Hit musicals including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and star turns from actors such as Helen Mirren help drive up ticket sales to £586m in 2013London's theatres enjoyed a record year in 2013, with tickets sales of £586m, up 11% on the previous year. Advance sales, seat occupancy and overall ticket sales were all up.Ticket sales were boosted by a string of new hit musicals, including The Book of Mormon and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:21PM on January 29, 2014