A Tameside theatre has been granted a licence to serve alcohol later and allow people to take it away despite objections that it would increase ‘public nuisance’ and impact nearby mosques.
Hyde Festival Theatre had applied to the council to extend its premises licence to show films, indoor sporting events, boxing and wrestling entertainment and the supply of alcohol off the premises. It had also asked to increase the timings that performances and showings of films could take place until midnight seven days a week.
The theate had also applied to change the timing of its alcohol sales up to midnight every night, increasing to 1am on Saturdays, and allow patrons to takeaway alcohol when leaving at the end of the evening. There was also a possibility to show burlesque performances and and ‘adult pantomimes’, but the application stated these would be subject to age restrictions.
