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Has Turner Contemporary saved Margate?

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Has Turner Contemporary saved Margate? Or is art just for posh people?

The gallery's a year old and it has smashed the projected visitor numbers. Have you been - did you just visit the gallery or did you spend some quality time in the town itself? Is the town back on the map?

The artist Tracey Emin grew up in Margate and she has her own show coming up at Turner Contemporary in May. "I still can't really believe that I'm showing in Margate. Even in my wildest dreams I could never believe there would be a gallery like Turner Contemporary there."

Would a revamped Dreamland make Margate more appealing or do you have an altogether different vision for Margate?

Great success for Matilda the Musical last night. The production - based on Roald Dahl's famous children's story - won seven Olivier awards, and one of the four girls who shared the lead role was the youngest ever to be named Best Actress - she is just 10!

Is children's theatre at the top of its game? And can it be enjoyed by grown ups too?

We speak to Lawrence Brown who runs the Youth theatre group at the Trinity in Tunbridge Wells and Mark Fisher - a theatre critic and a graduate of the University of Kent.

We hear your views and opinions.

3 hours

Last on

Mon 16 Apr 2012 09:00

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  • Mon 16 Apr 2012 09:00