West End theatre

West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows 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 theatre in the English speaking world. Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London.

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London - New York's - Broadway Theatre - Theatre - English - Tourist

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Total attendances first surpassed 12 million in 2002, and in June 2005 The Times reported that this record might be beaten in 2005 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-1637498,00.html. 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 actors on the London stage, and in 2005 these included Brooke Shields, Val Kilmer, Rob Lowe and David Schwimmer. Also in 2005, Ewan McGregor is made his first appearance in a stage musical in Guys and Dolls. Kevin Spacey has been artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre since 2004 and appears in some of his own productions.

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The Times - Billy Elliot - The Producers - Mary Poppins - Brooke Shields - Val Kilmer - Rob Lowe - David Schwimmer - Ewan McGregor - Guys and Dolls - Kevin Spacey - Old Vic Theatre

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