Win the best seats in the house with the INDEPENDENT

If you fancy a trip to the theatre, we would like to offer you the best seats in the house. All this week we are giving you the chance to win top- class tickets to shows ranging from opera to ballet to drama.

Today you could win a Grand Tier Box for four at the Royal Opera House in London to see two of Frederick Ashton's acclaimed productions, Les Patineurs and Tales of Beatrix Potter.

These spellbinding ballets will enchant youngsters and delight adults. Tales of Beatrix Potter features everyone's favourite characters, including Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddleduck, Jeremy Fisher and the Two Bad Mice. The staging is magnificent, with costumes and masks designed by Christine Edzard and Rostislav Douboujinsky.

In the delightful Les Patineurs, Ashton's sublime choreography evokes the wonder of a winter's skating party.

The prizewinner's performance takes place on Saturday 23 December, 1995. To be in with a chance of winning a box for four simply answer the following question.

Question: What kind of creature is Beatrix Potter's character Mrs Tiggywinkle?

Then call:

and leave your answer, name, address and daytime telephone number. The winner will be chosen at random from all correct answers received after the closing date of midnight on Tuesday 12 December.

Your call will last no longer than a minute. Calls cost 39p per minute cheap rate and 49p per minute at all other times. Normal Newspaper Publishing rules apply, with no cash alternative. Sorry, not applicable to readers in the Irish Republic.

For further details of this show - dates, times and prices - please call 0171-304 4000.