Out and About free tickets scheme

Out and About offers complimentary tickets to Westminster residents aged 65 or above, to attend cultural events such as concerts, exhibitions, film and theatre shows.

The scheme is made possible through the Arts and Cultural Service's brokerage with the City's leading arts organisations. It is part of the Council's Every Older Person Matters Pledge to provide opportunities for older people to improve mental and physical health by participatiing in cultural, reading and learning activities. 

Previous offers have included tickets to see the English National Ballet, Turner Prize at Tate Britain, Royal College of Music, West End Comedy Theatre and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

How do I apply for these complimentary tickets?

The tickets are available only through the Council’s Arts and Cultural Services at 020 7641 8955 or pbaker@westminster.gov.uk  Please give your name, address telephone number and email.

To take up these offers, you will need to organise your own transport and escorts.

CURRENT OFFERS

English National Opera Dress Rehearsals

Der Rosenkavalier  Richard Strauss’s charming Viennese comedy returns in David McVicar’s delightful staging first seen in 2008.  With Sarah Connolly as Octavian,  Amanda Roocroft as the Marschallin and Sir John Tomlinson as Baron Ochs.   Wednesday  25 January  6pm 

Tales Of Hoffman Offenbach's operatic swansong is based upon the fantastical tales of the German Romantic writer. Hopelessly besotted with a flighty prima donna, the poet drunkenly recalls the three loves of his life.  With Barry Banks as the lovelorn hero and American soprano Georgia Jarman singing all three of Hoffmann’s lost loves.   Wednesday  8 February  6pm 

The Death of Klinghoffer  Adam's drama about the killing of a Jewish-American tourist during the hijacking of a Mediterranean cruise liner is more a meditation in the style of a Bach Passion, than a conventional opera.  Alice Goodman’s poetic, even-handed libretto mixes Biblical and Koranic references with real and imagined accounts of what happened.   Thursday  23 February  10am

Click here  and scroll down for more information about these productions

New Wave Cinema at the Institute of Contemporary Arts

The ICA offers a great  season of films  with too many titles to list here.  Scroll down the list of films and click on Book Tickets to open the list of screenings.  There is no limit to the number of seats or screenings for residents aged 65 and over.

When you have selected your films, dates and times, Out and About will book your seats for you.

Orpheus Foundation - Supporting the Finest Musicians of Tomorrow

Find out more about the programmes and these acclaimed young musicians

Look out for more concerts and events!