http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19557 Lastminute.com which can offer discounts or packages for the theatre. The queue at the Tkts booth can be quite long so you can check availability on the Official London Theatre Tickets website. The other ticket booths you see dotted around London typically share the same inventory so there is little difference to whether you go to one or the other (the service charge may just differ).]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19557 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19438
Never fear, checkout www.festivalpreviews.com. This website hosts video preview clips of the shows so that you can see for yourself whether you might like it. The site also has festival clips from Brighton, Adelaide, Avignon, Tokyo, etc etc.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19438 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18764 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18764 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18483
The festival is an opportunity to get a first glance at the new season's productions. It uses the theatre in an attempt to make us aware of a problem that concerns us all from an unknown and extraordinary angle.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18483 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17885 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17885 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17711 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17711 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17534 Some of the best new dance I've seen (Memento Mori, Tanya Khabarova).

The best of the Edinburgh fringe and brand spanking new plays so fresh they still creak a little bit.

Occasionally the purveyors of arty nonsense. You can always leg it at the half if it's bad. Some great theatre and the odd hilarious turkey.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17534 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17037 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/17037 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16964
Sometimes the work is fantastic and sometimes it is not so good - but the low ticket price makes it worth the risk. Their biannual festival, Avant-Garde-Arama is an experience worth the risk.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16964 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16501
Thur 10/25 & Fri 10/26 features My Chemical Romance opening for Bon Jovi. Check this out for a night of music enjoyment.

Tickets are available now at www.ticketmaster.com.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16501 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16434
This place hasn't changed since it was created in 1947 and has performed the same play La Cantatrice Chauve by Ionesco for 50 years. It is a real experience that is worth enjoying but get your tickets a bit before the performance as it really is a tiny place.

I went to see the play twice after I was told about it. It's like being thrown in the Paris d'apres guerre. Amazing experience! The theatre is at "23 rue de la Huchette" in the Latin quarter. You can even enjoy some pancakes from Brittany in a restaurant nearby afterwards.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16434 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16182
A garden exclusively inhabited by flowers and plants depicted from the heights of British literature. For here is the Jardin de Shakespeare. A fenced-off and beautiful garden, in which you will find only plants mentioned in Shakespeare's plays and sonnets. Shouldn't this garden be in somewhere in Regent's Park? Well no, because it's in Paris and more.

During the summer month on the natural stage at the end of the garden, companies come to perform repertories from The Complete Works in French and in English with French subtitles. Maybe we should do the same for Alexandre Dumas in Regent's Park?!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/16182 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15873
The atmosphere in this restored quayside building is amazing for both spectators and performers, cosy in the winter - cool in the summer.

We have seen two stage shows there in recent weeks and both were of the highest standard, there are regular music gigs and comedy acts running throughout the year. Staff were welcoming and friendly, ticket prices very reasonable, a relaxed air about the place - small but perfectly formed!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15873 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15810 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15810 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15778
The ‘Channel 4’ of the European world, they bring ambitious, cultural programming to France and surrounding countries.

Check out their website in advance to see if there is a themed evening of films and discussions showing when you are in town. If you are lucky you may even catch a live opera broadcast!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15778 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15646
The plays are avant garde and after being there you feel like you've become part of a Parisian secret. Not to be missed!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15646 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15591 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15591 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15504
Next to Khan Market, Lodhi Gardens and India International Centre.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15504 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15212
As you start sipping your Kwak, the gods of travel will start their magic. A barrel organ will be playing, and six puppeteers will entertain you with Three Musketeers, Cyrano de Bergerac or traditional Belgian mystery plays. Eric Satie was among the fans.

Come to Brussels to discover the tiny Théâtre Royal de Toone, a family-run marionette theatre that has continued its tradition since the early 19th century.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/15212 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14955 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14955