How can you tell the "official" ticket booth in Leicester Square for the half price show tickets from the booths around the square?

Hi,<BR>Without sounding too obvious, its the one with the long queue. (You'll see what I mean when you get there) It is on the south end of the square, in front of the Radisson Hampshire Plaza Hotel. There is a large board in front of the "booth" which actually is a small building that houses about 3 ticket seller, and on this board is listed all the shows that they are selling, under headings for comedy, drama, musical.<BR>I always go there to check out what they have. They only take cash, so be sure to have enough GBP with you. If not there is an ATM (Barclay, I think) right near the booth.<BR>Enjoy the show!<BR>Cheers,<BR>Pat

More info - it is a rather large stand-alone kiosk with a TKTS logo on the south side of the square itself -- not the little storefonts just outside the Leicester Sq tube station.

and they don't use people wearing signboards advertising the shows to lure you over, either.

Ticket Booth. Thank you!

I actually went looking for the booth and think I got one of the imposters a couple of years ago. Going to London in March, so I was looking at whats on on the official london theatre site and was very pleased to find a map and even a picture of the official booth. You will find it at www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/booth.cfm. Since they found it necessary to give a warning about the imposters and provide a map etc., I guess I wasn't the only "fool". Have fun.

Thanks for the info. Printed out picture of ticket booth and info.

It is the real building in Leister Square. I bought tickets there last March for Lloyd Weber's "The Beautiful Game" but I think I was had. The price I paid was half of the most expensive seat in the theatre, but my seat was on the right hand aisle of the theatre and I couldn't see the right third of the stage. Next time I will just go to directly to the theatre and wait in their line instead.

gary - no, you weren't "had". The 1/2 price booth offers you the best available ticket at 1/2 price plus 2.5 GBP fee. Stalls are generally the "best" (therefore most expensive), followed by the Dress Circle, and the the upper circle. The ticket agent has a seating plan for every theatre they handle and knows the insides of almost all of them. It is always a good idea to ask him to see where the seats are and what the sightlines are. Is the view obstructed?<BR><BR>For instance, front row in some theatres is low and obstructed and you spend the whole night craning to try to see, whereas in others the front row is the best in the house. <BR><BR>No one cheated you - you just needed to ask where the seats were.