Soho Place, the West End’s first new-build theatre in five decades, is set to open this weekend. The 600-seat Soho St venue will welcome its first guests on Saturday for a performance of Neil Baldwin and Malcolm Clarke’s ‘Marvellous’ some 12 years after plans for its development were conceived. Soho Place is owned by West …
West End Live attracts 55,000 theatre fans
Some 55,000 people flocked to London’s Trafalgar Square last weekend for West End Live, a free celebration of London’s theatre. The weekend (Saturday June 25 and Sunday 26) was filled with 11 hours of performances from over 50 shows from London’s West End, featuring a total of 541 performers. Musicals included favourites such as Hamilton, …
West End top theatre ticket prices up on pre-pandemic levels
West End theatre prices have risen by 21.3% since before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research from The Stage. The theatre publication found that the average top ticket price currently falls at £140.85 ($172/€163), which is an increase on the £116.09 price in June 2019. The most expensive show in the survey was Cabaret at …
West End’s Kids Week launches with sales frenzy
The West End’s annual Kids Week campaign has outperformed pre-pandemic levels with more than 113,000 tickets sold in the first 24 hours. Kids Week allows kids to go free to a variety of West End shows throughout August, when accompanied by a full paying adult. Day one sales exceeded 2019 figures, with 175,000 tickets still …
Children to enjoy London’s West End for free during Kids Week
Children will be able to enjoy London’s West End shows for free during the Kids Week campaign, with tickets available from OfficialLondonTheatre(.com). Throughout August, kids aged 17 and under can see a show for free when accompanied by a paying adult, with half-price tickets available for two additional children in the same group. On …
West End Live reveals initial line up
West End Live will return to Trafalgar Square in late June, with some 34 hit West End shows having been announced for the line-up so far. The free and unticketed event celebrates London’s world-class theatre scene and will transform Trafalgar Square into a theatre-lover’s paradise on June 25 and 26. Fans will be able to …
High theatre ticket prices could leave workers vulnerable
Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communication and Theatre Union (BECTU) head Philippa Childs has warned that expensive theatre ticket prices could deter audiences, leaving theatre workers vulnerable. Childs told The Stage: “When faced with soaring ticket rates amid the ever-increasing cost-of-living crisis, audiences will have little choice but to cut back on the expense of going to the …
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella production set to end
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s West End musical Cinderella is set to end, less than one year since it opened. The final performance of the composer’s reimagined show will take place on June 12. While the show will no longer be performed on London’s West End, a production of Cinderella is due to open on Broadway in …
SeatPlan reveals West End theatre seats with the worst views
Event ticket seller SeatPlan has curated a list of some of the worst views from seats across London’s West End, which sees theatre goers paying for seats – sometimes without adequate warning – with views that are obstructed. The list includes various positions at 10 theatres in the West End that have pillars right in …
West End Live set to return to Trafalgar Square in June
West End Live, a free musical theatre festival that takes place in London’s Trafalgar Square, has announced its dates for 2022. Trafalgar Square will be transformed into an open-air theatre to welcome tens of thousands of theatre fans on June 25-26. The event will feature some of the West End’s top shows, with last year’s …