Remembering the County Towners at The Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone
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Updated: 13:10, 30 January 2021
Concern that the future of Maidstone's Hazlitt Theatre lies in the balance after Covid-enforced closure has stopped all income has prompted many people to reflect on the good times they have had there.
For many decades the County Towners Variety Club was almost synonymous with the theatre in Earl Street, having been associated with the venue when it was still known as the Maidstone Municipal Theatre.
The Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone, pictured in 1987
Formed in 1961 and eventually folding in 1998, the County Towners put on two shows a year, in May and November, that easily rivalled the popularity of the Christmas panto.