West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's "Theatreland". Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking world. Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London. Total attendances first surpassed 12 million in 2002, and in June 2005 The Times reported that this record might be beaten in 2005.

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  • West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's "Theatreland". Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking world. Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London. Total attendances first surpassed 12 million in 2002, and in June 2005 The Times reported that this record might be beaten in 2005. Total attendance numbers surpassed 13 million in 2007, setting a new record for the West End. Factors behind high ticket sales in the first half of 2005 included new hit musicals such as Billy Elliot, The Producers and Mary Poppins and the high number of film stars appearing. Since the late 1990s there has been an increase in the number of American screen actors on the London stage, and in 2005 these included Brooke Shields, Val Kilmer, Rob Lowe, David Schwimmer and Kevin Spacey.
  • Con la locuzione teatro del West End (West End Theatre) si è soliti indicare la pratica del teatro di professione a Londra, Inghilterra, concentrato in particolar modo nel quartiere centrale del West End, dal quale prende il nome, per la capillare presenza di edifici teatrali e di attività culturali. Ancor più specificatamente il termine viene adottato per indicare genericamente e complessivamente gli spettacoli messi in scena nella cosiddetta "Theatreland" di Londra, costituita per l'appunto dalla zona del West End. Insieme al Teatro di Broadway di New York, quello del West End rappresenta il più alto livello di teatro commerciale nel mondo di lingua inglese.
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  • West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's "Theatreland". Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking world. Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London. Total attendances first surpassed 12 million in 2002, and in June 2005 The Times reported that this record might be beaten in 2005.
  • Con la locuzione teatro del West End (West End Theatre) si è soliti indicare la pratica del teatro di professione a Londra, Inghilterra, concentrato in particolar modo nel quartiere centrale del West End, dal quale prende il nome, per la capillare presenza di edifici teatrali e di attività culturali.
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