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West End play poster banned by TfL over 'unhealthy' cake
By Jess Warren BBC News
A poster for a West End play featuring a Wedding Cake was banned by Transport for London (TfL) because it was seen to promote " foods high in fat, salt and sugar".
The ad for Tony n' Tina's Wedding, a dinner show at Wonderville, Haymarket, featured a three-tier Sponge Cake .
The Team spent £20,000 on The posters to Go On London's transport network.
A TfL spokesperson said: " We Are always happy to work with brands to help them follow our advertising policy. "
The interactive show is set at an Italian-American wedding, with a three-course meal, live music and dancing.
Producer Paul Gregg told BBC London they could not run The posters after they delivered them to TfL.
" They said 'you can't put these up, they've got cake on', " He Said . " It was a bit of a Surprise . . The poster was designed at great expense to begin with. "
His team spent a week creating The new design, costing an additional £5,000.
TfL said it refused to run 20 adverts displaying foods and non alcoholic drinks that were high in fat, sugar or salt, in The year 2021/22.
A TfL spokesperson added: " We welcome all advertising on our network that complies with our published guidance. "
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