Theatre more popular than sport in Great Britain, survey says
More people in Great Britain attend theatre shows than sports events, according to a new analysis of cultural engagement across Europe.
Sports attendance was higher than theatre-going in all the other European countries surveyed except Great Britain, the Netherlands and Estonia. According to the report, this is due to the country’s high ranking for theatre attendance, and comparatively low ranking for sports attendance.
Orian Brook’s study of international data, which has been published by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, also shows that Great Britain is in the top quartile for theatre attendance internationally.
However, the number of people consuming culture via the television or radio is below average compared with European counterparts.
Brook also notes that GB achieves slightly higher levels of attendance than would be expected for the level of government spending on culture.
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