£10weekly
Hamilton
Hamilton runs one of London theatre's best-known cheap ticket lotteries, with a weekly chance to buy selected seats for £10.
- Venue
- Victoria Palace Theatre
- Window
- Opens Friday at 12:01am and closes the following Thursday at 1pm.
Official lottery guide for London theatre
London theatre lotteries and West End ticket draws.
Track official lotteries for Hamilton, Oliver!, The Hunger Games, Witness for the Prosecution, Harry Potter, Paddington, Cabaret, Matilda, Hadestown and more.
Featured lotteries
Start with the official pages.
Every listing links to the production, theatre or named ticket page, then gives you the price, draw window and claim timing.
£30weekly
Oliver!
Oliver! offers a weekly lottery for selected seats at £30, with the draw aimed at the following week of performances.
- Venue
- Gielgud Theatre
- Window
- Opens Friday at 12:01am and closes the following Thursday at 10am.
£30weekly
The Hunger Games
The Hunger Games: On Stage holds back selected seats for a weekly ticket lottery at £30 per ticket.
- Venue
- Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre
- Window
- Entries close Tuesday at 11:59pm for the following week.
£35weekly
Witness
Agatha Christie's courtroom drama runs an official weekly lottery for selected seats at £35.
- Venue
- London County Hall
- Window
- Entries close Tuesday at 11:59pm for the following week.
£40weekly
Friday Forty
Friday Forty is the official Harry Potter and the Cursed Child London lottery for access to both parts at a reduced price.
- Venue
- Palace Theatre
- Window
- The Friday Forty opens weekly through the official show app.
£35monthly
Paddington
Paddington The Musical runs a monthly £35 lottery for selected great seats across the following month.
- Venue
- Savoy Theatre
- Window
- Sign up before the first Wednesday monthly draw.
How it works
Enter, wait for the draw, claim quickly.
Lottery tickets are usually discounted purchase opportunities, not free tickets. The win is time-sensitive.
- 01
Find the official lottery route.
Start from the show page, theatre site, box office or named app listing.
- 02
Enter before the published deadline.
Many weekly lotteries close on Tuesday or Thursday, while some run daily or monthly.
- 03
Watch email and notifications.
Claim windows can be as short as two hours, so winning only helps if you are ready.
Weekly rhythm
The recurring London lottery habit.
These weekly lotteries are useful to check every week, then pair with daily rush or app-based releases.
£10
Hamilton
Opens Friday at 12:01am and closes the following Thursday at 1pm.£30
Oliver!
Opens Friday at 12:01am and closes the following Thursday at 10am.£30
The Hunger Games
Entries close Tuesday at 11:59pm for the following week.£35
Witness
Entries close Tuesday at 11:59pm for the following week.£40
Friday Forty
The Friday Forty opens weekly through the official show app.£25
Matilda
Check the official Matilda ticket page for the latest lottery window.Ticket guides
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