Time for another round: the rebirth of pub theatre
Boozy function rooms were once theatre's radical heart. Rising costs and the changing face of the fringe threatened all that " but pubs around Britain are pulling in audiences with their spirited productionsFor 50 years, pub theatres have been synonymous with the London fringe. Spaces such as the old Bush and the Gate " tiny function rooms, stuffed with seats and painted slapdash black " were theatre's radical edges,…