The Metropolis

Olympics blamed for another cultural closure

Mike Pollitt | Monday 30 January, 2012 11:43

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The Standard reports that a Greenwich theatre company is done for, and they’re going down shouting that it’s all the Olympics’ fault. The Big Chill festival has already gone the same way shouting the same thing. If current trends continue, we will have to consider the possibility that there might not be any culture left AT ALL come late July. Except for all the officially approved Olympic branded culture, of course. And we all know that officially approved culture is the best sort there is.

Evening Standard – Theatre blames Olympics for closure
Snipe – Olympic heat proves too much for cancelled Big Chill
Snipe – The Olympics will ruin everything

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