NCP leader Andy Brooks joined members of London’s Chinese community for a Spring Festival celebration at the Theatre Royal on Monday. The Theatre Royal Drury Lane has been a site for entertainment since 1663 and it is the world's oldest theatre site in continuous use. The modern theatre that goes back to 1812 has 2,196 seats. And every one of them was filled for a variety show of Chinese music and dance to welcome the Year of the Dragon.
The Chinese New Year celebrations have spanned the past week with cultural events in central London highlighted by the traditional parade through Chinatown last weekend. Over the years these events have not only attracted people throughout Britain but from Europe and around the world. In particular the Chinese New Year Festival is now the biggest Chinese New Year celebrations held outside of Asia, it has become an integral part of the London event calendar and is the biggest outdoor event in London attended by hundreds of thousands people each year.
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