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Dominic West, don’t be snooty about hit West End shows, they keep serious theatre alive

In dismissing such plays as the preserve of inattentive tourists, he ignores the fragile ecology of the industry

The Guardian - UK

Winter Survival Appeal: Kate Winslet and Dame Judi Dench urge Londoners to 'give what you can'

Oscar-winning stars of Hollywood and the West End, Kate Winslet and Dame Judi Dench, have backed our Winter Survival Appeal in partnership with Comic Relief, calling on Londoners to “come together” and donate generously to “help those in desperate need” this Christmas.

Evening Standard

Landsec shifts focus from City of London to West End as tenants seek ‘vibrancy’

Owner of Bluewater and Trinity Leeds also says brands are looking for ‘fewer, bigger, better’ stores

The Guardian - UK

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West End Christmas spending to hit £1.64 billion as tourists return

Foreign tourists will lead the festive spending charge says New West End Company

Evening Standard

OPINION - You’re not a real Londoner if you lack empathy for strangers

I don’t get scared in London. Not really. If you know a place well — and I’ve lived here most of my life — you learn to avoid the places where danger lurks. You learn to body swerve the West End at midnight at the weekend, know which dodgy pubs…

Evening Standard

The Hunger Games stage adaptation coming to the West End

Script is being written by Olivier-winning playwright Conor McPherson

The Independent UK

Photographer reveals theory behind infamous Enfield haunting ‘floating child’ picture

New adaptations of the infamous London ghost story are due to come to the West End and Apple TV+

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Keith Baxter obituary

Actor and director who played Prince Hal to Orson Welles’s Falstaff in Chimes at Midnight, and triumphed in Sleuth in the West End and on Broadway

The Guardian - UK

Two jailed for stealing watch from Canadian tourist in West End

Two men have been jailed after stealing a watch from a Canadian tourist in the West End.

Evening Standard

Man rescued from water and second missing following MAJOR incident in Glasgow

999 crews have raced to the West End of Glasgow tonight following reports of two people in the River Kelvin.

The National (Scotland)

Moco: Major modern art museum approved for Oxford Street ‘in boost to West End’

A major modern art museum has been approved for Oxford Street in a “huge vote of confidence in London and the West End”.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Dylan Jones: Oxford Street must change or die, because right now it’s dying

Oxford Street was built for lunchtime. At least it was for me. When I worked in the West End, if I wasn’t having a fancy lunch, at one o’clock I’d nip out from my office and spend the best part of an hour wandering up and down it, dipping into…

Evening Standard

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

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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.

The Week

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,…

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

Douglas Heap obituary

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

Evening Standard

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.

Glasgow Live

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.

Evening Standard

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

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