Tickets on sale for New Years Eve fireworks in London

TICKETS for London’s world-famous New Year’s Eve fireworks went on sale on Friday 29 September at 12 noon.  This year’s stunning spectacle will once again be focused around the Coca-Cola London Eye on the River Thames.

More than 3,000 people, from pyrotechnicians to stewards, work together to ensure that the capital’s celebrations run smoothly and are the most dazzling on the planet. The renowned pyrotechnic and lighting display will feature more than 12,000 fireworks, 2,000 lighting cues and 30 tonnes of equipment on three barges.

While Big Ben’s famous ‘bongs’ have fallen silent during vital renovation works this year, the unmistakeable bell will sound to kickstart the fireworks, ringing in the New Year in true London style.  As well as being enjoyed by more than 100,000 spectators in the viewing areas, the display is watched by over 12 million broadcast viewers on TV, promoting London as global capital of tourism and culture.

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Thames cruises with a Shakespearean twist

#CITYCRUISES is marking the 400th anniversary of William #Shakespeare’s death by treating passengers on the #Thames Circular cruise to spontaneous theatrical performances.  

Throughout April, actors will entertain passengers with renditions of each and every one of his plays.

The sightseeing cruises, departing from Bankside next to the Globe Theatre, will be filled with sonnets, sketches, and scenes, including a montage of Shakespeare’s insults from a variety of plays including a Winter’s Tale and Much Ado About Nothing.

The performers will demonstrate how regularly we use Shakespearean language in our lives, and re-enact the story of Hamlet in just five minutes.

Passengers can relive Romeo and Juliet, take part in The Tempest and mingle with Macbeth as the boat sails past London’s most famous landmarks, from Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament to Shakespeare’s Globe and St. Paul’s Cathedral.

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