Theatres - Discover the Culture of the West End! theatrical tradition in Britain has been introduced by the Romans. During the medieval period, mystery and miracle plays are the two popular and both focus exclusively on biblical stories and legends about saints. This medieval tradition of theater has been extended from the 10th century to the 16th century to the height of his popularity in the 15th century. After the 16th century the medieval tradition of theater has been marked by the rise of professional theaters.
During the reign of Elizabeth I, British theaters had seen a major revolution with the revelation of playwrights such as Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson and John Webster. Since then, British theater has been greatly changed. British theatrical tradition has not been eclipsed by the growing influence of films and television. It was clear from the growing popularity of large Victorian and Edwardian architecture made of theater buildings and roads crowded night in London's theater district main (located in the heart of the West End of downtown.) Theatre lovers from around the world largely influenced by some of the biggest theaters and better maintained.
Most theaters in the West End show running for several weeks, although show running depends primarily on the popularity of the show and selling tickets. According to tradition, it was found that musicals tend to have more points than the dramas. Miserables is the longest run ever in the history of West End musicals to date. "It has exceeded Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, which closed in 2002 after running for 8,949 performances and 21 years as the longest running West End musical of all time, October 8, 2006. Other long-runners include Lloyd Webber's The Phantom Opera, still running after 21 years, and Willy Russell's Blood Brothers, now in its 20th year. However, non-musical Agatha Christie play The Mousetrap is the longest running show in the world and has been showing since 1952 (Courtesy: WikiPedia.org). "All of West Land theaters are private and they are considered highly commercial theaters.
Theatre tourism policy has been a boom in economic growth in London's West End. Tourists from different parts of the world largely visit the West End of London recently to have an organization of entertainment in the rooms. The entertainment industry and tourism West End theater in London has created many opportunities for locals and tourists to make the most of London's West End. For tourists though the name suggests the West End includes everything west of London, he is actually a very specific area west of the city. In its true definition, the sector is fairly low, which runs from Tottenham Court Road to the east of Park Lane to the west.
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Of the 40 commercial theaters in London's West End, 30 are in Westminster and the rest is in Camden. Overall, theaters contributed £ 1.5 billion a year to the economy of London and more than half of all overseas visitors cite the prospect of going to the theater as one of the decisive factors to come to London.
Westminster City Council has launched the theater in 2005 to strengthen the identity of the theater district.
Posted on April 1, 2010.