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Theatre & Performing Arts · 5 November

The man who bought The Brixton Academy for £1 - watch the stage show

The infamous story of Simon 'The King of Gigs' Parkes and the Brixton Academy is set to hit the stage at the Southwark Playhouse Borough.

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