LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Reprieve for Rose Theatre remains

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

16 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:30

Description

Eve Conway reporting on the reprieve for protesters to reach a compromise with site developers over the remains of the Elizabethan Rose Theatre. Actress Judi Dench on the importance of the site. Environment Secretary Nicholas Ridley on the one-month breathing space. Environment Minister Virginia Bottomley on negotiations to ensure public access. Local MP Simon Hughes welcoming the reprieve. Actor Ian McKellen speaking of no compromises over preserving the site. With singing from protesters.

Contributors

Nicholas Ridley; Simon Hughes; Ian McKellen; Virginia Bottomley; Judi Dench; Eve Conway

Keywords

Theatres; Archaeology; Archaeological excavations; Rose Theatre

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