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The Latest Breaking News from the West End

West End boom masks perfect storm facing London theatre

Audiences are flocking back to Theatreland but beyond the bright lights, venues are struggling in the economic headwinds

Evening Standard

‘Tourist tax’ campaign comes to Westminster, but don’t get too optimistic

City Comment: My hunch is that there will be little hint of an early present for the West End

Evening Standard

Businesses and airport chiefs in new call to scrap the tourist tax

More than 350 businesses have called for the reintroduction of tax-free shopping for international tourists to help boost the West End.

Evening Standard

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The Lord of the Rings review: an enchanting musical at Watermill Theatre

When it came to the West End in 2007, “The Lord of the Rings” was a “notorious flop”, said Dominic Cavendish in The Daily Telegraph. A spectacular mega-musical, incorporating folk, Bollywood influences and pop, it had cost a record-breaking £12.5m to stage, at the 2,000- seat Theatre Royal Drury Lane,…

The Week

For your eyes only: Star photos to raise mental health awareness

The public are also being asked to send in a selfie for the Take A Moment project, which is on show in the West End

Evening Standard

Secure My Booking? It’s a ‘no’ when it comes to rail strikes

We had taken out the insurance after booking for The Pillowman in the West End, but it has refused a refund when we had to cancel

The Guardian - UK

Scrap the ‘Tourist Tax’: Brands investing in Britain deserve London at its most competitive

City voices: Fashion giants such as Burberry have shown their faith in London — the Government must reciprocate

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Douglas Heap obituary

Other lives: Theatrical designer who created sets for theatres in the West End and on Broadway

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - London’s pizzazz has returned; even cabbies say so

London is surging back. Anyone who has been to the West End can see the city is crowded again. If you feared Covid would do for London, think again: bars, restaurants, theatres are enjoying a roaring trade. The Tube and buses are packed, cycle lanes busy. Cabs, too. One cab…

Evening Standard

‘Lawless’ pedicab drivers ruining central London and endangering visitors, warn West End businesses

Nuisance pedicab operators are endangering visitors and threatening the reputation of the West End, local business owners have warned.

Evening Standard

Glasgow weather: 23 degrees this weekend plus all the essential info for Riverside music festival

Scotland's biggest city will be anticipating a mammoth line-up of talented DJs heading to the west end as it welcomes the very best from many genres with spectacular weather also predicted for the event.

Glasgow Live

Albert’s Schloss “bier palace” and entertainment venue to open in London’s West End

London’s first Albert’s Schloss “bier palace” is set to bring a taste of the Alps to the heart of the West End’s theatreland.

Evening Standard

What are the new flags around Piccadilly Circus? Art of London unveils new colourful flags

The coloured flags that have popped up by the West End mark the start of Art of London’s summer season

Evening Standard

OPINION - Who can afford a night out at the theatre anymore?

When you exit the St Martin’s Theatre in the West End having enjoyed The Mousetrap you notice the theatre next door, Ambassadors, is showing Vardy v Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial.

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Tourism to London bounces back… ‘but we still need VAT-free shopping’

Calls continue for the ‘tourist tax’ to be dropped even as ‘tourism in the West End is showing clear signs of recovery’

Manchester Evening News

ITV GMB viewers shocked over Richard Arnold's appearance in pre-recorded clip

The presenter visited the West End to meet the cast of The Rocky Horror Show, but his attire left fans bemused

Liverpool Echo

Wagatha Christie star says Coleen Rooney's Scouse testimony will have crowd on their feet

Laura Dos Santos spoke to the ECHO as the West End theatre adaptation of the trial comes to Merseyside

The Week

Operation Mincemeat review: ‘winning’ musical deserves to run and run

Based on a famously audacious wartime plot, “Operation Mincemeat” is “a brilliant spy thriller, a brilliant comedy, and a brilliant musical all rolled into one”, said Tim Bano in The Stage. This “exhilarating” production began life in 2019 at the tiny New Diorama Theatre in London, and has since enjoyed…

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Police reported to have arrested council workers handing out rape alarms as part of coronation crackdown

The police reportedly arrested council workers handing out rape alarms in the West End as part of their crackdown on crime ahead of the coronation.

The Guardian - UK

Maria Charles obituary

Veteran stage and screen actor who starred in West End musicals and played Maureen Lipman’s mother in the TV show Agony

Chronicle Live

'It has been a lifesaver' – How a Newcastle foodbank has become vital for Geordie families

The West End Foodbank issued 39% more food parcels in the past 12 months than the previous year, a whopping 287 tonnes of essential items

The Guardian - UK

Kenneth Branagh to direct and star in King Lear in London and New York

The play, which the actor has described as being pertinent to our ‘savage and judgmental’ political climate, will run for 50 performances in the West End before transferring to the US

Glasgow Live

Road closures announced for Glasgow hosting cycling world championships

During the tournaments being held, the west end, city centre and east end of the city are due to be considerably affected with notable locations being disrupted.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow’s newest cultural and community festival WestFest to launch programme this Saturday

A new arts festival will take place this June with over 100 events in the city’s West End and will launch this weekend with a samba band performance tour across the west end.

Edinburgh Live

Historic £2.7m Edinburgh mansion with private study and designer kitchen hits the market

A grand Edinburgh mansion from 1825 in the West End has hit the market and the new owners would certainly need deep pockets. While it's been refurbished to the highest of standards, there are still a nod to its history.

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