The Royal Exchange Theatre is AMAZING. I have been a lot and it can be quite hard for the actors doing a round production but it actually works surprisingly well most of the time. It's a small space with a good acoustic so even when they aren't looking at you, you can hear them. You have to plan your productions a lot though - seeing them do Little Shop of Horrors was really quite interesting (you can't hide the stagehands so you have to make them part of the production)

*hugs* I have a similiar burst of horror when stuff gets taken away from me. It's horrid and awful but you will be okay. Promise. Should we start linking to random stuff you might like to read? (usually my way of coping with a lack of LJ ...)