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Photo: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Tickets can only be bought in person so do not try to contact by telephone. At times, there may well be long queues, so be prepared.
The TKTS ticket booths in New York City and London sell Broadway and Off-Broadway shows and dance events and West End theatre tickets, respectively, at discounts of 20–50% off the face value. It is owned by the Theatre Development Fund, a non-profit.
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Relax and unwind in the garden, and gaze at the activity going on all around, while listening to the buskers, street entertainers and preachers performing in the area. At the centre of the square is a fountain with a statue honouring William Shakespeare, and the benches that surround the fountain are dotted with other fun statues—you can take your picture sitting next to Mr. Bean, or standing with Charlie Chaplin.
The National Portrait Gallery is just around the corner from the National Gallery and is an entertaining way to learn about British history since the Tudors. Visitors walk around the gallery chronologically, viewing portraits of notable figures from British history - from Henry VII, painted by Hans Holbein, to Blur, painted by Julian Opie.