On the 10th January 2018 the Theatres Trust issued the following statement regarding the future of the Charles Cryer Theatre.
A key issue which emerged when the operator went into administration back in 2016 was that Sutton Council had handed-over the theatre equipment as part of the agreement. This meant that the equipment was sold-off as part of the closure arrangements.
It is hard to believe that Sutton Council did not think ahead and protect the equipment, but it didn’t and now the borough has no theatre. According the the Theatres Trust statement, this leaves Sutton as the only London borough with no theatre provision.
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