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From: The Independent - London
Date: 19940914
Author:DAVID BENEDICT

If you thought that Deptford's sole claim to theatrical fame was that Christopher Marlowe was murdered there, you'd be wrong. It is also the home of the Albany Theatre, one of London's most exciting theatrical spaces. A huge, galleried arena beneath a dome, it was a dream realised by the pioneering spirit of the arts organisation The Combination, made possible by enlightened GLC arts funding. With the demise of the GLC, it ground to a halt in 1991, a shadow of its former self.

Phoenix-like, it rises again this Friday with (appropriately enough) an enormous firework display heralding an ...

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