Reprieve for remains of Elizabethan Rose Theatre

Title

Reprieve for remains of Elizabethan Rose Theatre

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

15 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:06:35

Description

Report on the winning of a reprieve for protesters to reach a compromise with site developers over the remains of the Elizabethan Rose Theatre. Local MP, Simon Hughes on the negotiations taking place between the Department of the Environment, the developers and English Heritage. Actor Ian McKellen on the campaign by actors and other protesters to save the theatre for the nation. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Simon Hughes; Ian McKellen

Keywords

Theatres; Archaeology; Archaeological excavations; Urban development; William Shakespeare; Tudor period; Rose Theatre; Christopher Marlowe

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