Best seats in house at Richmond’s theatre – The Yorkshire Post says

HOW heartening to be able to report that the stage is set for a new era at Richmond’s Georgian Theatre Royal once the lockdown is over.
By YP Comment
Published 15th Nov 2020, 05:53 BST
The interior of Richmond's Georgian Theatre Royal.The interior of Richmond's Georgian Theatre Royal.
The interior of Richmond's Georgian Theatre Royal.

At a time of unparalleled financial crisis for culture, this enchanting venue is making the most of enforced restrictions by replacing its seating and auditorium views that to a generous £375,000 donation from the Hamish Ogston Foundation.

This means that theatre-goes can be assured of the best seats in the house – literally – when it is safe for them to be welcomed back.

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All the theatre now needs to do is invite Jake Berry, the former Northern Powerhouse Minister, to the opening night after his disparaging comments in Parliament this week about culture.

Jake Berry is the former Northern Powerhouse Minister.Jake Berry is the former Northern Powerhouse Minister.
Jake Berry is the former Northern Powerhouse Minister.

For, given that he now heads the Northern Research Group of ‘Blue Wall’ Tory MPs, Mr Berry needs to realise that arts and culture are of intrinsic value to the region’s economy and wider wellbeing thanks, in no small part, to charming venues like this one.

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