West End
About West End
The lively West End area draws a mix of shoppers and office workers, especially to the indie fashion boutiques, funky homeware stores and traditional pubs along Stafford and William streets. Dining options range from upscale hotel restaurants to casual pizzerias and burger bars. In grand Charlotte Square, the restored Georgian House shows period furniture. West is Haymarket station, a hub for trains and trams.
Brigit Forsyth: Still Open All Hours actress dies aged 83
... In a statement, Pemberton noted that she " had a varied and notable career in stage, screen and radio" including roles in theatres " from the West End to the National Theatres of England & Scotland"...
Manchester police probe Hamilton theatregoers' fight
... The Cameron Mackintosh and Jeffrey Seller production has been playing on London s West End since 2017 and continues to play to sell-out houses at the Victoria Palace Theatre...
Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma turn Liverpool warehouse into a battlefield for Macbeth
... In their mock war zone, it feels a far cry from the West End...
Ian McKellen to play Falstaff in Shakespeare adaptation Player Kings
... The production will open in March, playing at the New Wimbledon Theatre and Manchester Opera House, before transferring to the West End for a 12-week run at the Noël Coward Theatre from April to June...
Disabled arts scheme: Buying tickets 'shouldn't be a performance'
... He told Front Row that he had recently tried to book a ticket for a West End show...
Ronnie Corbett's widow, musical star Anne Hart, dies aged 90
...Anne Hart, the former West End musical star who was married to comedian Ronnie Corbett for 50 years, has died at the age of 90...
Brixton village: How the 'Oxford Street of South London' evolved
... " There was everything going on down there; there were enough theatres to rival the West End, David Bowie lived across the road, the famous Jamaican singer Alton Elllis owned the best record shop that played reggae music and the community feel was so strong...
Bill Kenwright: Sir Ian McKellen leads tributes to impresario
... " Whether the West End lights will be turned off in his memory, certainly our business will be dimmer now he has gone...
Manchester police probe Hamilton theatregoers' fight
By Stewart WhittinghamBBC News
Police are investigating a fight which broke out between theatregoers at a performance of The Hit musical Hamilton.
A Man and A Woman in The Audience were thought to have been involved in The Fight at Palace Theatre , Manchester, on Friday.
Police said no arrests had been made.
In April officers were called to the same theatre after rowdy audience members halted a performance of The Bodyguard .
A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) spokesman said officers were called following a " report of an assault".
He added: " An investigation is ongoing at This Time with no arrests made.
" Thankfully, injuries sustained are not believed to be life-threatening. "
GMP appealed for information.
The award-winning musical is on a UK-wide tour for the First Time .
Hamilton is The Story of Alexander Hamilton , A Man of Scots descent who became an American Founding Father .
The UK tour opened in Manchester where it will run for 15 weeks from 11 November to 24 February.
It will then move to Edinburgh's Festival Theatre for two months before continuing around the UK.
The Cameron Mackintosh and Jeffrey Seller production has been playing on London's West End since 2017 and continues to play to sell-out houses at the Victoria Palace Theatre.
Source of news: bbc.com
