How to Produce a West End Show

by Julius Green

This is the first complete guide to producing plays and musicals. With tips on everything from how to run auditions to how to find investors and even how to book a table at the Ivy, this is an indispensible guide to the producer’s art, proving that there really is “no business like show business”.

176 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 2012

Reviews

[Sophie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although now slightly dated, this book gives a good initial overview into producing commercial theatre. With a hefty chapter on finance, the book reads easily and offers a light hearted approach to some difficult decisions.
The key element missing is a section on social media/internet marketing in the “How to Market a West End show”. Julius Green says in the book that he doesn’t use social media so didn’t want to include that in the book and there are other much better books to read but it is definitely the most missed chapter as there’s now an insanely large portion of marketing done online.

With a few updates this book would be perfect for someone starting in the industry who needed a quick guide for what the heck is going on in this crazy industry!

[Corinne Wahlberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

The budget chapter is dense, but it's the best chapter in the book. Thankfully, I had a class with him to unpack it. Now I'm ready to produce a West End show, if I really wanted to!