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Exclusive offer alert! Save on a new play at London Transport MuseumDiscover The Truth About Harry Beck for less.
How did one of the world’s most iconic maps come into being? Find out at London Transport Museum, where a new play offers a glimpse into the life of the man who created it. The Truth About Harry Beck — which runs until 5 January at the museum’s moquette-upholstered Cubic Theatre — is a tube map origin-story drawn from real-life accounts, anecdotes and seemingly unconnected facts. Basically, it’s heaven for transport enthusiasts. And even if you don’t yet consider yourself one of those, there’s a good chance this play will awaken something within you… As Black Friday is coming up, our readers have the chance to nab an exclusive discount. Book via the link below to get £10 off top-price tickets for selected performances. A fascinating true taleHarry Beck is responsible for the tube map as we we know it today. After being laid-off as an engineering draughtsman with the London Underground Signals Office, he created the first ever diagrammatic map of the London Underground network. This was a much neater, and more straightforward alternative to previous geographic maps, and became the blueprint for all subsequent tube maps. The Truth About Harry Beck illustrates how he did it — and what it cost both Beck and his dedicated wife, Nora. While some characters are fictionalised, Beck’s various trials and triumphs are all based in fact. If you like good stories, you’ll love this. It’s won glowing reviewsThe Truth About Harry Beck has earned four-star reviews from the likes of The Stage, Everything Theatre, The Reviews Hub, and Broadway World — with the latter calling it “funny and poignant", while The Arts Deck dubs the play “a long-overdue tribute to a neglected hero”. Audiences agree, too!Take a look at some of their reactions in the video above. Don’t miss out on discountsAs well as getting £10 off top price tickets, you can also bag a half-price day pass to London Transport Museum when you book. It’s valid for one month from the date of the performance (excluding the show date itself). Ideal, as this play is pretty much guaranteed to ignite a keen interest in London’s lively transport history!
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