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West End venues to be exempt from controversial planning law
Theatres in the West End have been saved from new planning legislation that had threatened to bring them into conflict with nearby residents, after local councils were granted exemptions from the change in law. Westminster…
Report cites need for urgent probe into underinvestment in West End theatres
Chronic underinvestment in historic West End theatres should be investigated by the government as a “matter of urgency”, according to a report looking into the problems affecting the entertainment district. The independent inquiry, led by West End…
Digital Theatre expands into cinema
Digital Theatre, which specialises in filming theatre productions for online download, is to expand into the cinema sector. The company has announced a partnership with CinemaLive, which will distribute Digital Theatre recordings of West End…
Encore Tickets: Bringing audiences to book
One in four West End tickets are expected to be sold through indpendent agency Encore Ticets this year. The company’s commercial director Chris Ryan tells Michael Quinn how its strategy to innovate and sell to the widest possible market is helping to boost revenues for theatre producers
How ticketing has become a minefield
Once upon a time – in those distant pre-internet days – life was simple and clear-cut. To buy tickets for a West End show, you either went into the box office in person and bought…
Ticketing survey methodology
We adopted a consistent methodology for buying tickets, to compare prices on as close to a like-for-like basis as possible. For the purposes of defining West End theatre, we considered all theatres in full membership…
Industry response to The Stage’s 2013 ticketing survey
Jonathan Brown, secretary of the Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers: “This year’s survey by The Stage appears to show much lower booking fees but I think this will be as a result of how…
Survey reveals fall in extra booking charges for West End theatre tickets
The average extra booking fees being charged on West End theatre tickets have nearly halved in the last year. Additional fees charged after the initial price quoted to customers has fallen from an average of…
Top West End seats up to more than £80, cheap seats fall to £21
Tickets for the best seats in the West End have risen to more than £80, with the price of the cheapest falling by nearly £1 to an average of £21.07. These are the findings of…
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