre is booking through to 28th January 2024

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Groups of 10+: £75 seats reduced to £35

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Book by 31 October 2023

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Groups of 6+: £75 seats reduced to £55

Groups of 10+: £75 seats reduced to £45

Groups of 20+: £75 seats reduced to £39.50

Valid Monday, Wednesday-Friday evenings and Thursday & Sunday matinees

*Senior groups of 6+: £75 seats reduced to £35

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*School groups 10+: £75 & £50 seats reduced to £22.50

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of the action of this Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award -winning musical phenomenon, and join us at the intimate Trafalgar Theatre at Trafalgar Square for an experience that’s just too good to be true!

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“Oh what a night! Will have you Beggin’ for more” – Daily Express

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“Slick, engaging and toe-tappingly good” – BroadwayWorld

OPERATION MINCEMEAT lands in the West End with a staggering 65 five star reviews. The year is 1943 and we’re losing the war. Luckily, we’re about to gamble all our futures on a stolen corpse.

Singin’ in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Noël Coward meets Noel Fielding, the OPERATION MINCEMEAT is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won us World War II. The question is, how did a well-dressed corpse wrong-foot Hitler?

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“LAUGHING so hard I could barely breathe is not what I expected for a musical about a World War II top-secret plan.…the perfect invasion of the West End. Long may they occupy it.”

– The Sun

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“Irrepressible wartime musical is a West End triumph”

– The Guardian

HHHHH “I wondered why anyone would see the same show seven times. Now I know”

– Mail on Sunday

Now booking to April 2024 EXCLUSIVELY through Group Line!

“The magic show I’ve always wanted to see”

Everyone you meet is performing a kind of magic trick - presenting the parts of themselves they want you to see, their ‘effect’ and hiding the parts they don’t, their ‘method’

The West End’s brand-new magic show, UNBELIEVABLE, fuses the best of theatre with illusion, sleight of hand and mind reading, now on at London’s Criterion Theatre.

Step inside the world of UNBELIEVABLE where the audience are the beating heart of the production.

Featuring a live band and a company of magical, multi-talented performers who bring to life, on stage, an evening of trickery that will leave you astonished.

Brought to you by the writing and directing team behind internationally acclaimed psychological illusionist Derren Brown’s stage productions, comes a new theatre show that reimagines live magic.

“Brilliant! Just brilliant! I haven’t laughed so hard in aaaaaages” – Ant & Dec

9 smashing years in the West End

The hilarious multi award-winning disaster, THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG is the longest running comedy in the West End and continues to tickle audiences after 9 smashing years at the Duchess Theatre.

You all know the classic whodunnit story, there has been a murder at a country manor and an inspector is set on the case to find who the culprit is. However, when this plot is given to the accident-prone thespians at The Cornley Drama

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Society, everything that can go wrong… does!

The actors and crew battle against all odds to make it through to their final curtain call, with hilarious consequences! Do you ever find out who murdered Charles Haversham? You’ll have to see for yourself!

Experience total mayhem and enjoy the perfect slice of escapist comedy, guaranteed to leave you aching with laughter.

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at the Duchess Theatre is booking through to 3rd November 2024

Groups of 10+: Best available seats reduced to £34.50

Groups of 25+: Best available reduced to £30

Valid Tuesday–Friday evenings and Sunday matinees & evenings (off-peak performances)

School groups of 10+: Best available seats reduced to £21.00 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Tuesday-Friday evenings

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SEE YOU IN COURT

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VERDICT? IT’S A TRIUMPH ’

LONDON COUNTY HALL, SOUTHBANK SE1

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thriller”

– The Sun 2023

Your group has been summoned for Jury Service... now extended until 29 September 2024!

Step inside the magnificent surroundings of London County Hall and experience the intensity and drama of Agatha Christie’s gripping story of justice, passion and betrayal in a unique courtroom setting.

Now heading into its sixth year, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION has captured the imagination of thousands enthralled by the case of Leonard Vole, accused of murdering a widow to inherit her wealth. The stakes are high - will Leonard survive the shocking witness testimony, will he be able

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to convince the jury, and you of his innocence and escape the hangman’s noose?

Majestic foyer and bar areas and a spacious auditorium are fully air-conditioned with space for audiences to relax and enjoy this classic thriller in “the comfiest seats in London” (New York Times). Don’t miss this landmark stage production on London’s Southbank. Coach operators should pre-book a parking bay on Belvedere Road for Pick up and Drop off.

SEE YOU IN COURT.

WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION at the London County Hall is booking through to 29th September 2024

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Groups of 8+: Price band A reduced to £42.50, price bands B & C reduced to £32.50

Valid Tuesday-Friday evenings until 31st January

Groups of 8+: Price band A reduced to £45.50, price bands B & C reduced to £35.50

Groups of 10+: Price band A reduced to £39.50, price bands B & C reduced to £32.50

Valid Tuesday-Friday evenings from 1st February

Groups of 20+: Price band A reduced to £37.50, price bands B & C reduced to £27.50

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*Groups of 10+: Price band A reduced to £37.50, price bands B & C reduced to £27.50

Valid on Thursday matinees

*Senior groups of 6+: Price band A reduced to £35

Valid on Thursday matinees

School groups of 8+: Price bands B, C & D reduced to £21.50

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School groups of 8+: Price bands B, C & D reduced to £18.50

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Brand-new education pack available

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“Immersive, ingenious, highenergy

HHHH “In the hands of Gatiss, Dickens’s festive tale banishes all thoughts of ‘bah, humbug’”

– Evening Standard

Marley was dead: to begin with.

Mark Gatiss’s acclaimed retelling of Dickens’ winter ghost story returns to the hauntingly atmospheric Alexandra Palace. Star of stage and screen Keith Allen (Shallow Grave, Robin Hood, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, The Pembrokeshire Murders, The Homecoming) will play the role of Scrooge with Peter Forbes (Follies) as Marley.

Filled with Dickensian, spinetingling special effects, prepare to be frightened and delighted in equal measure as you enter the

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supernatural Victorian world of A CHRISTMAS CAROL

It’s a cold Christmas Eve and meanspirited miser Ebenezer Scrooge has an unexpected visit from the spirit of his former business partner Jacob Marley. Bound in chains as punishment for a lifetime of greed, the unearthly figure explains it isn’t too late for Scrooge to change his miserly ways in order to escape the same fate, but first he’ll have to face three more eerie encounters…

Shaun Escoffrey and George Asprey: 15 years in The Lion King

We caught up with Shaun Escoffery and George Asprey who recently celebrated 15 years in Disney’s THE LION KING at the Lyceum Theatre in London. They are now the longest-serving actors for the roles of Mufasa and Scar in any production of THE LION KING ever, and they’ve only ever performed the roles alongside each other.

Let’s go right back to the very beginning. Can you share some of your earliest memories of going to the theatre and who you went with?

Shaun Escoffery: I actually never went to the theatre. I think I went to a few pantos when I was a kid but I wasn’t really a theatregoer. The first time I started properly going to the theatre was when I was in it.

George Asprey: My grandmother was determined that I was going to love theatre. She used to take me to the theatre all the time and to the most bizarre things. She took me to see this play about Lenin when I was about 8-years old. And that was probably why I never wanted to be an actor when I was younger!

What was the moment when you realised you’d caught the acting bug?

Shaun Escoffery: I was young and we were doing a performance in junior school; I joined the choir and they asked me to do a solo. Afterwards, my school mentioned that I should be encouraged to go into the arts. I did it on the side because my family were very academic and were encouraging me to get into architecture which I was studying at Barking College. They had a fantastic performing arts department and that’s where I met people like Idris Elba. I was always singing and they’d ask me why I was doing architecture. So, I finished the architecture course and went straight into performing. And here I am!

It’s an incredible achievement to be the longest serving actors in the roles of Mufasa and Scar in any production of The Lion King. How does that accolade feel?

George Asprey: It’s not a case of celebrating longevity because you only ever take one song at a time, because you’re only ever as good as your last show. We have no given right to play Scar and Mufasa so we have to be as good as what’s out there. It’s taking it one show at a time and now all of a sudden we’ve had fifteen years of the show.

What’s so wonderful about our friendship and partnership on stage – and more importantly, off stage – is that we hold each other accountable as actors, but also as men, fathers, husbands. We are constantly striving to be better in every aspect of ourselves. I think that translates to our performances.

Shaun Escoffery: It’s a wonderful honour. I look back at myself and my partner in crime George with fondness and gratitude. We never dreamed we’d be doing this show for fifteen years. I feel extremely lucky to be able to do something we love with consistency.

George Asprey: We’re both very conscious that we are performing in the biggest musical worldwide, playing two of the most important roles in the most iconic show. There are so many people who have their first ever experience of theatre at THE LION KING. If we can engender a love of theatre in those people, then you’re guaranteeing the next generation of theatregoers. Every night we think about that person who has been thinking ‘how many sleeps until THE LION KING’. I think it would be fair to say, you are Lion King veterans. Fifteen years is a long time in any job; how do you keep it interesting and varied? How easy is it to see every performance as the first time?

Shaun Escoffery: When you’ve been playing a role for a number of years like we have, you can go back and readdress things and try something different. We have a beautiful burden playing these characters, and people spend money to come and see the show. They don’t care that we’ve done five shows that week – this is their first time and we always keep that at the forefront of our minds. We have a standard of professionalism that we take seriously. But we’re always trying to renew and find different aspects of the characters.

George Asprey: There’s freedom within knowing a character so well and having that trust between us on stage. We only have two scenes together but that first scene sets up the whole show and the premise for the rest of the evening. It’s easy to change little things and nuances. Occasionally, you’ll come up with something after fifteen years and ask yourself why it’s taken all this time to explore that.

What are the advantages of having worked together for fifteen years?

George Asprey: It might make the antagonism between us even more realistic! I always tell people that I have four sisters and I always wanted a brother - I never realised that it would turn out to be this 6ft brute from east London. That’s how close we are.

“I always wanted a brother - I never realised that it would turn out to be this 6ft brute from east London. That’s how close we are.”

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The story of a skinny kid from Neasden who became the most famous teenager on the planet and the ‘face of the 1960’s’ may seem like the stuff of fairy tales, but there is tragedy as well as triumph in this intimate portrayal of a true 20th

It’s the story of a young workingclass woman who faced snobbery and sexism in a pre-Me Too world and yet achieved her dreams without ever compromising who

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Author and director Ben Elton charts Twiggy’s journey through laughter and tears from the suburbs of London to the world’s fashion capitals to Hollywood and Broadway and ultimately to becoming a national treasure and Dame of the Realm. All accompanied by a fabulous score featuring the hits that have been the soundtrack to Twiggy’s life.

CLOSE-UP: THE TWIGGY MUSICAL at the Menier Chocolate Factory is booking through to 18th November 2024

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Another musical first from the Menier Chocolate Factory

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One of Stephen Sondheim’s most ambitious, rarely seen creations comes to the Chocolate Factory in a co-production with Umeda Arts Theater in Japan, where it has already been a huge success in Tokyo and Osaka.

The story of the arrival of the West in 1853 in isolated Japan is seen from a western perspective but played in an eastern style. The score is filled with some of Sondheim’s most ravishing music, including “Someone in a Tree”, “Pretty Lady” and “A Bowler Hat”.

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PACIFIC OVERTURES at the Menier Chocolate Factory is booking from 25th November 2023 through to 24th February 2024

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HIS MAJESTY’S THEATRE

It’s Time to Believe in Magic

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“British theatre hasn’t known anything like it for decades”

– The Daily Telegraph

The spellbinding original live on stage

There’s magic in every moment in HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD, the most awarded play in history and “one of the most defining pop culture events of the decade” (Forbes). And now, the 8th Harry Potter story is bringing the magic back to London’s West End.

19 years after Harry, Ron, and Hermione saved the wizarding world, they’re back on a most extraordinary new adventure – this time, joined by a brave new generation that has only just arrived at the legendary Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Prepare for spectacular

spells, a mind-blowing race through time, and an epic battle to stop mysterious forces, all while the future hangs in the balance.

This one-of-a-kind theatrical experience is packed with “thrilling theatricality and pulsepounding storytelling” (The Hollywood Reporter). It will leave you “audibly wowed, cheering and gasping” (The Telegraph), as “visions of pure enchantment send shivers down your spine” (Rolling Stone). “It is out of this world, it’s magic, it’s a hit” (The Times).

Booking information

HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD at the Palace Theatre is booking through to 29th September 2024

ACCELERATOR RATES:

Groups of 10+: £75/£65 seats reduced to £40 per part

Valid on Wednesday & Friday off-peak performances from 6th March 2024

School groups of 10+: £42.50/£25 seats reduced to £15 per part

+ 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid on Wednesday & Friday off-peak performances from 6th March 2024

Book by 2nd February 2024

STANDARD RATES:

Groups of 10+: £75/£65 seats reduced to £49.50 per part

Valid on Wednesday & Friday off-peak performances

School groups of 10+: £42.50 seats reduced to £20 per part

+ 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Wednesday & Friday off-peak performances

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

An evergreen success story

As WICKED flies into its 18th year in London, we look at what makes it so ‘Popular’.

The must-see musical phenomenon WICKED has been dazzling theatregoers across the globe for two decades. In London, where the show’s appeal has proven evergreen, the beloved blockbuster stage show is still packing out one of the UK’s biggest theatres after 17 years and tickets are currently on sale over a year in advance, to December 2024. One of the most colourful and spectacular productions ever staged, this epic fantasy musical ingeniously re-imagined L. Frank Baum’s ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’. A classic of children’s literature, this enduringly popular story has thrilled and fascinated the public - and other storytellers – for more than 120 years.

The American author Gregory Maguire sought to re-tell Baum’s wondrous tale of Oz and his darkly brilliant novel ‘Wicked – The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West’ was first published in 1995, becoming a New York Times best-seller. The name of the novel’s protagonist, ‘Elphaba’, is derived from L. Frank Baum’s initials (L. F. B.) and Maguire’s revisionist tale, which he wrote while living in London, posed the question ‘Was the Wicked Witch of the West really wicked or the innocent victim of a corrupt regime?’

WICKED was adapted for the stage by Emmy® and Tony Award® nominee

Winnie Holzman, creator of the landmark American television series ‘My So-Called Life’, with songs by multi-Oscar® and Grammy® Award winner Stephen Schwartz, the legendary composer and lyricist of ‘Godspell’ and ‘Pippin’. WICKED imagines a beguiling backstory and future possibilities to the lives of the Witches of Oz, revealing the decisions and events that shape the destinies of two unlikely university friends on their journey to becoming ‘Glinda The Good’ and the ‘Wicked Witch of the West’.

The acclaimed Broadway director Joe Mantello was tasked with bringing this remarkable ‘untold story’ to life on stage and the intricate storytelling and soaring music play out in a colossal production, complete with eye-popping technical wizardry and a breathtaking array of costumes. The production transports audiences to a magical fantasy world and the astonishing visuals combine with exhilarating choreography and brilliant performances to deliver its gripping story - and an unforgettable experience for theatregoers.

Soon to be a major two-part Universal Pictures film starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, you can experience the spellbinding original stage production at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it continues to ‘Defy Gravity’ 8 times a week.

HHHHH “Writer Rachel Wagstaff and composer/lyricist

Richard Taylor transform a ration-era fairy-tale into one of the most heart-warming British musicals of recent years” – Guardian, review of original Crucible, Sheffield production, 2016

Be the first to see the London premiere of this incredible British musical.

Be the first to see Olivier Awardwinning legend Jenna Russell, as she leads a twelve-strong company in the London premiere of the heart-warming and critically acclaimed musical, FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS, at Riverside Studios this September.

For Ada Harris, day-to-day life is spent cleaning houses. But one day when she is working for a wealthy client in Belgravia, she happens upon a Dior dress that takes her breath away.

In that magical moment, Ada has an epiphany and sets off on a

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journey that will change her life...

From the cobbled streets of post-war London to the magical avenues of Paris and beyond, Ada transforms the lives of everyone she meets along the way, but can she let go of her past and finally let her own life blossom?

FLOWERS FOR MRS HARRIS is based on the novel by Paul Gallico, a musical by Richard Taylor and Rachel Wagstaff with book by Rachel Wagstaff and music and lyrics by Richard Taylor. Directed by Bronagh Lagan

“Spectacle and a dash of fairy-tale romance” – The Times

London’s most spectacular night out!

Enter a world of splendour and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur, and glory! A world where Bohemians and aristocrats rub elbows and revel in electrifying enchantment. Pop the champagne and prepare for the spectacular spectacular…

Welcome to MOULIN ROUGE!

THE MUSICAL

Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage, remixed in a new musical mash-

up extravaganza. Directed by Tony Award® nominee Alex Timbers, MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is a theatrical celebration of Truth, Beauty, Freedom and - above allLove. With a book by Tony Award® winner John Logan; music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Justin Levine; and choreography by Emmy Award® nominee Sonya Tayeh Moulin Rouge! is more than a musical – it is a state of mind.

Booking information

MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at the Piccadilly Theatre is booking through to 28th September 2024

ACCELERATOR RATE!

Groups of 10+: Price band A reduced to £69

Valid Monday-Wednesday evenings

Groups of 10+: Price band B in the Royal Circle and Grand Circle reduced to £59

Valid Tuesday-Wednesday evenings

Groups of 10+: Price band A seats reduced to £65, price band B in the Royal Circle and Grand Circle seats reduced to £55

Valid on mid-week matinees

All above rates must be paid 16 weeks or more before performance.

STANDARD RATES:

Groups of 10+: Price band A reduced to £75

Valid Monday-Wednesday evenings

Groups of 10+: Price band B in the Royal Circle and Grand Circle reduced to £65

Valid Tuesday-Wednesday evenings

Groups of 10+: Price band A seats reduced to £69, price band B in the Royal Circle and Grand Circle seats reduced to £59

Valid on mid-week matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

“How could I have ever doubted it? She’s on fire!”

Mail

on Sunday

MRS. DOUBTFIRE – lovingly based on the hit film, poppets

MRS. DOUBTFIRE is now dazzling and delighting audiences at London’s Shaftesbury Theatre!

This ‘genuinely funny comedy musical’ (Time Out) based on the beloved film is ‘a surefire hit!’ (The Telegraph, Daily Express). The Telegraph calls it ‘a complete joy’, The Times says it ‘soars from screen to stage’, and City AM hails MRS. DOUBTFIRE as ‘funny, heartwarming and wildly entertaining!’ Out-of-work actor Daniel will do anything for his kids. After losing custody in a messy divorce, he creates the alter ego of Scottish nanny Euphegenia Doubtfire in a desperate attempt to stay in their lives. As his new character takes on a life of its own, MRS. DOUBTFIRE

Booking information

MRS. DOUBTFIRE at the Shaftesbury Theatre is booking through to 29th September 2024

Groups of 10+: Best available seats reduced to £47.50

Groups of 20+: Best available seats reduced to £42.50

Valid Monday-Friday evenings & Thursday matinees (no Monday evenings from 15th January 2024)

teaches Daniel more than he bargained for about how to be a father.

MRS. DOUBTFIRE has been created by a transatlantic team of award-winning artists, with a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell, original music and lyrics by Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick (the Tony Award-nominated team behind Something Rotten!, along with O’Farrell), direction by four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks (Hello, Dolly!), scenic design by David Korins (Hamilton), choreography by Lorin Latarro (Waitress), and music supervision by Ethan Popp (Tina: The Tina Turner Musical).

School groups of 10+: Best available seats reduced to £25 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees (no Monday performances from 15 January 2024)

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

The all new Wild West-End musical

EXCLUSIVE TO GROUP LINE!

Groups of 10+: Price band A reduced to £29.50

Valid on all performances from 1st February – 7th April 2024

“Spectacular! The West End at its best!”– Evening Standard

One of London’s most iconic musicals

Experience the thrill of the West End’s most haunting love story at His Majesty’s Theatre, starring Jon Robyns as The Phantom, Lily Kerhoas as Christine Daaé and Joe Griffiths-Brown as Raoul.

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is widely considered one of the most beautiful and spectacular productions in history, playing to over 160 million people in 41 countries and 186 cities in 19 languages. It tells the tale of a disfigured musical genius known only as

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‘The Phantom’ who haunts the depths of the Paris Opera House. Mesmerised by the talents and beauty of a young soprano –Christine, the Phantom makes her his protégé and falls fiercely in love with her.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic, haunting and soaring score includes Music of the Night, All I Ask of You, Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, Masquerade and the iconic title song. Book your tickets today – the Phantom awaits…

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at His Majesty’s Theatre is booking through to 28th September 2024

Groups of 10+: Best available reduced to £47.50

Valid Monday-Friday evenings

Groups of 20+: Best available reduced to £39.50

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings

Groups of 40+: Best available reduced to £39.50

Valid on Friday evenings

Groups of 10+: Best available reduced to £39.50

Valid on Wednesday matinees

School groups of 10+: Grand Circle seats reduced to £29.50 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings and Wednesday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

“Unique and Unforgettable”– Rolling Stone

“Nothing Matches It” – New York Times

MATILDA THE MUSICAL is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the beloved book by the incomparable Roald Dahl

With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin MATILDA

THE MUSICAL is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with

Booking information

MATILDA THE MUSICAL at the Cambridge Theatre is booking through to 15th

December 2024

ACCELERATOR RATE*

Groups of 6+: Best available seats reduced to £42.50

Groups of 10+ Best available seats reduced to £35.00

Groups of 20+ Best available seats reduced to £32.50

Tuesday & Wednesday evenings

*Must be paid 4 weeks or more before performance date.

STANDARD RATES:

Groups of 6+: Best available seats reduced to £47.50

Groups of 10+ Best available seats reduced to £39.50

Tuesday-Friday evenings & Wednesday matinees

School groups of 10+: Best available seats reduced to £25.00 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Tuesday-Thursday evenings & Wednesday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.

Winner of over 100 international awards, including 24 for Best Musical, MATILDA has been delighting audiences of all ages live on stage in London’s West End for over a decade.

“An epic celebration of music, togetherness and hope” – Forbes

The Tony® and Grammy® award-winnig best musical

WELCOME TO HADESTOWN, WHERE A SONG CAN CHANGE YOUR FATE.

HADESTOWN, the acclaimed Broadway musical phenomenon by singersongwriter Anaïs Mitchell and director Rachel Chavkin makes its longawaited West End premiere in February 2024 at the Lyric Theatre. ‘An epic celebration of music, togetherness and hope’ (Forbes) HADESTOWN is the winner of 8 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the Grammy Award® for Best Musical Theatre Album.

HADESTOWN takes you on an unforgettable journey to the underworld and back, intertwining two mythic love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone. A deeply resonant and defiantly hopeful theatrical experience, HADESTOWN invites you to imagine how the world could be.

Booking information

HADESTOWN at the Lyric Theatre is booking from 10th February through to 17th October 2024

Groups of 10+: Price bands A & B reduced to £59.50

Valid Tuesday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

School groups of 10+: Grand Circle seats reduced to £25 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Tuesday-Thursday evenings

Senior Group Events

School groups of 10+: Price bands A, B & C reduced to £25

+ 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid on Thursday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

The summer months have seen two exciting opportunities for some of our senior group leaders to join us for complimentary matinees of MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL and CRAZY FOR YOU

Both afternoons were fantastic! We met new and regular group organisers from U3A, Probus and Women’s Institute theatre groups over pre-show drinks and previewed both top West End Shows. All senior group leaders gave wonderful feedback to both shows. Many have already booked to bring their groups back to see one or both shows as part of their Autumn/Winter programme.

“MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is great entertainment. Wonderful music and great costumes. The stage presentation is very very good. There is also a period before the show starts which is really entertaining.”

– Mike, Rickmansworth U3A

MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL is a magnificent show and a definite must see. The stage is full of atmosphere from the very start and the clever music is a medley of songs familiar to all. It’s brilliant!”

– June, East Grinstead CRAZY FOR YOU brings together great dancing, fabulous music from the golden era of musicals and leaves you wanting to tap dance out the door with joy and excitement. A really great show.”

– Chris, Westerham U3A

If you are a new or regular group organiser for a senior groups, we would love to hear from you and include you in future preview opportunities.

Theresa Baker – Seniors Groups theresabaker@theambassadors.com

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Since premiering in London’s West End over 24 years ago, ‘the ultimate feel-good show’ (Classic FM) has thrilled over 65 million people around the world.

Fall in love with the irresistibly funny tale of a mother, a daughter and three possible dads on a Greek island idyll, all unfolding to the magic of ABBA’s timeless songs.

The worldwide phenomenon has now been turned into two recordbreaking movies – MAMMA MIA! and MAMMA MIA! Here We Go Again. Whatever age you are, you can’t help but have the time of your life at MAMMA MIA!

The iconic show re-imagined

Step into the light in January 2024 with CIRQUE DU SOLEIL’S most iconic production ALEGRIA: IN A NEW LIGHT, playing at the Royal Albert Hall for a limited season

Now celebrating its 30th anniversary, this all-time classic has been reimagined for a new generation to fall in love with.

It will whisk audiences away to a mystical world sprinkled with visual poetry and acrobatic extravagance.

At the heart of a once-glorious kingdom that has lost its king, ALEGRÍA: IN A NEW LIGHT witnesses the power struggle at play between the old order and the youth in strive for hope and renewal. As the court jester clumsily tries to take the throne, a growing desire for change emerges from the street to defy the status-quo and bring joy to the world.

With its Grammy-nominated soundtrack, mesmerising acrobatics, surreal costume designs, vibrant sets, and playful humour, ALEGRÍA: IN A NEW LIGHT unfolds a touching immersive experience filled with a joyous magical feeling - a quintessential Cirque du Soleil spectacle suitable for all the family.

Booking information

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL ALEGRIA: IN A NEW LIGHT is booking from 11 January - 11 February 2024

Groups of 10+: Save up to 25% + £3 fee per ticket added by Cirque du Soleil.

Prices starting at £39.75 for adults.

School groups of 10+: Student pricing starting at £34.75 including Cirque booking fee. Please enquire for full prices.

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

MAKE IT A GIRLS’ NIGHT OUTRAGEOUS

THE THEATRE AT THE HIPPODROME CASINO

Meet your wild side

It’s fun. It’s hot. It’s the great time you’ve been waiting for!

Created by Channing Tatum

MAGIC MIKE LIVE is an unforgettable night of sizzling, 360-degree entertainment based on the hit films.

MAGIC MIKE LIVE is the show with someone for everyone. Pick your favourite from an irresistible cast of handsome and talented guys as they perform heart-racing dance routines in front of, above and all around you. Equal parts empowering and exhilarating, the international hit which is also playing in Las Vegas and on tour in the US, is punctuated by unexpected, temperature-raising

Booking information

MAGIC MIKE LIVE! At the Hippodrome Casino is booking through to 5th January 2025

Groups of 8+: from £65

Valid Wednesday-Thursday and Sunday performances

Groups of 15+: from £60

Valid on Wednesday-Thursday and Sunday performances

Groups of 20+: from £55

Valid on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday performances

acts from a thrilling range of acrobatic and musical talent. In other words, it’s more than you expect.. and everything you want.

Celebrating five years at London’s Hippodrome Casino, MAGIC MIKE LIVE has already welcomed over 500,000 audience members. If you’re looking for the ultimate girls’ night out, look no further. If you’re NOT into letting your hair down, laughing out loud and really hot guys, then it’s probably not for you.

Get ready to MEET YOUR WILD SIDE!

MAGIC MIKE LIVE! celebrates 5 years in the West End

Fun facts about the show since it opened in November 2018

• Over 500,000 tickets sold

• Celebrated with over 5,500 brides to be

• CELEBS!

– Academy Award Winner Lupita Nyong’o

– Actress Margot Robbie

– Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox

– Brit Award Nominee Jessie Ware

– Brit Award Winners Jessie J and Ellie Goulding

– X Factor and Brit & MOBO award Winner Alexandra Burke

– MOBO Winner Beverley Knight

– Strictly Come Dancing Stars Katya Jones and AJ Pritchard

– Loose Women Brenda Edwards and Linda Robson

• Over 10,000 litres of water used in the pool

• The aerialists have travelled over 20 miles up and down in the shows

• Gone through 40 inflatable unicorns

• 1.5 million paper unicorn notes

• 200,000 Red roses have been given away

• 15,000 cans of whipped cream

• Over 45,000 Martinis

• Over 30,000 bottles of Prosecco

• Every week it takes 115 people working on the West End production of MAGIC MIKE LIVE! including the cast, technical staff, creatives, production, marketing, press, box office, servers

• 1 x Olivier Award Nomination

• This is the longest running / highest grossing show ever at the Hippodrome

“Mighty Miz is still revolutionary” – Daily Mail

Still the world’s favourite musical

Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed fully-staged new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s LES MISÉRABLES is now playing at London’s Sondheim Theatre.

This brilliant new staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed “Les Mis for the 21st Century” (Huffington Post), “the reborn dream of a production” (Daily Telegraph) and “perfect theatre in a perfect theatre” (Sunday Telegraph).

Set amid the social and political struggles of 19th century France, West End favourite LES MISÉRABLES tells the story of former prisoner Jean Valjean, who is pursued for decades by his policeman nemesis, Javert. Their epic cat-and-mouse journey will take them from the French fields to

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the gritty Parisian sewers, amidst an enthralling story of broken dreams, unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption – a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit.

The magnificent score of LES MISÉRABLES includes the songs; “I Dreamed a Dream”, “On My Own”, “Bring Him Home”, “One Day More”, “Master Of The House” and many more. Now, seen by over 130 million people worldwide in 53 countries and in 22 languages, this spectacular musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s masterpiece continues to thrill audiences night after night in London’s West End. LES MISÉRABLES is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals.

Storm the barricades for a ticket!

LES MISÉRABLES at the Sondheim Theatre is booking through to 28th September 2024

Groups of 10+: Best available reduced to £47.50

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

School groups of 10+: Best available reduced to £29.50 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

“A whacking great hit of spectacle, entertainment and nostalgia”–

Mail on Sunday Great Scott! It’s time to send your groups… BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL

Treat your groups to 1.21 gigawatts of “escapist entertainment” (Evening Standard) with the winner of Best New Musical at the Olivier and WhatsOnStage Awards – BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL

When Marty McFly finds himself transported back to 1955 in a time machine built by the eccentric scientist Doc Brown, he accidentally changes the course of history. Now he’s in a race against time to fix the present, escape the past and send himself... back to the future. Adapting this iconic story for the stage are the movie’s creators Bob Gale (Back to the Future trilogy) and Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump).

Booking information

BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL at the Adelphi Theatre is booking through to 21 July 2024

Groups of 8+: Stalls & Dress Circle seats reduced to £55.00

Valid on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday evenings & Thursday

Groups of 20+: Stalls & Dress Circle

reduced to £45, Upper Circle

Wednesday, Thursday

Groups of 8+: Stalls & Dress Circle seats reduced to £72.50

Groups of 20+: Stalls & Dress Circle

reduced to £62.50

The production features original music by multi-Grammy winners Alan Silvestri (Avengers: Endgame) and Glen Ballard (Michael Jackson’s Man in the Mirror), alongside hit songs from the movie including The Power of Love, Johnny B. Goode, Earth Angel and Back in Time. Tony Awardwinning director John Rando leads the Tony and Olivier Award-winning creative team.

When BACK TO THE FUTURE THE MUSICAL hits 88mph, your groups are gonna see some serious entertainment! So what are you waiting for? Book your tickets yesterday!

‘GREAT SCOTT! THIS MUSICAL’S A TOTAL BLAST’

TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW

Hamilton is now booking to September 2024!

Be In The Room Where It Happens

HAMILTON is the story of America’s Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, an immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington’s right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and helped shape the very foundations of the America we know today. The score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway - the story of America then, as told by America now.

Winner of 11 Tony Awards including Best Musical, 7 Olivier Awards, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.

Booking information

HAMILTON at Victoria Palace Theatre is booking through to 28th

September 2024

Groups of 10+: Stalls/Royal Circle (up to £100) reduced to £75, Grand Circle (up to £69.50) reduced to £49.50

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Thursday matinees

School groups of 10+: Grand Circle (up to £69.50) reduced to £35 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid on Tuesday evenings & Thursday matinees

School groups of 10+: Grand Circle (£39.50) reduced to £25 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid on Thursday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

Did you know…

• 20,520 words are sung throughout the show, at an average of 144 words per minute, and if Hamilton were sung at the pace of other musicals, it would take four to six hours to perform.

• The rap in the show’s 18th track Guns and Ships is considered to be the fastest song in musical theatre, with an average of 6.3 words a second.

• 890km... is the distance the show’s two revolves (known as a donut!) have travelled over the course of 1500+ shows so far at the Victoria Palace Theatre. This is the same distance as driving from London to Munich.

Book West End Workshops through Group Line!

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OPERATION MINCEMEAT announce education and outreach offer around West End production to support groups accessing the show

From aspiring West End performers to those who want to gain more confidence in performing, OPERATION MINCEMEAT have partnered with ATG’s West End Creative Learning department to offer pre-show workshops to schools and community orgnisations who are booked to see the West End phenomenon. These workshops will help students unpick the show ahead of their visit whilst putting their performance skills front and centre.

Led by West End practitioners, join those who were Born To Lead in this practical pre-show workshop, where participants will use key moments from the show to unlock students potential in this perfect pre-show workshop.

After a professional warm-up, students will work towards honing in their skills, building characters, presence and performance techniques. From slapstick routines to devising techniques, character work to comedy, this workshop is designed to ignite

participant’s imaginations using OPERATION MINCEMEAT. These workshops are offered to groups before their visit either at the Fortune Theatre where the show currently runs, or as part of a wider engagement programme in partnership with Imperial War Museum where students can explore World War 2 and their upcoming Spies, Lies and Deception exhibition alongside their workshop.

About OPERATION MINCEMEAT:

The year is 1943 and we’re losing the war. Luckily, we’re about to gamble all our futures on a stolen corpse. Singin’ in the Rain meets Strangers on a Train, Noel Coward meets Noel Fielding, OPERATION MINCEMEAT is the fast-paced, hilarious and unbelievable true story of the twisted secret mission that won us World War II. The question is, how did a well-dressed corpse wrong-foot Hitler?

To book, please email help@groupline.com or call 020 7206 1174.

HHHHH “A heavenly revival’” – The Independent

SISTER ACT: The critically acclaimed sell-out triumph returns to London!

Featuring soul sensation and Olivier Award winning superstar Beverley Knight from 15 March, and X Factor winner and international pop icon Alexandra Burke from 10 June as diva-in-disguise Deloris van Cartier, this heavenly hit features a marvellous Motown-inspired score by the legendary Alan Menkin winner of 8 Oscars and multiple Tony Awards.

Based on the beloved film, this story of music, mishaps and nuns

Booking information

SISTER ACT at the Dominion Theatre is booking from 15th March through to 31st August 2024

ACCELERATOR RATE!

Groups of 10+: Price levels 1-3 reduced to £39.50

Groups of 10+: Price levels 1-3 reduced to £35

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Wednesday matinees

Book by 22 December 2023

STANDARD RATES:

Groups of 10+: Price levels 1-3 reduced to £45

Groups of 10+: Price levels 1-3 reduced to £40

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Wednesday matinees

on the run is a joyous and uplifting tale of finding your voice and singing out, with your sisters by your side.

After delighting half a million people up and down the country, the sisters are back in the habit for a limited London season at the Dominion Theatre. This nunbelievable musical comedy begins March 2024 – don’t miss it!

School groups of 10+: Price levels 2-4 reduced to £25 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings & Wednesday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

The LONDON FOR GROUPS AWARDS return next year!

The annual LONDON FOR GROUPS AWARDS bring together the best of the travel trade community, for a fun filled night of entertainment, to honour those amongst us who excel in their groups offerings.

The winners are decided by the combination of a vote put to London For Groups members, open publicly to verified group bookers, and by a panel of expert judges.

The ceremony, hosted by TV presenter, chef & photographer Jonathan Phang, and a special guest-host, will take place on Tuesday 20 February 2024, at Smith & Wollensky, just off the Strand in Central London.

On the evening, guests will enjoy a bubbles reception, followed by an evening of entertainment, fun, an open bar and of course a selection of sumptuous Smith & Wollensky canapés!

We are delighted to have made the shortlist in the ‘Best Ticketing Agency’ category again, after winning last year and would love if you could vote for us.

View the full list of nominees and vote for your favourites today: www.LondonForGroups.com/Awards

The smash-hit production

DEAR ENGLAND

James Graham

a new play by Rupert Goold directed by

Now playing until 13 January

Prince Edward Theatre

HHHHH “A powerful epic for our times” – WhatsOnStage

The smash-hit National Theatre production transfers to the West End for a strictly limited season

The country that gave the world football has since delivered a painful pattern of loss. Why can’t England’s men win at their own game? The team has the worst track record for penalties in the world, and manager Gareth Southgate knows he needs to open his mind and face up to the years of hurt to take team and country back to the promised land.

Joseph Fiennes’ portrayal of Gareth Southgate is ‘pitch-perfect’ (Time Out) in this ‘thrilling’ (Sunday Times) new play by James Graham, with set design by Es Devlin. Graham reunites with director Rupert Goold following their acclaimed productions of TAMMY FAYE and INK, in this gripping ‘new stage epic’ (Telegraph) about both nation and game.

Booking information

DEAR ENGLAND at the Prince Edward Theatre is booking through to 13th January 2024

Groups of 11+: Price bands A & B in the Dress Circle & Stalls reduced to £42.50, price bands C & D in the Grand Circle reduced to £32.50

Valid Monday-Friday evenings & Thursday matinees

EDUCATION ACCELERATOR RATE:

School groups of 10+: Price bands B - E reduced to £20 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid on Thursday matinees

Book by 20 October 2023

STANDARD SCHOOL RATE:

School groups of 10+: Price bands B - D reduced to £25 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Monday-Friday evenings & Thursday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

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Like nothing else in the West End

Welcome to The Jungle, the best pub in the world

Here, an (extra)ordinary cast of nine guys combine beautiful harmonies and foot-stomping singalongs with world-class tap dance and poetic meditations on the power of community.

With a real working bar on stage, come ready to drink in the excitement with THE CHOIR OF MAN! Brimming with hits from artists such as Queen, Luther Vandross, Sia, Paul Simon, Adele,

Booking information

Guns & Roses, Avicii and Katy Perry to name but a few, this is a pub like no other!

Incredible instrumentalists, worldclass wordsmiths, and sensational singers; these guys serve it all... live! An uplifting celebration of community and friendship with something for everyone - including free beer! Enjoy 90 minutes of feel-good entertainment unlike anything else in the West End.

THE CHOIR OF MAN at the Arts Theatre is booking through to 29th February 2024

Groups of 10+: Price bands AA & BA reduced to £35, price bands AB & BB reduced to £30, price bands AC/AD/BC reduced to £25

Valid Tuesday-Friday evenings and Friday & Sunday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

�ND SINGSATIONAL YEAR IN THE WEST END!

“One Hot Hit!” – Daily Mail

Once your group sees it, they’ll never let it go.

Set the magic free with Disney’s spectacular FROZEN. The awardwinning musical brings to life a world of sumptuous beauty, humour and iconic music in a jaw-dropping production to melt hearts of all ages.

When Queen Elsa’s hidden powers plunge the land of Arendelle into an eternal winter, her sister Anna sets out to find her and save the kingdom before it’s too late. But as the storm rages on, both sisters

must learn that only an act of true love can thaw a frozen heart.

FROZEN will defy all your group’s expectations on an unforgettable journey packed with thrilling surprises, hilarious characters and soaring music, including twelve new songs written especially for the show, alongside all the classics such as ‘For the First Time in Forever’, ‘Do You Want to Build a Snowman?’ and the worldwide smash-hit, ‘Let it Go’.

Brought to the stage with astonishing special effects by an award-winning creative team helmed by Olivier Award-winning director Michael Grandage, FROZEN is the aweinspiring musical sensation at the magnificent Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

Booking information

FROZEN at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Theatre is booking through to 12th July 2024

ACCELERATOR RATE*

Groups of 9+: £79.50 - £69.50 seats reduced to £45, £67.50 - £59.50 seats reduced to £35, £57.50 - £39.50 seats reduced to £25

Valid on Thursday & Friday evenings and Wednesday & Thursday matinees

Groups of 20+: £79.50 - £69.50 seats reduced to £40, £67.50 - £59.50 seats reduced to £30, £57.50 - £39.50 seats reduced to £20

Valid on Thursday & Friday evenings and Wednesday & Thursday matinees

School groups of 10+: Stalls & Royal Circle seats reduced to £25, Grand Circle seats reduced to £19.50 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid on Thursday & Friday evenings and Wednesday & Thursday matinees

*All above rates must be paid at least 12 weeks in advance of the performance.

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STANDARD GROUP RATES:

Groups of 9+: £79.50 - £69.50 seats reduced to £55, £67.50 - £59.50 seats reduced to £45, £57.50 - £39.50 seats reduced to £35

Valid on Thursday & Friday evenings and Wednesday & Thursday matinees

Groups of 20: £79.50 - £69.50 seats reduced to £50, £67.50 - £59.50 seats reduced to £40, £57.50 - £39.50 seats reduced to £30

Valid on Thursday & Friday evenings and Wednesday & Thursday matinees

School groups of 10+: Stalls & Royal Circle seats reduced to £29.50, Grand Circle seats reduced to £22.50 + 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid on Thursday & Friday evenings and Wednesday & Thursday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

The Time Traveller’s Wife in rehearsal

Group Line recently attended to a rehearsal of THE TIME TRAVELLER’S WIFE. We were treated to five numbers from the show and were blown away by how great it was

The show starts previewing this month with the West End premiere in November and we cannot wait for this show to open.

Based on Audrey Niffenegger’s internationally best-selling novel, this new British musical is thrillingly brought to life with original songs from Grammy Award winners Joss Stone and Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart

Adapted by multi award-winning playwright Lauren Gunderson, the London premiere is helmed by acclaimed British director Bill Buckhurst (Sweeney Todd), with design by Anna Fleischle and illusions by Chris Fisher (Back to the Future & Harry Potter and the Cursed Child).

Booking information

THE TIME TRAVELLER’S WIFE at the Apollo Theatre is booking through to 5th October 2024

Groups of 6+: Price band A reduced to £55

Groups of 15+: Price band A reduced to £45

Valid Monday-Thursday evenings and Wednesday matinees

School groups of 10+: Price band C reduced to £32.50, price band D reduced to £22.50

+ 1 free teacher per 10 paid

Valid Tuesday-Wednesday evenings & Wednesday matinees

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

The Times

18 Nov - 30 Dec 2023

Time Out 2022

“Sheer theatrical magic” –

Festive classic THE SNOWMAN returns for its 26th year

Iconic Christmas show THE SNOWMAN returns to the West End for its 26th anniversary.

The Times

Based on the much-loved picture book by Raymond Briggs CBE and the animated film directed by Dianne Jackson, this is the Birmingham Rep’s magical stage adaptation of the story, a London festive favourite that continues to enchant audiences of all ages and is a perfect introduction for children to dance.

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Featuring colourful sets, extravagant costumes and exuberant dancing, the story follows the adventures of a young boy when his snowman comes to life on Christmas eve. They fly to the North Pole where they meet a dazzling array of characters including dancing penguins, a snow princess, Jack Frost and even Father Christmas himself.

THE SNOWMAN is directed by Bill Alexander with music and lyrics by Howard Blake, including masterpiece ‘Walking in the Air’, spectacular design by Ruari Murchison, magical lighting by Tim Mitchell, and amazing choreography by Robert North, all of which is accompanied by a live orchestra.

Booking information

THE SNOWMAN at the Peacock Theatre is booking from 18th November through to 30th December 2023

EXCLUSIVE TO GROUP LINE!

Groups of 10+: Save 10% on Stalls seats

Groups of 20+: Save 20% on Stalls seats

Valid on mid-week matinees & evenings and weekend evenings

Terms & conditions and exclusions apply. Rates subject to availability and change without notice. Correct at time of print.

“Sheer theatrical magic”

“The Snowman is still one of the best shows in London”

AMAZING ATTRACTIONS

DAVID HOCKNEY: BIGGER & CLOSER

Booking until 3 December 2023

Groups of 10+: £5 off

Groups of 30+: £7.50 off

Groups of 50+: £10 off

School groups of 10+: £10 off

FRAMELESS

Booking until 31st January 2024

Adult Groups of 10+: £21.25

Child groups of 10+: £12.75

HAMPTON COURT PALACE

Booking until 29 February 2024

Groups from £26.70.

Senior groups from £21.40.

Child groups from £13.40.

WINDSOR CASTLE

Booking until 31 December 2023

Adult groups from £28. Young person (age 18-24) groups from £18.

Child (age 5-17) groups from £15.50. Under 5’s go free.

KENSINGTON PALACE

Booking until 29 February 2024

Groups from £23.40.

Senior groups from £18.70.

Child groups from £11.70.

THE TOWER OF LONDON

Booking until 29 February 2024

Groups from £27.60.

Senior groups from £22.10.

Child groups from £13.80.

AMERICANA RESTAURANT

Soul pleasing Southern food and drink with warm, relaxed Southern hospitality

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Americana restaurant, offering great rates on meals.

• 2 courses £22 / 3 courses £26

• Sunday- All day seating, Monday-Saturday - 12am to 6.30pm

• 2 course £26 / 3 courses £30 Monday-Thursday - 6.45pm onwards

The stylish restaurant, specialising in high quality cuisine from the deep south of the US, has received rave reviews since opening.

Americana is right in the heart of Central London’s Theatreland. The restaurant prides itself with its mezzanine floor with gallery dining for private events for up to 40 people installed, along with stylish dining and bar areas with innovative menus. The stylish restaurant, specialising in high quality cuisine from the deep south of the US, has received rave reviews.

LYCEUM THEATRE, LONDON