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Weekend Theatre Breaks in London

Weekend theatre breaks in London are becoming a very popular way of visiting the UK capital. A weekend theatre break usually consists of two nights in a London hotel and tickets to see a West End show. Usually you arrive in London on Friday evening. You either choose to see your show straight away on the Friday evening or book your show for Saturday night. If you choose to see your show on Friday you might worry about getting a pre-theatre meal. However most of the restaurants in the West End offer pre-theatre menus which are served from 5:30 giving you lots of time to get to your show. I prefer to book the show for Saturday evening if at all possible. It gives you Friday night to relax, explore a little and have an unrushed evening meal. Then a little gentle sight-seeing and maybe shopping on the Saturday. I like to have a really English treat, afternoon tea, somewhere like Fortnum and Masons. This needs to be booked in advanced. Some of theatre break agencies will let you book when you book this when your break and even offer a discount. Afternoon tea is really a small meal not just a snack so it should see you through everything but the longest shows. After the show, most end between 10pm and 10:30pm, you can easily find somewhere to have a spot of supper. I am very fond of La Tasca which does fresh, tasty Spanish tapas until quite late on Saturdays. It is great for sharing and you can order as much or as little as you want. The it is back to your hotel for a nightcap and to relax. This is when you will be really glad you chose a central London hotel, somewhere within walking distance of the theatre is ideal. This is so much pleasanter than dealing with the tube, black cabs or rickshaws. After theatre tapas? If you are an early riser and you’ve travelled fairly light Sunday morning can be a great time for sight-seeing in London. The city is amazingly quiet on Sunday mornings and you can see busy areas like Westminster without having to deal with the crowds.

January 6 2010, 4:37am | Comments »

Calendar Girls Theatre Breaks Offer

This is a good time of year to grab value for money theatre breaks so it’s a great time to book if you fancy treating yourself to a bit of affordable luxury. Calendar Girls with afternoon tea at Fortnum & Masons, tickets for the show and hotel. Prices from £131 per person.

Calendar Girls is seriously funny and totally star packed. I expect we all know the hilarious story of those brave WI ladies and the blow they struck for middle aged women everywhere. What a great chance to see some of the best British acting talent all in one show! The cast includes: Lynda Bellingham, (love her, she’ll always be the Oxo Mum to me!) Patricia Hodge,(remember Lives and Loves of a She Devil?) not to mention Sian Phillips, Gaynor Faye, Brigit Forsyth, Julia Hills and of course, Elaine C Smith. You can read more artoicles about the show on the Calendar Girls category. And if you’re not sure what Afternoon Tea at Fortum & Masons will be like take a look at this post Afternoon Tea

Show and Stay have called this deal “Considerably bigger buns” which is a quote from the show. I think we can leave you to work out the context but if you’re not sure there’s a clue in that cast picture! The low down: The £131 price is based on:

Calendar Girls tickets, Afternoon tea at Fortum & Masons 1 night at the 3* Travelodge Kings Cross Royal Scott

Of course, as usual with Show and Stay, you can add your train tickets when you book and save up to 40% on those as well. The ** Calendar Girls Theatre Break offer ** is available for stays up to and including 18 September 2009.

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May 13 2009, 8:52am | Comments »

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