The closure of Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre will consign the city’s proud history of working class actors and productions “to the past” it has been claimed.
Almost two weeks ago, the curtain came down on the Grade II listed arts venue for the final time. After financial support provided by Liverpool Council came to an end, the 380-seat theatre closed its doors with the authority citing a need to “deliver value for money for the taxpayer".
The decision has been widely criticised by theatre lovers and activists, including the Liverpool Liberal Democrats who have now laid down a motion for the next meeting of the full council calling on action to be taken to get the theatre open again. The text describes the closure of the Epstein as “cultural vandalism”.
