Despite the recession, box office receipts at theatres in London topped half a billion pounds for the first time in 2009. Record numbers attended plays, musicals and the opera last year.
The Society of London Theatre said revenues were up by more than 7.5% on the year before.
Welcoming the results, Nica Burns, president of the...
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London theatre box office receipts top half a million pounds
Kristen Stewart and Carey Mulligan Nominated for Orange BAFTA Rising Star Award
Twilight star Kristen Stewart and An Education’s Carey Mulligan have been nominated for this year’s Orange BAFTA Rising Star Award.
Stewart’s Adventureland co-star Jesse Eisenberg, ex-Skins actor Nicholas Hoult and A Prophet’s Tahar Rahim complete the nominees for the prize.
Some of the previous winners of the award include Eva Green, James McAvoy, Shia LaBeouf and...
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