A community theatre in North London has served the local council with court papers over plans to hike its rent, accusing it of "destroying theatres" by pricing them out.
Members of East Lane Theatre Company claim they have never been shown "any evidence for the valuations" by Brent Council which initially raised the annual rent by £73,500, but the local authority suggests the theatre has been "shielded from the rising cost of property in London" for many years.
