Rising ticket prices mean an evening out for two at a West End show in London is now beyond the reach of all but the affluentWhen the New Covent Garden theatre opened in 1808, following a disastrous fire the previous year that had razed the old theatre to the ground, the new theatre charged higher ticket prices. The audience rioted, demanding the reinstatement of "old prices". After 67 days of disturbances, prices we…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:53AM on September 25, 2012