THEATRES

Shows each day

From the first performance of Shakespeare at The Globe in 1599 there are now at least 200 shows to choose from every day across the West End.

Music performances each day

There are more than 17,000 music performances a year across London’s 300+ venues including the O2 arena – the world’s most popular music venue.

Theatre attendance

Society of London Theatre has released its figures for 2022:

Real (adjusted for inflation) revenue: £790,022,668 (down 1.1% against £798,924,990 in 2019)
Capacity: 20,463,603 (up 7.9% from 18,968,776 in 2019)
Number of performances: 19,224 (up 4.7% from 18,364 in 2019)
Attendance: 16,420,068 (up 7.21% from 15,315,773 in 2019)