Kids London Theatre Week Is Back! Grab a free child ticket with every paid for adult ticket
During Kids London Theatre Week 2023, (it's actually for the whole month of August, not just a week anymore!), a child goes free to one of nearly 50 London theatre productions when accompanied by a full-paying adult throughout August. There is a wide selection of shows to visit for children to experience the magic of live theatre, ranging from award-winning plays, perhaps taking in a spectacular musical, to enjoy the live music, with a range of performances to suit even younger children so that the whole family can get involved, perhaps enjoying live there for the very first time.
A child 17 and under gets a free ticket when accompanied by a full-paying adult .. Plus, two additional children can attend for half price! When booking, tickets will appear at their half-price cost (the same deal as one full-price adult and one free child!), so you need to buy the same number of tickets as the total attendees, children and adults.
There are no booking fees or no postage fees to pay when booking the theatre tickets.
There are 250,000 tickets available for live show performances taking place between 1st – 31st August, but the most popular performances sell out fast due to popular demand, and the ticket release has already opened, so tickets are already out to buy, and demand has been high, so make sure you have a 2nd choice available as the really big shows are reportedly already sold out; so you have to be super quick to book! You can book a maximum of eight tickets per show (one free child per paying adult)
It's not every performance of every show – some exclude their most popular performances, such as matinees or weekends. Tickets are distributed randomly across all dates, shows and seat prices, so it helps to be flexible in your choice.
You'll see which seats are available during the booking process. You can book a maximum of eight tickets per show (one free child per paying adult).
Here's a list of participating shows:
Accidental Death Of An Anarchist
Ain't Too Proud - The Life and Times of The Temptations
Aspects Of Love
Back To The Future: The Musical
Bleak Expectations
Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour (Alexandra Palace)
Blippi: The Wonderful World Tour (Rose Theatre, Kingston)
The Choir Of Man
Crazy For You
The Crown Jewels
The Crucible
Dinosaur World: Live
The Dream
Elephant And Piggies
Everywhere Bear
Fireman Sam Saves The Circus
Disney’s Frozen The Musical
Grease The Musical
Hairy
Heathers
Horrible Histories - Terrible Tudors
I Believe In Unicorns
I Wish My Life Were Like A Musical
Jersey Boys
Disney's The Lion King
Matilda The Musical
Mamma Mia!
Mermaids & Pirates
Les Misérables
The Mousetrap
Mrs. Doubtfire
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
The Phantom Of The Opera
The Play That Goes Wrong
Matthew Bourne's Romeo & Juliet
The Smeds And The Smoos
SpongeBob: The Musical
Tales From Acorn Wood
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
The Verge Of Forever
We Will Rock You The Musical
Wicked
Witness For The Prosecution
The Wizard Of Oz
All performances with attached Kids Week activities have a star next to them on the calendar on the kids week website. Some of these are open to all attendees of a performance, like a post-show q&a, backstage tours and post-show talks and a wide range of activities. With these extra activities, there is limited capacity, so booking this performance doesn’t guarantee an activity space. Once you’ve booked your tickets, you'll get an email with details of how to book the free activities, so keep your eyes peeled.
Make sure you check out the Kids Week website for restaurant discounts for local eateries, as these discounts can make eating out great value and affordable and a nice way to end the day.
You can view all the performances on offer and book HERE.