| you like to enjoy a weekend away with cheap | | | | stage-level seating area. |
| theatre tickets? You can start by going to one of | | | | You will see a lot of theatres in the West End |
| the famous West End theatres, enjoy a nice | | | | with Edwardian and Victorian design. Most of the |
| meal, and then spend a night in a nearby hotel. | | | | theatres have interiors with exquisitely luxurious |
| You can experience the entertainment that | | | | decoration and the detailed style of Victorian, |
| royalty and the masses have shared for over | | | | Romanesque or neo-classical facade designs. |
| 400 hundred years. Discount theatre tickets are | | | | Here's a sample of what you can see at several |
| also easy to find in the West End theatre district | | | | West End theatres and their seating capacity. |
| for most popular shows. | | | | - Shaftesbury Theatre - Burn The Floor - opens |
| The West End theatre area contains | | | | 2010-07-19 and closes on 2010-09-4. Seats 1400. |
| approximately 40 theatres. You can see | | | | - Theatre Royal on Haymarket - Sweet Charity - |
| professional shows in big theatres. The area is | | | | opened 2010-05-04 without a closing date. Seats |
| known for having the best commercial theatres | | | | 888. |
| within the world of English speakers. They're equal | | | | - Palace Theatre - Priscilla, Queen of The Desert - |
| in quality to the Broadway theatre productions in | | | | opened 2009-03-10 without a closing date. Seats |
| New York. Residents and tourists alike use their | | | | 1400. |
| holidays to go see the entertainment in the West | | | | - Duchess Theatre - The Fantasticks - opened |
| End district. | | | | 2010-05-24 and closes on 2010-11-05. Seats 479. |
| West End is also known as Theatreland. It's | | | | - Gielgud Theatre - Hair - opened 2010-04-14 |
| located the middle of the west side of the centre | | | | without a closing date. Seats 937. |
| of London. Theatreland is bordered by The Strand | | | | - Theatre Royal, Drury Lane - Oliver! - opened |
| on the south, Oxford Street on the north side, | | | | 09-01-14 without a closing date. Seats 2196. |
| Kingsway on the eastern side and Regent Street | | | | Tickets can be bought at half price in the centre |
| on the west. You can find the dominating theatres | | | | of the theatre district at Leicester Square. Outlets |
| on Drury Lane, The Strand and on Shaftesbury | | | | sell tickets for the popular shows at reduced |
| Avenue. The theatres on these streets produce | | | | prices. Many tickets are sold for half price with an |
| comedy, classic shows along with musicals. | | | | additional service charge. |
| You can start by seeing a huge threatre | | | | The theatre district's West End is also known as |
| production at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. | | | | the centre of the United Kingdom entertainment. |
| This famous theatre seats over 2100 individuals. | | | | It contains the biggest shopping area within |
| Originally it was built in 1663 and as of 1812 it | | | | Europe. It's also the home of United Kingdom |
| seated over 3,500. The Theatre Royal in Drury | | | | theatre and film industry as well as numerous |
| Lane has many semi-circle threatre boxes | | | | upper-scale restaurants, bars, hotels and |
| covering the curved back wall above the | | | | nightclubs. |