Jonathan Essex

Peter, just like you've said, you've been saying for many months since the start of December that you're committed to the money for a new fish. I think that's welcome. We still haven't heard when...

Peter, just like you've said, you've been saying for many months since the start of December that you're committed to the money for a new fish. I think that's welcome. We still haven't heard when...

apart from sort of three to five years, but more importantly, I think others have said to you that also many times, and maybe equally, the hearing doesn't seem to go in the other direction, that a full-size theatre, and it's the only one of that size in the whole of Reigate and Banstead and Tandridge, needs an equivalent temporary space.

apart from sort of three to five years, but more importantly, I think others have said to you that also many times, and maybe equally, the hearing doesn't seem to go in the other direction, that a full-size theatre, and it's the only one of that size in the whole of Reigate and Banstead and Tandridge, needs an equivalent temporary space.

The music performance venue, which is highlighted in the papers, with no racked seating, sorry, that's probably the wrong phrase to use, isn't it? Raked seating is probably not the ideal space for a theatre. It looks like it's trying to put a theatre in a non-theatre space. And clearly what your survey of all existing buildings has shown is that the Harlequin is unique in the local area.

The music performance venue, which is highlighted in the papers, with no racked seating, sorry, that's probably the wrong phrase to use, isn't it? Raked seating is probably not the ideal space for a theatre. It looks like it's trying to put a theatre in a non-theatre space. And clearly what your survey of all existing buildings has shown is that the Harlequin is unique in the local area.

And unless there's a temporary theatre venue, then something like three quarters of the audience and three quarters of the money And therefore, the most significant local performance arts community will be going elsewhere for the foreseeable future, serving other audiences in other places and potentially denuding themselves of where they're at. So I guess three different things I would be asking.

And unless there's a temporary theatre venue, then something like three quarters of the audience and three quarters of the money And therefore, the most significant local performance arts community will be going elsewhere for the foreseeable future, serving other audiences in other places and potentially denuding themselves of where they're at. So I guess three different things I would be asking.

Firstly, in terms of the cost commitment, I think it's clearly tied to time. Because if we pass the date when This becomes a shadow authority and the unit your authority is in the making across Surrey.

Firstly, in terms of the cost commitment, I think it's clearly tied to time. Because if we pass the date when This becomes a shadow authority and the unit your authority is in the making across Surrey.

And we don't have a significant sized temporary theatre venue rather than fairly small music performance space in existence. And we haven't let the contract and started repairing the Harlequin. I fear that without that, time scale, we risk a new set of councillors covering a different geography with respect to you, Richard, leader, sorry, with respect to what your commitment now.

And we don't have a significant sized temporary theatre venue rather than fairly small music performance space in existence. And we haven't let the contract and started repairing the Harlequin. I fear that without that, time scale, we risk a new set of councillors covering a different geography with respect to you, Richard, leader, sorry, with respect to what your commitment now.

We want that commitment to be honoured by others too. So I think we really need to expedite this process at pace in a way that it hasn't been going for the last 16 months. And if we need to have a special council meeting to approve it on April the 17th or whatever, because that's when it's ready. Why don't we just bring it forward as soon as we can?

We want that commitment to be honoured by others too. So I think we really need to expedite this process at pace in a way that it hasn't been going for the last 16 months. And if we need to have a special council meeting to approve it on April the 17th or whatever, because that's when it's ready. Why don't we just bring it forward as soon as we can?

And if we can share the terms of reference cross-party to get things agreed informally, rather than wait to the last minute. Now, we want to move quickly on this. My concern is, if you wait till June, then we're not going to get a temporary theatre up and running until sometime after we've agreed that we want one.

And if we can share the terms of reference cross-party to get things agreed informally, rather than wait to the last minute. Now, we want to move quickly on this. My concern is, if you wait till June, then we're not going to get a temporary theatre up and running until sometime after we've agreed that we want one.

So why not separate the timing for the temporary venue from the timing of the permanent venue? Have a separate team working on the the permanent reconstruction to the temporary venue and have that temporary venue built around the arts and getting it back to go.

So why not separate the timing for the temporary venue from the timing of the permanent venue? Have a separate team working on the the permanent reconstruction to the temporary venue and have that temporary venue built around the arts and getting it back to go.

In terms of the temporary venue locations, I think you've dismissed Gloucester Road car park, but I haven't seen any other proposals or any really element of the report that discusses alternative locations for a full-sized temporary venue. And I was here in 2014 when the temporary use of the whole car park for Sainsbury's during their long build program was considered.

In terms of the temporary venue locations, I think you've dismissed Gloucester Road car park, but I haven't seen any other proposals or any really element of the report that discusses alternative locations for a full-sized temporary venue. And I was here in 2014 when the temporary use of the whole car park for Sainsbury's during their long build program was considered.