TheRoyal Albert Hall will go bust by March next year if it doesnt receive urgent financial support, the iconic venues chief executive has warned.
The West London venue, which was the busiest live music venue in the world last year, has lost 12m after closing its doors for more than 100 days due to coronavirus.
Now, the i newspaper reports that it will not survive to its 150th anniversary in March next year if funding is not received.
Chief executive Craig Hassall told the publication: The Government support has been very oblique and vague. We have lobbied hard and consistently across the sector. But [Culture Secretary] Oliver Dowdens roadmap for recovery has no dates and nothing firm.
There is no guidance from Governmen…
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