Location: Royal Albert Hall, LondonOn Sunday afternoon, we joined the queue at Royal Albert Hall for tickets to "Prom 49: A Celebration of Rodgers and Hammerstein".
In the tradition of the event, 500 tickets are released on the day of the performance at an accessible price - £5. And with the familiar tunes from Oklahoma!, The King and I and The Sound of Music, what better way would there have been to finish the weekend? We opted to join the queue for tickets to the top floor Gallery, over the Area - ground level in front of the stage, to save craning our necks and to avoid the stickiness of fellow "prommers" on the humid London day. Arriving just after 2pm we received a queue ticket, Wimbledon style and waited eagerly for 3.15pm when the ticket window opened and allowed us into the magnificent arena.
After the cash was handed over it was straight up the steps to grab prime viewing spots at the balcony. Two hours of amazing orchestral and vocal performances were enjoyed by all. What better way to spend an English afternoon?
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