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Architect Rob Firman's 'mission' lists 111 theatres in west and south Wales |
An architect who made it his mission to visit every theatre and performance building in south Wales was surprised to discover dozens of "hidden gems".Rob Firman aimed to be the first person to catalogue the venues and thought there would be about 30. But he ended up finding 111 buildings: 71 are still used for performances, while others have changed their use. He also traced 46 that were demolished. "I doubt Wales even knows it has so many theatres," he said. But he warned more needs to be done to ensure that Wales does not lose its rich array of performance architectural heritage. He suggested staging a festival every four years to use and promote all the venues. Mr Firman travelled over 3,500 miles in 15 months in search of possible theatres and performance buildings from Milford Haven in the west to Monmouth in the east and from Brecon in mid Wales, and to Barry on the south-east coast. His criteria for cataloguing a venue was that it had to have or previously had a stage used for performing, although this did not include local village halls. ---------------------------------------------------------------- More on this story on the BBC website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17075093 |
| BBC Wales news web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17075093 |
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