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Curtain closes on Scarborough's seafront theatre Curtain closes on Scarborough's seafront theatre
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Scarborough's Futurist Theatre has closed after more than 90 years of staging concerts, shows and films.Scarborough's Futurist Theatre has closed after more than 90 years of staging concerts, shows and films.
The venue, which opened in 1921, was shut after its operators' lease expired on Sunday and is set to be boarded up.The venue, which opened in 1921, was shut after its operators' lease expired on Sunday and is set to be boarded up.
It will then be mothballed for up to three months to allow potential operators to come forward, but if that is unsuccessful it will close for good.It will then be mothballed for up to three months to allow potential operators to come forward, but if that is unsuccessful it will close for good.
The Save Our Futurist group has said it is in the process of putting together a "very professional" business case.The Save Our Futurist group has said it is in the process of putting together a "very professional" business case.
Campaign co-ordinator Patricia David was among those to attend the theatre on Sunday.Campaign co-ordinator Patricia David was among those to attend the theatre on Sunday.
"The feeling was of absolute sadness and horror," she said. "We must fight [the decision to close the theatre]. We can't buckle. It is iconic and it can be restored." "The feeling was of absolute sadness and horror," she said. "We must fight [the decision to close the theatre]. We can't buckle.
Ms David said if successful the group hoped to repair the venue's roof, restore the auditorium and improve facilities at a cost of about £3m in order to attract "big moneymaking shows". "It is iconic and it can be restored."
Ms David said, if successful, the group hoped to repair the venue's roof, restore the auditorium and improve facilities at a cost of about £3m in order to attract "big moneymaking shows".
The decision to close the theatre was made by Scarborough Borough Council's Conservative leader Tom Fox in December, following a report published in June which said the site was "beyond the point" of refurbishment.The decision to close the theatre was made by Scarborough Borough Council's Conservative leader Tom Fox in December, following a report published in June which said the site was "beyond the point" of refurbishment.
The Futurist is within an area earmarked for redevelopment that includes the town hall.The Futurist is within an area earmarked for redevelopment that includes the town hall.