I do hope your campaign is successful. I remember the Hippodrome very well from 1964 when, as an eighteen year old, I was working for Victor Hochhauser with the Moiseyev Folk Dance Company from Russia. We played a three week season at the Royal Albert…

COUNCIL DECIDES The planning application for an eight-screen cinema and four restaurants is now scheduled to be decided by the council planning committee on Wednesday 16 July. Our Brighton Hippodrome asked to speak at the meeting but were refused. Our detailed objection to the developer’s…

Brighton Hippodrome My attention has been drawn to a planning application which has been submitted for the conversion of this building into a multiplex cinema and retail unit. This in an area which already has two other cinema complexes. Although it is stated it could…

I was astonished to hear that yet another multi-screened cinema was being proposed for Brighton. We have two which are never full plus the Duke of York. I protest and hope the project will be abandoned especially now that the new budget has announced support…

‘Plans for the cinema conversion come close to heritage destruction of a Grade II* listed building and there will be little chance of this wonderful theatre ever being used again for live performance.’ Dame Penelope Keith

I would like to add my voice to your list of supporters who are trying to prevent the redevelopment of this grand building. Brighton is a wonderful touring date in the theatre, and it seems tragic to turn the Hippodrome into something else entirely instead…

We urgently ask you to write or email the Secretary of State to request that the planning application is ‘called in’ (see below). We are pleased to hear that the Theatres Trust has already done so.