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Unfair to cabaret
• AS a contributor to events at the Exmouth Market Centre and as someone who helped to transform the space, I feel the headline of last week’s article was ill-considered and one-sided in its inference (Noisy cabaret has no redeeming qualities, September 21).
To begin with, the End Of The World show is no longer running regularly in the Exmouth Market Centre (named incorrectly in your article) and will only take place on one more occasion before moving to another venue.
It has been replaced by a comedy night and a Victorian-themed variety show, neither of which pose any significant noise disturbance. The tilt of your article suggests residents are up in arms about our events, which is not the case at all.
The article quotes Sally Girgis, whom we have spoken to in person. We have gone to great lengths to address her concerns. The other objector quoted never references the Exmouth Market Centre or the Church and is talking generally about noise on a busy and vibrant market street.
The Exmouth Market Centre is a self-funded community space hosting children’s groups, workshops and support groups, which relies heavily on our events to maintain itself.
Has the author been to one of our events before writing this article? The headline suggests the cabaret itself is disliked or of a poor quality, which is strange given the overwhelmingly positive response we get from visitors and locals. We have also had very positive reviews in the Evening Standard and the London Paper.
It would appear the depth of research for this article was limited to having attended the council committee meeting about the licence extension. The potentially harmful headline could damage the reputation of the Church and the organisers unjustifiably.
The article describes the event as a “late-night” cabaret. The shows rarely finish after 11pm, which I hardly think is “late-night” on a Friday evening and we have never operated outside the terms of our licence.
We were born and raised in Islington and are striving to provide a cultural event for locals and visitors. We constantly monitor our sound levels and have only received one complaint in six months, which we have gone to great lengths to address.
The response to our events has been overwhelmingly positive and we feel the tone of the article is unjustified. We would be happy to invite a reporter to one of our events to see what we are doing and to prove it posed no significant noise disturbance.
I presumed the Tribune would encourage and support cultural events in the borough, though this is clearly not the case.
FREDDIE SORENSEN
Producer, The Exmouth Market Variety Show
Exmouth Market, EC1
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