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West End theatre is mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres in and near the West End of London. [1] Along with New York City's Broadway theatre, West End theatre represents the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world. Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London. [1]
The following is a list of the musical theatre franchises with the highest theatre admissions. The list includes worldwide ticket sales as well as Broadway ticket sales since 1984. Shows must have sold more than 1 million tickets. The Broadway League did not begin collecting admissions data until June 1984. [1]
Ticket counters of the New York City booth as seen from 47th Street. The TKTS ticket booths in New York City and London sell Broadway and Off-Broadway shows and dance events and West End theatre tickets, respectively, at discounts of 20–50% off the face value. [1] It is owned by the Theatre Development Fund, a non-profit.
This is a list of the longest-running shows (3,000 performances or more) in the West End, a well known professional theatre district in London.Nine currently running shows (two plays, seven musicals) have played more than 3,000 performances: The Mousetrap, Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia!, The Lion King, Wicked, Matilda, The Book of Mormon, and The Play That Goes Wrong.
The Kiln production transferred to the West End for a strictly limited run with Gift and Tutty reprising their roles. The show began previews on 4 April at the Criterion Theatre, with a press night performed on 23 April. It was originally scheduled to run until 14 July 2024 but due to popular demand, the show extended its run until 31 August ...
Tickets for theatre performances taking place around the West End that day and during the week are sold from the booth at a significant discount. [47] The popularity of the booth has given rise to other booths and stores around the square that advertise half-price tickets for West End shows.
The Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue, at the corner of Rupert Street, in the City of Westminster, London.The house currently has 994 seats on three levels.
The Noël Coward Theatre, formerly known as the Albery Theatre, is a West End theatre in St. Martin's Lane in the City of Westminster, London.It opened on 12 March 1903 as the New Theatre and was built by Sir Charles Wyndham behind Wyndham's Theatre which was completed in 1899.