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London Theatre query
I'm going to see Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap on 6th August at 3 pm, and I'm staying in the Hub by Premier Inn in Shoreditch. I've got an offer on another show I would like to see (The Comedy About Spies) on the same day in the evening (starting at 7 pm). Has anyone ever seen two plays in one day before? Is this doable?
Many thanks
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Very doable. The mousetrap is just over 2 hours, so youll be done by 530 and the next theatre is 5 mins away. You'll have time for dinner between the shows!
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Are you asking if you could get back to Shoreditch between shows?
The show ends at 5, you'd be hitting peak busy public transport, I wouldn't (and I used to live close to there).
No problem doing a matinee and evening show in a day, done it several times. I'd normally look for an early meal between shows.
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No I was thinking of getting to the hotel after both shows. Seeing as there's only a 7 minute walk (according to Google). I shouldn't need to catch a bus or train at that time. I assume it should still be fairly easy to catch a train when the second ends (at around 9:45 pm from what I can gather.)
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No problems at that time, bus or tube. Few ways to do it, Google Maps is your friend.
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Oh I know that. With my many trips down to London to watch shows. Funnily enough.
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Personally I'd recommend CityMapper over Google maps for transport/routing if you're using it on a phone.
The "TfL Go" app is also good for seeing status etc. of tube lines
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Along the same vein, in the winter I usually find a nice bar to relax in but in the summer a walk around town is much my preferred option. For me, the risk of returning to the hotel is getting so comfortable that I don't want to budge! (Much the same as if I need to go out after work, its not a good idea to make a cup of tea etc).
I still occasionally do a theatre double but is not ideal now I live outside London. Train fares are ridiculous, so I usually drive to zone 4 and then take the tube in from there, which puts the kybosh on any kind of drinking and becomes harder with age - stamina is a limiting factor!
That said, I did a very memorable double in May last year: Choir of Man matinee, followed by Dear England in the evening. It was a wonderful reminder of what a great privilege it is to be English, naysayers might deride aspects of our culture but our creative arts are second to none.
No man is worth crawling on this earth.
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Should be easily doable. Maybe make a plan to allow some time to walk around between the two shows to grab a quick bite to eat after the first show and leave time to walk around before you're sat still for another 2 hours.
Restaurants right in the theatre district are very busy during the pre-theatre timeslot so either make a reservation early or plan to grab something more casual rather than a sit down.
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