Sean Connery, Kirsty Wark and Tom Urie have signed a petition to save the Byre theatre in St Andrews from closure
Sean Connery has added his voice to a campaign to save the Byre theatre in St Andrews, which closed last week after the company behind it went into liquidation.
More than 6,000 people, including presenter Kirsty Wark and actor Tom Urie, have signed a petition calling on Scottish politicians to save the theatre. Connery's support will boost a campaign that has already drawn the attention of Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond.
Connery, who reopened the 80-year-old venue after its £5.5m refurbishment in 2001, said: "The Byre is a wonderful venue and it would be my hope that a way can be found to keep it open."
Since reopening, however, the theatre has struggled to cover its running costs, a problem exacerbated when its annual Creative Scotland grant stopped in 2011, following a...
Sean Connery has added his voice to a campaign to save the Byre theatre in St Andrews, which closed last week after the company behind it went into liquidation.
More than 6,000 people, including presenter Kirsty Wark and actor Tom Urie, have signed a petition calling on Scottish politicians to save the theatre. Connery's support will boost a campaign that has already drawn the attention of Scotland's first minister Alex Salmond.
Connery, who reopened the 80-year-old venue after its £5.5m refurbishment in 2001, said: "The Byre is a wonderful venue and it would be my hope that a way can be found to keep it open."
Since reopening, however, the theatre has struggled to cover its running costs, a problem exacerbated when its annual Creative Scotland grant stopped in 2011, following a...
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