Oliver West End

London may have been a washout, but the end of the West is pumped with great new shows and some old classics.

The Lord of the Rings musical, which was created in Toronto, became the world's most spectacular, ambitious and expensive theatrical performance to date, taking over four years to make and cost a total of 14 pounds, 3000000. To create the various kingdoms of Middle-Earth, 40-ton rotating stage lifts and falls in 17 different sections, 50 actors and 19 musicians, 60 stagehands working behind the scenes to ensure the 256 costume changes go smoothly as silk Elfin. The show was successful Tolkien's epic world condensed into three hours of singing, dancing, flying and fighting show and please music and fans of Middle Earth itself.

Billy Elliot opened in the West End of London, Victoria Palace Theatre in March 2005 to enormous critical acclaim and has since won numerous awards including best musical at the ceremony of Olivier, the Evening Standard Awards and criticism of the circle. With music by Elton John, Billy Elliot tells the story of a young boy living in a traditional mining town in northern England, which, unlike other boys, he found a talent for ballet, rather than boxing. The show has won great reviews from the popular press, to be drawn as "beautiful and uplifting", "funny" and "so exhilarating, the public does not want it to end."

Dirty Dancing, a film classic late 1980s has opened its doors as a show in Australia in 2004. Since then he has achieved record sales of tickets West End. Just in case you have lived in the African bush during the last twenty years and are not familiar with the plot, the story is based on one of the most watched films of all time, detailing the love story of a young girl crossing into womanhood both physically and emotionally through a relationship with a dance teacher during the summer holidays the family. Filled with scenes of classical dance and one of the best soundtrack of all time, the show Dirty Dancing Stage is sure to fill you full of nostalgia for childhood.

Those who live outside the capital can take a break in London theater , and there are many companies offering theater break packages that include hotel accommodations near a theater of your choice and tickets for the performance of choice.

So from the Middle Earth of the Summer of Love, West End of London is well worth a visit for lovers of theater - Make sure you book early as these shows sell out quickly!