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 average theater ticket price for drama performances was nearly 13 British pounds.
Distribution of theater performances in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2021, by genre
The source specified to have analyzed over 1,850,000 ticket transactions for 36,000 amateur and professional theater performances in the United Kingdom.
2021 data: collected between November 1, 2020 and October 31, 2021.
2019 data: collected between November 1, 2018 and October 31, 2019.
2019 data for cabaret and burlesque was not available.
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TicketSource. (December 9, 2021). Distribution of theater performances in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019 and 2021, by genre [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from 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." Chart. December 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 25, 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: December 25, 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 December 25, 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/