Queen's Theatre Seating for short people

That's not short!! My wife is 4 11 and has never had trouble seeing because of her height at any show we have attended in London.

Most theatres have a pretty steep rake and there is usually plenty of height over the previous row.

I thought Les Mis was still sold out.... Not so?

Theatre Monkey is your friend.

Descriptions of every area of the theatre plus opinion from readers.

Les Mis is available from TKTS at a discount, at least for some days.

Hi,

Thanks for the replies!

I have already checked out TM but they don't usually provide height-specific comments which are what I'm looking for...

Also, tkts seems to only sell last minute tickets. Are they usually any good, especially the more expensive ones? :)

Sienna, maybe you could take a cushion?

Any availability through TKTS indicates that it is a way from a sell out, at least on certain days, usually mid week.

There are a few comments on height in the TM comments, although not that many.

Front row, dress circle and you'll be fine at any of the older theatres. They're not that big, so the circle is close enough to see everyone and high enough to see to the back of the stage. As has been mentioned above, the circles are stacked quite steeply so even my shortest friends can see fine unless the person in front of you plays centre in pro basketball, so seats a row or two back wouldn't be a waste, but personally I like the entirely open view a front-row seat gives even if it's well off to the side. I couldn't really recommend upper circle or the gods as they're generally a long way up and back, plus the seating tends to be too cramped (but then again, I'm 6'2").

As for Les Mis tickets availability: if you see 3rd-party agencies selling seats but no availability on the Queens Theatre site it's because the agent has made block purchases weeks or months in advance. My opinions of this practice are not exactly high and I would like to see it end as is slowly happening in live music (thanks to a few big bands listening to their fans and taking action over touting / agency purchases). However it's hard to outright blame the theatres in such a competitive market; a guaranteed block sale to an agent means the risk of failing to sell a seat, and the revenue loss that entails, falls on the agent not the theatre.

The first rows at the front may seem like a good idea, but in some theatres the height-deprived clients ( like me) will have a fine view of the actors' kneecaps. Or the sides of those legs, if the seats are at the far left or right. That's why these tickets may be available at the last-minute ticket agency. Mid-way back, and near the centre of a row, offers much more comfortable viewing. Theatre producers know this, having been doing it since before Shakespeare, and price these prime seats accordingly. Certainly look at Theatre Monkey for advice.
PS: The front rows of the various balconies, however they are named, offer the similar viewing hazard of a safety railing on the edge. A couple of rows further back can be better, although the very back rows may encounter a claustrophobic ceiling.