admin The ongoing closure of a theatre is having an “enormous” impact on a town, “denying children, actors and crowds a chance to use a professional playhouse”. Yeovil’s Octagon Theatre in Somerset shut in April 2023 to allow for a £15m upgrade. But there have been multiple delays, with people waiting for Somerset Council to submit … Read more
A new play inspired by a football club’s promotion to the Premier League is being staged as relegation back to the Championship is all but certain. Flying Start is the story of Harry, who has an extravagant stunt lined up for Ipswich Town’s final match of the season, but his wife is going into labour. … Read more
An art gallery has opened in a former hardware store in Brighton, which closed after more than 100 years of trading. Dockerills, which had been operating in the city since 1915, closed in September last year. The store, where five generations of the family had worked, cited the Covid-19 pandemic, rising overhead costs and falling trade … Read more
A Roman-style mosaic has been unveiled at a sea life viewing station on the Scarborough coast. The artwork, by Turner Prize winner Jeremy Deller and mosaicist Coralie Turpin, measures 27.5ft (8.4m) long and 20ft (6m) wide and is a permanent installation. It spans the floor of a new sea watching station on Marine Drive, which … Read more
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