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Post by TallPaul on Jul 18, 2020 12:09:56 GMT
The administrators report makes interest reading.
It's probably not a decision many have had to make, but any young person choosing between either a career as an actor, or a career as a licensed insolvency practioneer, should definitely pick the latter. It won't make them famous, but they are much more likely to make a fortune!
If there is one positive to come out of the whole debacle, it's that there should be more than enough money in the pot to pay all debts in full, including £253,290 in advance ticket sales, and the £48,261 due to Edinburgh's Lyceum Theatre, which I assume is in respect of Pride & Prejudice (*sort of).
Maybe the £2.40 owed to Shell is for grease to keep the wonky lift running? 😉
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Post by fiyero on Jul 18, 2020 12:27:51 GMT
It seems like NST was thown under the bus! I saw some great shows at both the old and new Nuffield Theatres, both tours that suited the space and their own shows. I adored their adaptations of Fantastic Mr Fox Billionaire Boy (not sure if they were in house or shared). They seemed to be hitting their stride. I hope a phoenix rises from the flames but there will always be that bitter memory of this time now.
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Post by fiyero on Jul 18, 2020 14:01:53 GMT
It seems like NST was thown under the bus! I saw some great shows at both the old and new Nuffield Theatres, both tours that suited the space and their own shows. I adored their adaptations of Fantastic Mr Fox and Billionaire Boy (not sure if they were in house or shared). They seemed to be hitting their stride. I hope a phoenix rises from the flames but there will always be that bitter memory of this time now.
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Post by Jon on Jul 23, 2020 13:02:22 GMT
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 20, 2020 9:54:54 GMT
It seems the i's have now been dotted and the t's crossed. Southampton City Council and the Mayflower Theatre have agreed a new 35 year lease and half a million in funding over two years.
There's a new name too - MAST Mayflower Studios. It doesn't exactly trip off the tongue, but quite appropriate, I suppose, in the week the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrim Fathers was celebrated.
Maybe the opening production will be All's Well That Ends Well?
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Post by Sotongal on Oct 8, 2020 16:23:14 GMT
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