Talk:Roses Theatre

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Moved from article main text by Infilms (talk) 18:49, 26 January 2008 (UTC):


 * Helpful Comment From Roger Stennett - June 2007 regarding the death of Eric Morecambe.
 * No video was ever taken that night. I know. I was there and took a roll of 35mm film of Eric's last performance. The following day, after Eric's death, the theatre was literally besieged by the press, since someone mentioned I had an, as yet, undeveloped film still in my camera. I returned to the theatre that morning, and the telephone never stopped ringing with newspaper offering obscene amounts of money for an exclusive look at the photos. I refused. Eric was a very old friend of my father (Stan Stennett) and the family, and I knew/know his son Gary, so I wasn't about to cause more pain by selling the photographs for personal gain. Eventually one of the tabloid contacted Gary directly and HE rang me, giving his blessing for the photos to be released. Between us we conjured up a plan to benefit The British Heart Foundation. Through The Press Association as an intermediary, I agreed to let all the newspapers have access to my photographs provided they paid a fee to the British Heart Foundation. I was driven down to Bristol with several journalists following, and the photos were developed ( pre-digital days these) at the office of the Press Association before being put 'on the wire' to all the papers that wanted them. Many did, and the shots appeared on most front pages. A sad time,but I am pleased that we were able to share these final performance shots. Incidentally, Eric collapsed in the 'wings' of the theatre ( Stage Left I think ) not in a Dressing Room. I hope this adds a few more 'facts' to the history of the time and the Roses Theatre.

Neutrality
The comments about Council cutbacks are loaded and lacking in a neutral point of view. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ex penumbrae (talk • contribs) 15:37, 8 February 2008 (UTC)