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A: The West End refers to the theater district in central London, United Kingdom. It is renowned for its world-class theaters and is considered the equivalent of Broadway in New York City.

There’s something magical about a trip to the West End. There’s thousands of twinkling lights, huge billboards on every corner and scores of people flooding in and out of the theatres.

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