According to a new analysis by the theatre journal The Stage, the price of a ticket to see a play or musical in London’s West End will increase by 21%.
According to the report, the average ticket price has increased since 2019 from £116 ($142) to £140 ($172), with the average top price for a play ticket rising by 38% to £114 ($140).
With top-tier prices set at more than £300 ($368), Cabaret, the award-winning revival of Bob Fosse’s extravaganza starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley, is currently the most expensive musical. However, its venue, the Playhouse Theatre, also makes a few £25 tickets available for each performance.
With prices hovering around $27, cheaper tickets have only increased by 3.3 percent throughout that time.
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Aside from the Playhouse needing to remove seats to comply with pandemic regulations, inflation, which in the UK is roughly 12 percent, is a factor in the price increases.
Top ticket prices fluctuate from year to year and are frequently affected “by a very small number of high-profile plays,” a spokesman for the Society of London Theatre told the BBC.
