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West End

British  

noun

  1. a part of W central London containing the main shopping and entertainment areas

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The award-winner was a key writer and actress on the 1996 show, and later helped to bring Bollywood to the West End, by co-writing Andrew Lloyd Webber's Bombay Dreams in 2002.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

It is an adaptation of a play by British playwright James Graham, which ran in the West End and Broadway between 2017 and 2019.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

The next night he came prepared with his passport but still got turned away by the bouncer at the West End sports bar Sullivan’s Tap.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

ATG also co-produces work for West End and Broadway and is the home for productions including “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

These schools were called the East End and the West End.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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