Theatre publisher Samuel French is to close its London bookshop due to rent hikes.
Leading theatre practitioners including Rupert Goold, artistic director at the Almeida Theatre, have criticised the closure of the bookshop after 187 years in the capital.
A petition has also been launched urging Camden Council to save what is described as a “priceless and invaluable asset to the theatre industry”.
The news was announced yesterday, with the publishing and theatre licensing company blaming an “unsustainable rental increase” of up to 300% at the Fitzroy Street premises over the past five years.
All bookselling activity will move online, and the company’s offices will move near to Euston, where the publishing and licensing arms of the company will be based.
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Theatre publisher Samuel French is to close its London bookshop due to rent hikes.
Leading theatre practitioners including Rupert Goold, artistic director at the Almeida Theatre, have criticised the closure of the bookshop after 187 years in the capital.
A petition has also been launched urging Camden Council to save what is described as a “priceless and invaluable asset to the theatre industry”.
The news was announced yesterday, with the publishing and theatre licensing company blaming an “unsustainable rental increase” of up to 300% at the Fitzroy Street premises over the past five years.
All bookselling activity will move online, and the company’s offices will move near to Euston, where the publishing and licensing arms of the company will be based.
