Friday Rush

Five people in colorful vintage attire are framed within pink square cutouts against a bright pink background. They each pose differently, showcasing their unique outfits, which feature eccentric accessories like a large hat, pearls, and floral embellishments.

General Friday Rush information

Between 12.30pm and 1pm on Friday, two links to book Friday Rush tickets will appear on this page. One will be labelled:
‘The Importance of Being Earnest: £10 Friday Rush seats and STANDING tickets’.
and the other will be:
‘Ballet Shoes: £10 Friday Rush seats’.

If you click on either link before 1pm you will be added to a waiting room. At 1pm everyone in a waiting room will be assigned a random queue number. People who join later will be placed at the back of the queue.

If the random queue number you are assigned at 1pm in the next Friday Rush is above 100 (50 for Ballet Shoes), it will take longer to reach the front of the queue and there will be less chance of you being successful this week.

Friday Rush tickets are non-transferable. For detailed ticket information, you can read our Friday Rush Terms & Conditions.

The next Friday Rush

At 1pm on Friday 3 January we will release £10 Friday Rush seats and STANDING tickets for performances of The Importance of Being Earnest, and £10 Friday Rush seats for performances of Ballet Shoes between Monday 6 to Saturday 11 January.

Friday Rush tickets will available for the following week’s performances of these shows:

Three performers in whimsical costumes pose against a colorful, painted backdrop. One is upside down on a trapeze, another stands holding a prop, and the third hangs from aerial hoops. They wear fluffy dresses and expressive accessories.

Ballet Shoes

In the Olivier Theatre

The Importance of Being Earnest

In the Lyttelton Theatre