The first night of Graham McLaren's production was shown in 120 cinemas, generating an audience of 7,500. Organisers hope similar ventures can boost theatre box officesThere are just 690 seats in London's Vaudeville theatre, but when its current production Great Expectations opened last week it mustered an audience of 7,500 by becoming the first West End show to live-broadcast its first night into cinemas nationwide.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:30AM on February 14, 2013