Top theatre takes centre stage with £150m deal

Source: The Scotsman

West End : Bahamas | about 1 month ago

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ONE of Scotland's best-known performing arts venues has been taken over as part of a huge shake-up of the theatre scene in Britain. The Edinburgh Playhouse, which regularly hosts big-name Scottish premieres of West End productions, has become part of the Ambassador Theatre Group.

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