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All systems go at the Tivoli Marilyn Barber speaks to Charlie North Lewis newseditor@mags4dorset.co.uk Interviewed for this magazine in April, Charlie North Lewis, general manager of the Tivoli was optimistic about the future of the Wimborne theatre, and now his hopes and ambitions have
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raised further with the full opening of this muchloved asset in the town. “The Bohemians and Barry Steele as Roy Orbison were brilliant, and you have to remember they hadn’t worked for 18 months,” he said. “We’re so glad that the bar has now opened and there are no restricted seats, although we do encourage people to follow government guidelines.” Although Charlie is concerned that some new films go to streaming services, he said people still want to go to the cinema to see new releases on the big screen, as it’s a night out.
He acknowledged that the last 18 months had been testing as so many shows had to be cancelled and rebooked several times. “When a live show changed the date, we blocked it from sale, and put in a new date. We did everything to inform people and it was a lot of extra work.” Once again Charlie paid tribute to Alan Breakwell, chairman of the trustees, for
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