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Paris may have the food, Barcelona has the weather and Rome has the history, but London's unquestionably the world's leading destination for lovers of live theatre. A non-stop festival of stage-based creativity, the city hosts literally hundreds of comedies, musicals, new writing and re-workings of the classics each night ranging from the time-capsule Elizabethan brilliance of Shakespeare's Globe to radical companies like Shunt hosting improvised interactive pieces in tunnels under the Thames.

London's theatrical strength is in its richness of experience. As the home of the UK's acting industry, the West End alone has almost 50 theatres whose productions draw millions to the city each year - dominated by musicals like Les Miserables and the works of the king of the West End for nearly three decades, Sir Andrew Lloyd-Webber, the pleasures of watching a spectacular musical in a grand old theatre here is an experience visitors to London will never forget.

In recent years Shaftesbury Avenue and the other large central theatres have become increasingly reliant on star names and, in the wake of huge hits like Mamma Mia! and We Will Rock You, the phenomenon that is the "jukebox musical". These populist compilations of famous band's music continue to fill their expensive seats, much to the chagrin of serious actor types constantly complaining about the death of the West End. However, the good shows of this type are very, very good, and the bad rarely hang around for long enough to trouble the first-time punter. And though Hollywood stars in a West End cast can seem like a cynical ploy to sell tickets (especially since the unknown actors alongside them will be earning the minimum wage, about £450 a week), London is one of the only places in the world to catch stars like James McAvoy, Christian Slater and Kevin Spacey going back to the medium they love, and audiences drawn in by the headline act often discover a great new play too.

The first stop for theatregoers in the West End is Leicester Square's Tkts booth. There's hundreds of imitators around the centre but this is the original, most trustworthy and best: there's discounts of up to half price on best seats for the majority of shows in town, and you can book until half an hour before showtime. Visit www.tkts.co.uk for a heads-up on what's available.

The West End's not just about celebrities and song and dance, however. Subsidised companies like the National Theatre, the Old Vic, Chelsea's Royal Court - the city's centre of bold new writing - and the outstanding Donmar Warehouse host productions of international significance, with breakout hits like The History Boys and Frost/Nixon often transferring to the silver screen. The Royal Shakespeare Company bring the best of their Stratford-upon-Avon seasons to London each year, and Shakespeare's Globe is one of the city's biggest draws - a meticulously recreated wooden Elizabethan playhouse on the South Bank where you can stand under the stars and watch sensational versions of the Bard's best works for just £5.

Ballet and opera are well represented too in London's theatreland. Covent Garden's Royal Opera House has 350 years of history and unparallelled grandeur; English National Opera at the nearby Coliseum Theatre is an equally classy alternative, and both offer an affordable chance to see some world-class opera and dance performances.

But it's the underbelly of London's creative life that gives the city's theatre scene such vibrancy. Because the city's home to so many drama schools, young actors and the next generation of directors, its fringe scene is the best in the world. You can see productions of Medea in the back of a Camden pub, radical political pieces in disused churches, new musicals in tiny studios, Shakespeare reworkings in parks up and down the city during the summer months, and everything in-between - tickets are always cheap and there's a vast range of choice every night of the week. Pick up a copy of Time Out listings magazine and take a risk - you might see a star of tomorrow or a show so bad it'll give you dinner party conversation for the next decade, but at the very least you'll be contributing financially and experiencing a touch of the excitement and energy that makes London one of the world's centres of the performing arts.

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Hotels near London Theatres

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Charing Cross A Guoman Hotel4 starStrand London WC2N 5HX0.30 miles£186.83View
Royal Horseguards5 star2 Whitehall Court London SW1A 2EJ0.44 miles£257.33View
Kingsway Hall4 star66 Great Queen Street London WC2B 5BX0.17 miles£129.00View
The Royal Trafalgar A Thistle Hotel3 starWhitcomb Street London WC2H 7HG0.46 miles£128.08View
Radisson Edwardian Leicester Square4 star3-6 St. Martin's Street London WC2H 7HL0.27 miles£170.38View
Thistle Piccadilly3 star39 Coventry Street London W1D 6BZ0.48 miles£198.58View
Hotel Russell4 star1-8 Russell Square London WC1B 5BE0.73 miles£116.32View
Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Piccadilly Hotel4 star65-73 Shaftesbury Avenue London W1D 6EX0.46 miles£109.00View
The Academy The Bloomsbury Town House4 star17-21 Gower Street London WC1E 6HG0.73 miles£117.50View
Sofitel London St James5 star6 Waterloo Place London SW1Y 4AN0.57 miles£350.00View
Waverley House Hotel3 star130-134 Southampton Row London WC1B 5AF0.62 miles£69.00View
Radisson Edwardian Hampshire5 star31 Leicester Square London WC2H 7LH0.30 miles£193.88View
Fielding Hotel3 star4 Broad Court Covent Garden WC2B 5QZ0.13 miles£75.00View
Beauchamp Hotel4 star24-27 Bedford Place London WC1B 5JH 0.60 miles£206.00View
SwissĂ´tel The Howard London5 star12 Temple Place London WC2R 2PR0.31 miles£258.50View
Grange Blooms Town House Hotel3 star7 Montague Street London WC1B 5BP0.57 miles£182.00View
Saco London Holborn4 starSpens House Lambs Conduit Street London WC1N 3LT 0.73 miles£200.00View
Saco London Covent Garden4 starFlats 1-6, 22-25 Floral Street London WC2E 9DS 0.17 miles£165.00View
The Kingsley A Thistle Hotel4 starBloomsbury Way London WC1A 2SD0.42 miles£186.83View
Park Inn London Russell Square4 star92 Southampton Row London WC1B 4BH0.53 miles£129.00View
One Aldwych5 star1 ALDWYCH LONDON WC2B 4RH0.08 miles£311.38View
Strand Palace Hotel3 star372 The Strand London WC2R 0JJ0.08 miles£144.00View
Citadines Aparthotel Trafalgar Square3 star18-21 Northumberland Avenue London WC2N 5EA0.39 miles£105.75View
Grange White Hall Hotel4 star2-5 Montague Street London WC1B 5BU0.50 miles£182.00View
Hazlitts4 star6 Frith Street London W1D 3JA0.48 miles£258.50View
St Giles Hotel and Leisure Club3 starBedford Avenue London WC1B 3AS0.52 miles£89.00View
The Bloomsbury Hotel4 star16-22 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3NN0.53 miles£199.75View
Wellington3 star81-83 Waterloo Road London SE1 8UD0.70 miles£93.95View
Grange Holborn5 star50-60 Southampton Row London WC1B 4AR0.54 miles£188.00View
Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel5 star252 High Holborn London WC1V 7EN0.40 miles£304.32View
St Martins Lane A Morgans Original5 star45 St. Martin'S Lane London WC2N 4HX0.24 miles£264.38View
Sanctum Soho5 star20 Warwick Street Soho London W1B 5NF0.73 miles£229.13View
Citadines Aparthotel Holborn3 star94 High Holborn London WC1V 6LF0.41 miles£141.00View
Chancery Lane4 starChancery Lane London EC1N 8AG0.49 miles£140.00View
Lse Grosvenor House Studios3 star141 - 143 Drury Lane London WC2B 5TB0.15 miles£65.00View
le Meridien Piccadilly5 star21 Piccadilly London W1J 0BH0.67 miles£405.00View
Myhotel Bloomsbury4 star11 BAYLEY STREET LONDON WC1B3HD0.65 miles£240.87View
Lse Northumberland House2 starEdward VII Rooms, 8a Northumberland Avenue, Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5BY0.40 miles£59.00View
Minc Apartments Lombard Lane4 star4-7 Lombard Lane London EC4Y 8AD0.56 miles£205.00View
The Clarendon4 star34-37 Bedford Place London WC1B 5JR0.55 miles£253.00View
The Portland Hotel4 star31-32 Bedford Place London WC1B 5JH0.57 miles£276.00View
The Buckingham Hotel4 star39-40 Bedford Place London WC1 5JT0.51 miles£253.00View
The Lancaster Hotel3 star4-6 Bedford Place London WC1B 5JD0.56 miles£159.00View
Staunton Hotel4 star13-15 Gower Street London WC1E 6HE0.68 miles£88.13View
Montague on The Gardens A Red Carnation Hotel4 star15 Montague Street London WC1B 5BJ0.59 miles£247.00View
Radisson Edwardian Mountbatten4 star20 Monmouth Street London WC2H 9HD0.29 miles£302.00View
Radisson Edwardian Kenilworth4 star94-97 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3LB0.48 miles£375.00View
Radisson Edwardian Bloomsbury Street4 star9 Bloomsbury Street London WC1B 3QD0.45 miles£250.00View
Thanet Hotel3 star7-8 Bedford Place London WC1B 5JA0.56 miles£78.00View

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