Tickets for comedian Lee Evan’s new ‘Warm-Up Show’ are
currently the most sought after in the land keeping two star studded
Shakespeare productions off of the top spot.
According to theatre and gig ticket comparison site SeatChoice.com searches for
tickets to his performance at the Victoria Hall, Stoke-on Trent on the 6th of
August are outstripping demand for tickets to see Kevin Spacey in Richard III
at the Old Vic and Much Ado About Nothing, starring David Tennant and Catherine
Tate at the Wyndhams Theatre in London’s West End.
One reason why the show may be proving so popular is that the audience at
Evan’s special one night performance will see him trying out brand new material
ahead of his forthcoming ‘Roadrunner’ tour of the UK and Ireland.
The SeatChoice.com list also shows that live entertainment is doing very well
in the regions with half of the ten most searched for tickets in the UK for
gigs, shows and productions are outside of London.
The SeatChoice.com Hot Tickets List - August 2011*
1.Lee Evans ‘Warm-Up Show’ - Victoria Hall, Stoke-on-Trent
2.Richard III - The Old Vic Theatre, London
3.Much Ado About Nothing - Wyndhams Theatre, London
4.Dirty Dancing - Palace Theatre, Manchester
5.We Will Rock You - Birmingham Hippodrome
6.War Horse - New London Theatre, London
7.The Specials - Alexandra Palace, London
8.Les Miserables - Queens Theatre, London
9.Adele '21' - Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff
10.Dirty Dancing - The Hippodrome, Bristol
SeatChoice.com founder Robert Iles said: “Lee Evans has consistently been one
of Britain’s most popular comedians and if demand for his one off performance
in Stoke is anything to go by he should be able to look forward to a very
successful tour later this year. However what’s really interesting about this
list is the popularity of theatre outside of London. Touring productions of
Dirty Dancing and We Will Rock You are still doing incredible business around
the country showing that regional theatre is in very good health indeed.
“On the pop music side it’s interesting to see that despite Adele’s massive
recent chart success you can't keep a good 80’s revival band down with The
Specials appearance at Alexandra Palace in November being the most sought after
music gig right now.”
SeatChoice.com helps customers to find, compare and buy theatre, gig and event
tickets across the UK.
Visitors to the site can search for specific productions and gigs if they know
exactly what tickets they want or browse types of shows and events before checking
ticket availability and pricing. Useful charts showing hot tickets, new
tickets, show openings and closings and a minimum/maximum price table all help
theatre and gig goers to get tickets for the show they want to see at the very
best deal. Using SeatChoice.com to buy theatre, concert and event tickets will
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