(Photograph: Laurence Best)
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The Clapham Grand is an entertainment industry icon. But as the UK enters yet another lockdown, the landmark venue's future hangs in the balance. Here's how you can help.
Earlier this year, creatives hailing from all corners of the industry gathered onstage at The Clapham Grand to shoot Royal Ballet principal dancer Francesca Hayward for Marie Claire’s #savethearts Christmas campaign.
The Grand, a 120-year-old refurbished Victorian music hall, served as the perfect venue for a campaign that shines a spotlight on the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the UK’s creative industries. Because, in a rare interval in The Grand’s recent history (they had a long spell of closure between 1978 and 1991) the seats of this once-bustling venue found themselves empty.