Comeback for Hazlitt Theatre in Maidstone complete with panto announcement
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Updated: 15:42, 06 March 2021
A theatre which found itself facing fears of closure has bounced back for 2021, with its management team confirming its pantomime.
There were fears for the Hazlitt in Maidstone, when the council which owns the building decided to end its contact the Parkwood Theatres and bring the theatre back under direct control.
Cinderella was a previous panto at The Hazlitt in Maidstone. Now theatre bosses are thrilled to announce the show will return for 2021 Picture: Parkwood Theatres
Thousands signed a petition calling for it to be saved and safeguarded for the future. It was feared the move was the first step to closing the arts centre for good.
Hazlitt Theatre to continue in hands of Parkwood Leisure, Maidstone council decides
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It s back to square one for Maidstone council and the Hazlitt Theatre.
Members of the council s economic regeneration and leisure committee tonight accepted a report from its officers that the council should continue with its contract with Parkwood Leisure, the company that manages the Hazlitt Arts Centre on the council s behalf.
The Hazlitt Theatre in Earl Street, Maidstone
The decision is a reversal of that taken at a meeting in November, when the committee decided to end the contract with Parkwood Leisure and bring the theatre back under direct council control.