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 | | But now the West End has gone fringe with the arrival of Trafalgar Studios 2 last month, a 98-seater venue carved out of the rear stalls of what used to be the Whitehall Theatre, above which is now the larger Trafalgar Studios 2 that rises from the old stage to meet the old dress circle. |
 | | And although a lot of good work is being done on the fringe, I do worry if there is quite enough to sustain a transfer house in the West End, especially since it’s difficult to make the money that such a transfer costs back with such a small seating capacity. |
 | | On the theatre front, there are a myriad of awards and accolades on offer, including those of The Stage, of course; but the longest-established of the fringe equivalent of the Oliviers are The Scotsman’s Fringe Firsts, which for more than 30 years now have recognised and acknowledged specifically new work on the fringe. |
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