How to Book
The Anvil and The Haymarket have ticket sales counters at their main entrances, and each can take bookings for all Anvil Arts venues and events.
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Opening hours
Monday-Saturday: open from 10am (excluding Bank Holidays)
Sunday: open from one hour before the start of a performance
Contact information
Tel: 01256 844244
Phone lines are open until 6pm Monday to Saturday. Please note that lines are very busy at 10am. A queuing system is in operation.
Fax: 01256 366900
Web site: click here for a full list of performances
Email: box.office@anvilarts.org.uk
Post: Box Office, Anvil Arts, Churchill Way, Basingstoke RG21 7QR
Textphone: use a Typetalk operator by prefixing the call with 18001
How to pay
Cash: please do not send by post
Card: Maestro, Visa, Mastercard, Visa Electron or Solo
Postal order
Anvil Arts gift vouchers: £5, £10 and £20 vouchers available from the box office. They are redeemable for tickets in any Anvil Arts venue.
Please note we do not accept Theatre Tokens.
Handling charge: A handling charge of £1 per ticket will be made. Please check with the box office for details, or see the conditions of sale below.
No refunds can be given. We offer ticket cancellation protection. More information
Please make sure you:
State the name, date and time of the performance
State the number of tickets required, and at which price (please give alternatives where possible), and any special requirements.
Add your name, address and daytime telephone number
Enclose a credit card number, plus expiry date, three-digit security number and issue number if applicable, or 'valid from' date. Please add £1 to the total price if we are posting tickets to you. Please note we can only send tickets to the address registered with your credit card.
Reserved tickets that have not been paid for are held for three days or until an hour before the performance, whichever is sooner. After this time, unpaid reservations will be released.
Paying less
Discounts are available for perfomances where stated. Only one discount can apply to any one ticket, and you will be asked to prove your eligibility
Anvil Arts reserves the right to introduce special offers at any time, and these cannot be applied to tickets already purchased.
Infant in arms: children aged two years and under when accompanied by an adult ticket holder require an infant in arms ticket, price £1 (available at selected performances only).
Exchange and resale of tickets
Once tickets have been printed, they can be exchanged within the run of the same event for tickets of the same value at a cost of 50p per ticket. Lost tickets can be reprinted at a cost of 50p per ticket. We operate a resale facility on sold out performances at a cost of £1 per ticket.
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