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Dateline: 23rd July, 2004
ACE Gives Leicester £12M An East Midlands theatre development has been awarded £12million by the Arts Council. Leicester's proposed performing arts and conference centre, due to open in 2007 at a total cost of £31million, will replace the Haymarket and Phoenix theatres. The building will form the centrepiece of a huge new cultural quarter in the St George's district of the city.
The glass-fronted, dual-stage theatre and conference hall has been designed by architect Rafael Vinoly, runner-up in the competition to develop New York's Ground Zero. Helen Flach, executive director of Arts Council England East Midlands, said: "Arts Council England is looking forward to working with Leicester City Council and other partners to create a stunning centre for the performing arts. "Not only will it be a flagship building for the arts in Leicester and the East Midlands, but it will also have an important national and international role." Leicester City Council leader Roger Blackmore said: "This significant funding is good news for this key development, which is another major step in the regeneration of our city centre." Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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