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Actor Says UK's Repertory Theatres Vanished, Remembers 1961 Belgrade Start

5/7/2026

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The actor states that no repertory theatre companies exist in the United Kingdom today.
He began his career in 1961 at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre, the first British civic theatre funded by public money and an Arts Council grant.
He earned £8 a week, which covered his three-guineas rent and food.
His former Belgrade flat now houses the council’s education office.

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The actor states that no repertory theatre companies exist in the United Kingdom today.
He began his career in 1961 at Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre, the first British civic theatre funded by public money and an Arts Council grant.
He earned £8 a week, which covered his three-guineas rent and food.
His former Belgrade flat now houses the council’s education office.