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Rose Theatre's lack of leg room leaves taxpayers to foot the bill
9:48am Thursday 15th May 2008
Not enough legroom for audiences at the Rose Theatre has emerged as one of the reasons why taxpayers have been landed with a new £350,000 bill.
The embarassing admission from Tony Knight, the director of the company set up to fit out the theatre, follows last weeks news that Lib Dem-run Kingston Council is being asked for a second time to stump up extra cash, despite promising to close the public strings.
The final price tag for the theatre refit, after a visit from a Westminster licencing officer meant doors, wiring and footwells had to be redone, will be £7.15m, more than £638,000 over the original budget.
For more on this story see the Surrey Comet out on Wednesday, May 21.
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James, Surbiton says...
9:37am Wed 21 May 08
The council keep going on about £0.38 of the £1 going to central government and our that there are houses on our estates in desperate need of repairs, new windows, roofs, etc,
Yet they waste OVER £11million on this theatre? Do they really think that they will take over $12million from the West End theatres?
James, Surbiton says...
9:41am Wed 21 May 08
James wrote:Sorry £ 12million.
This theatre is a disgrace!
The council keep going on about £0.38 of the £1 going to central government and our that there are houses on our estates in desperate need of repairs, new windows, roofs, etc,
Yet they waste OVER £11million on this theatre? Do they really think that they will take over $12million from the West End theatres?
ken, kingston says...
9:07pm Wed 21 May 08
Mark, Kingston says...
10:46am Thu 22 May 08
Mark, Kingston says...
10:47am Thu 22 May 08
Amy Hart, Kingston says...
2:41pm Wed 4 Jun 08
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