Letter from... the RFH stage

By Bob Stanley Bob Stanley 2007-05-30T00:00:00

Great moments, clockwise from above: opening night, 1951; Brian Wilson performing Smile; and Maria Callas accepting tributes.

Bob Stanley recalls the soupy pre-refurb acoustics of the dear old eggbox and takes to the stage to test the new.

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