average theater ticket price for drama performances was nearly 13 British pounds.
A 2021 study compared the most performed theater genres in the United Kingdom between 2019 and 2021. Overall, drama topped the ranking, accounting for roughly a quarter of all shows in 2021. That year, the Distribution of theater performances in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2021, by genre
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TicketSource. "Distribution of theater performances in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2021, by genre." Chart. December 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311766/most-performed-theater-genres-united-kingdom/
TicketSource. (2021). Distribution of theater performances in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2021, by genre. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311766/most-performed-theater-genres-united-kingdom/
TicketSource. "Distribution of Theater Performances in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2019 and 2021, by Genre." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311766/most-performed-theater-genres-united-kingdom/
TicketSource, Distribution of theater performances in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2021, by genre Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311766/most-performed-theater-genres-united-kingdom/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Distribution of theater performances in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2021, by genre [Graph], TicketSource, December 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311766/most-performed-theater-genres-united-kingdom/