How our theatre break packages work

Our acclaimed London theatre breaks provide everything you need to enjoy an incredible trip to the West End. We combine discounted tickets to every London theatre show with hundreds of nearby hotels to create the best theatre and hotel packages on the market. You can also choose to add rail or coach travel from anywhere in the UK. Booking everything together saves you hassle and money; you can save up to 50% on rail tickets and 15% on hotels. Find out more about our theatre breaks below and book today!

Why book with Hotel Direct

We're the UK's leading theatre break provider

We were established in 1997 and have offered theatre breaks since 2010, creating amazing theatre breaks for hundreds of thousands of happy customers. We offer best in class service and are the only online travel agent that personally double-checks your booking with the hotel 48 hours prior to your arrival and emails you a second confirmation, to 100% confirm that the hotel is ready for your arrival.  Our UK based customer service team have expert knowledge of London hotels, theatres & travel options - and are always happy to help. We're the highest rated online travel agent on both Trustpilot & Google.

We're passionate about musical theatre

All our staff have been to West End shows - it's compulsory! They also love it. One member of our team has seen Wicked 11 times. She plans more trips. If you love theatre or simply want a show to be part of your next London break, speak to people who have a real passion for West End shows.

Full choice of shows and hotels

With Hotel Direct you can choose any London show and combine it with any of our hundreds of London hotels. There isn't a West End performance that we don't offer. From long running classics like Lion King and Phantom of the Opera to newer hits like Tina - The Tina Turner Musical and Abba Voyage. As well as Musical Theatre we offer all of London's fabulous Plays. We specialise in great West End and central London hotels, ensuring you'll have plenty of options within walking distance of your chosen theatre. Having selected a show, we'll show you the hotels which sell best with that show and we'll tell you the distance from each hotel to the theatre. We're here Monday to Friday on 0800 633 8000 if you want to speak to an expert about your choice of show or hotel or if you just prefer to book over the telephone.

You'll save more booking your theatre tickets and hotel together

We've negotiated special package discounts with our hotel & travel partners - and we pass these savings onto our theatre break customers. You can save an additional 15% on hotels when they're booked as part of a theatre + hotel package. Even better - booking rail as part of a theatre break can save you up to 50% on the rail tickets.

Hassle free travel with theatre breaks by rail or coach

Add train tickets to your theatre break for amazing discounts off the ticket prices with our theatre breaks by rail. And from 2023 we've teamed up with National Express to offer you even more choice and our very best priced, travel-inclusive London theatre breaks by coach. So if like most people you're travelling to London via train or coach, make sure you book your journey within your theatre break. You can travel from any origin rail station or National Express stop in the UK.

Precise seat selection tool

We believe it's very important that you know exactly which seat you're booking. That's why we created seating plans for every West End theatre, so you can select the exact seats that you want for your chosen show. Every seat is graded so that you have a good idea of the quality of the stage view.

We're ABTA bonded and protected

With Hotel Direct your theatre package is fully ABTA protected, giving your money protection that simply isn't available if you book your tickets, hotel and travel separately.

Thousands of audience reviews to help you choose your next favourite show

We know how helpful customer reviews are for deciding which show you'd like to see next. That's why we have collected thousands of audience show reviews, providing authentic feedback from real people to help you find your new favourite show.