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In 2013 West End ticket
sales alone contributed
£97,584,409
in VAT to
the national exchequer
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Arts and culture
had a turnover of
£12.4 billion
and
contributed
£5.9 billion
(GVA) to the UK economy in 2011
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Top left:
Disney’s The Lion King, photo by Catherine Ashmore. Top right: Daniel Evans’ critically acclaimed production of Oliver! photo by Mark Douet.
Middle:
West End Live 2014, photo by Pamela Raith.
Bottom:
Chris Trenfield as The Swan in Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake, photo by Helen Maybanks