As the culture-blind Dudley Council stumbles towards its out-of-step decision to demolish the area’s only professional theatre, and a starting date “early in the New Year”, interesting news has just recently come in from the Dudley Hippodrome Development Trust (DHDT).
“DHDT have been approached by Birmingham City University, and their [MA] students have requested a project brief for the Hippodrome to be re-imagined for Theatres Trust ‘at Risk’ register.
The requirements are to adapt such a building into a place for local people to enjoy, with such a large space to be divided for long term economic viability, champion local entrepreneurship, and to attract visitors from further afield to bring cultural tourism back into Dudley Town.
The students’ ‘Work in progress’ will be seen on 8th November with final projects to be completed by 6th December.
We wish them every success and look forward to seeing the results.
Is this embarrassing to the Council ?
You decide……….”
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