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| PIZZA
SALE’S DUFF NOTE |
Cabaret acts looking for new
home as landmark closes
DOZENS of cabaret acts have been left to search for new venues
following the sale of one of the last pieces of Peter Boizot’s
restaurant and jazz empire.
Pizza on the Park, in Hyde Park Corner, closed for three weeks of
refurbishment after the final gig on Monday following its sale to
Pizza Express for an undisclosed sum, thought to be several million
pounds.
It is believed that up to 40 acts have been forced to search for
alternative venues to perform.
KT Sullivan and Mark Nadler, who were due to perform their show
Everything’s Coming Up Roses: The Music of Jule Styne at the
venue, managed to arrange three dates, on August 22, 26 and 27,
at the Jermyn Street Theatre.
A spokeswoman for Jermyn Street said that were the only couple they
could rescue.
Cindy Hacker, who until last week booked performers for the venue,
said: “It is a real shame. It (the sale) has been on and off
for quite a while and they finally exchanged contracts last week.” |
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| Cabs
in ‘flat tyre robberies’ |
PECKISH cab drivers in Marylebone
have been warned to be on their guard after several fell victim
to a hoax and had their tyres slashed and cash boxes snatched.
The Licensed Taxi Drivers Association delivered the warning last
week after members reported being robbed outside McDonald’s
restaurant in Baker Street after leaving their cabs while they nipped
in to buy food. Drivers reported returning minutes later to find
they had a flat tyre. In each case when the unsuspecting driver
went to change the tyre leaving the cab unlocked the thief grabbed
the opportunity to steal their night’s takings.
Stuart Pissok of the LTDA said: “It is a worry that cabs have
been targeted in this way in the area. Drivers run a cash-orientated
service making them a popular target for thieves and unfortunately
their cabs are not impregnable. |
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