Dame Diana Rigg, Dame Judi Dench and Vanessa Redgrave are among the actors
calling for London's Victoria And Albert Theatre Museum to remain open.
The
museum, which houses a collection of stage costumes including Sir Laurence
Olivier's outfit from Richard III is facing closure after failing to raise
$20.4 million (GBP12 million) for redevelopment. In a letter to British
newspaper The Times, the actors write: "We are horrified that this
important
and world-renowned museum could be closed and its collection broken up.
"We
fear this means that most of the exhibits would no longer be available to
the public." Vanessa Redgrave describes the possible closure of the nearly
20-year-old museum as "a catastrophe".
