West End visitors

Stat of the day: The Society of London Theatre’s 2011 box office figures show that, for the eighth year running, West End revenues achieved record sales of £528,375,874, up 3.1 per…

Fact of the day: The Society of London Theatre’s TKTS ticket booth in Leicester Square sold 58 per cent more tickets in the week ending 30 July than in the previous week.

Fact of the day: top price tickets for The Book of Mormon have reached a record high of £202.25, an increase of a third on last year.

Fact of the day: London theatre sold 22 million tickets last year, at a cost of £618.5 million.