Dartford's council-owned Orchard Theatre became the latest theatre to shut its doors on Tuesday after inspectors flagged issues with RAAC panels in the theatre's roof
The Theatres Trust has urged theatre owners “to seek guidance from specialist structural engineers” amid fears of further cases.he was not expecting a “tidal wave of issues”.
While “a lot of the bigger venues” have addressed RAAC concerns during routine refurbishment works, Mr Brown said “some of the smaller theatres, we don’t know about”., he said. Some within the industry have expressed fears that costly renovation work could pose a major challenge for venues still recovering from the pandemic and facing soaring costs.
Jo Gordon of the Royal and Derngate Theatre meanwhile warned it was unclear when the venue will reopen.
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