Theatre Breaks LTB » War Horse http://theatrebreaksltb.co.uk Theatre breaks blog for getting the best out of London Theatre Breaks Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:15:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 London Theatre Breaks Top Musicals and PLays http://theatrebreaksltb.co.uk/269/london-theatre-breaks-top-musicals-and-plays/ http://theatrebreaksltb.co.uk/269/london-theatre-breaks-top-musicals-and-plays/#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 12:56:06 +0000 http://theatrebreaksltb.co.uk/?p=269 Continue reading →]]>

London Theatre Breaks

The current Musicals for theatre breaks in London

We have collated some useful facts, tips and information about London theatre breaks, starting with the most popular current West End musicals:

Avenue Q Billy Elliot Blood Brothers Chicago
Dirty Dancing Dreamboats And Petticoats Flashdance Grease
The Jersey Boys Love Never Dies Legally Blonde Les Miserables
The Lion King Mamma Mia Oliver Phantom of the Opera
Priscilla Queen of the Desert Sister Act Stomp Sweet Charity
Thriller Live We Will Rock You Wicked

And these are the biggest current plays for London Theatre breaks

The 39 Steps Birdsong The Country Girl Deathtrap
Ghost Stories The Mousetrap Onassis
War Horse When We Are Married Yes Prime Minister

]]> http://theatrebreaksltb.co.uk/269/london-theatre-breaks-top-musicals-and-plays/feed/ 0 War Horse Record for National Theatre http://theatrebreaksltb.co.uk/164/war-horse-record-for-national-theatre/ http://theatrebreaksltb.co.uk/164/war-horse-record-for-national-theatre/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:00:09 +0000 http://theatrebreaksltb.co.uk/?p=164 Continue reading →]]> The smash-hit success of the play War Horse has helped the National Theatre, South Bank, reach its highest attendance record for seven years.

War Horse at The National

The theatre published its annual report for 2008/09, which showed that its box office reached 93% capacity, with 817,000 paid attendees, the highest total attendance in the last seven years. The theatre staged 25 productions in the year, of which 17 were new.

It achieved a £456,000 surplus for the financial year and turnover increased to £55 million. The biggest earner for the year was the First World War story War Horse, which took £2.7 million at the box office and had a 99% capacity.

War Horse in the West End

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War Horse National Theatre


The National Theatre’s smash hit arrived in London’s West End, playing at the New London Theatre from 28 March 2009.

War Horse is based on the celebrated novel by Michael Morpurgo. The First World War is the backdrop for this exciting tale of bravery, and the extraordinary bond between a young recruit and his horse.

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