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Modern Millie, starring Amanda Holden, is one of the most recent
casualties of poor ticket sales in the West End.
Neil
LaBute's The Shape of Things closed after less than a month
and Rattle of a Simple Man, with Michelle Collins and Stephen
Tompkinson, lasted just four weeks.
What
exactly is to blame for this downturn in audience figures?
When
we asked Londoners what they thought, high ticket prices, a dearth
of good quality shows, and the high price of transport, including
the congestion charge, were all blamed.
wrong
message
Variety's
theatre critic Matt Wolf told BBC London that theatres should simply
close down for a few weeks when they don't have a high quality show
in the offing.
But
would this send out the wrong message to London's millions of visitors
if the doors were shut at well-known venues?
Join
the debate Online and let us know what would encourage YOU to go
to the theatre more often.
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vigee naidoo
my son who as a learning disability loves the theatre , if he can he would go every week. but the tickets prices are too expensive. is there a special rate for people like my son?thank you
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