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Thoroughly Modern Milllie
Thoroughly Modern Millie at The Shaftsbury Theatre is among the shows which closed due to poor ticket sales
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Following a series of high profile show closures, 91Èȱ¬ London asks what would get YOU on a seat at a West End theatre?

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Thoroughly 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.

91Èȱ¬ London went out into theatreland to find what would make audiences head off to a show or a performance.
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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.

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Variety's theatre critic Matt Wolf told 91Èȱ¬ 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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