WHAT’S HOT LONDON? magazine gives you a 30 second glimpse of a few theatres on and around Shaftesbury Avenue, Britain’s answer to Broadway. Built in 1886 and named after the 8th Earl of Shaftesbury, this West End street is certainly the heart of Theatreland, with the Lyric, Gielgud and Apollo some of the cheek by jowl theatres found here.
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Eddie Saint-Jean

Eddie Saint-Jean is a London writer and editor whose editorials cover arts, culture, current affairs and politics.
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