Catherine Rose finds out from Tony Hall what happens when a national flagship sails into local waters and starts making waves.
It takes a person of rare optimism to turn up early for a meeting in the middle of a distant conurbation and actually feel happy to find that there is nowhere to sit down for a coffee. Tony Hall, Chief Executive of the Royal Opera House (ROH), is one such. Arriving at Purfleet station to discuss the ROH’s potential move to Thurrock in the Thames Gateway area, he realised that there were no coffee shops, and indeed no shops at all within walking distance. He says his first thought was... more
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