As of July 2022, the Mousetrap was the longest-running production on the West End in London based on the number of performances. The play, which began in 1952 and is still running, recorded nearly 29 thousand performances as of that month. Les Misérables and The Phantom of the Opera, also still running on the West End, followed on the ranking, each with over 14 thousand performances.
Longest-running productions on the West End in London, United Kingdom (UK) as of July 2022, by number of performances
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Society of London Theatre. (February 10, 2023). Longest-running productions on the West End in London, United Kingdom (UK) as of July 2022, by number of performances [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/690189/longest-running-west-end-productions-uk/
Society of London Theatre. "Longest-running productions on the West End in London, United Kingdom (UK) as of July 2022, by number of performances." Chart. February 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/690189/longest-running-west-end-productions-uk/
Society of London Theatre. (2023). Longest-running productions on the West End in London, United Kingdom (UK) as of July 2022, by number of performances. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/690189/longest-running-west-end-productions-uk/
Society of London Theatre. "Longest-running Productions on The West End in London, United Kingdom (Uk) as of July 2022, by Number of Performances." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/690189/longest-running-west-end-productions-uk/
Society of London Theatre, Longest-running productions on the West End in London, United Kingdom (UK) as of July 2022, by number of performances Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/690189/longest-running-west-end-productions-uk/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Longest-running productions on the West End in London, United Kingdom (UK) as of July 2022, by number of performances [Graph], Society of London Theatre, February 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/690189/longest-running-west-end-productions-uk/