This statistic displays the share of adults who rehearsed or performed in a play, drama, opera, operetta or musical theatre in England over the last 12 months, as of annual surveys conducted between 2005/06 and 2016/17. According to the 2016/17 survey, 1.5 percent of respondents had performed in a play or drama and 0.7 percent in an opera or musical theatre.
Share of adults who rehearsed or performed in opera, musical theatre or play/drama in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17*
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Share of adults who rehearsed or performed in opera, musical theatre or play/drama in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17*
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (April 26, 2018). Share of adults who rehearsed or performed in opera, musical theatre or play/drama in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/555787/adult-theatre-participation-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of adults who rehearsed or performed in opera, musical theatre or play/drama in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17*." Chart. April 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555787/adult-theatre-participation-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). (2018). Share of adults who rehearsed or performed in opera, musical theatre or play/drama in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/555787/adult-theatre-participation-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK). "Share of Adults Who Rehearsed or Performed in Opera, Musical Theatre or Play/Drama in The Last Year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/555787/adult-theatre-participation-uk-england/
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), Share of adults who rehearsed or performed in opera, musical theatre or play/drama in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/555787/adult-theatre-participation-uk-england/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
Share of adults who rehearsed or performed in opera, musical theatre or play/drama in the last year in England from 2005/06 to 2016/17* [Graph], Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (UK), April 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/555787/adult-theatre-participation-uk-england/
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