Expect cries of "shame" from the stalls with the probable closure of the Theatre Museum, which was opened nearly 20 years ago in Covent Garden. Owned by the V&A, the museum has, frankly, struggled. It may have a prime location, but it has an unprepossessing entrance. Inside the subterranean space, the exhibits and memorabilia from thespian life (such as the Michael Redgrave collection) are a little underwhelming.
Very true. For schools, I think it's ok - they do make-up and costume workshops which go down well, but for the ordinary visitor it's a little lacking. But it's closure will mean that there is no national museum for performing arts at all, and that's just sad. Hopefully this'll be recitified eventually.
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Sad indeed any time a museum closes.
For being such "liberal" societies, (as I hear so often on the news,) we sure aren't valuing the arts. Pragmatists will never get the value of it I suppose.
Perhaps you can swing mellie to come over and start up a new one.
Absolutely and utterly off the subject, but...there is going to be a sequel to Blackpool!!!
Let's face it, nothing that involved Mr Tennant is off-topic here! Thanks for the news :)
And Anon (Bluto...?!) - I'm sure it'd be a dream come true for both me and Mel if we could do that!
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