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Former Swan Theatre director John Hole: Energetic, talented, inventive


John Hole as many in Worcester will remember him
TRIBUTES have been paid to John Hole, one of the driving forces behind putting Worcester’s theatre on the nationwide map, who has died at the age of 81.
John was artistic director of the Swan Theatre from 1967-1974 and Ginney Quiney (formerly Hole) said: “John was the eternal optimist.
“He was enterprising, had boundless energy, was dedicated, inventive and a jack of all trades (essential in the early days at the Swan).
“He was a strong advocate of regional theatre. Above all he believed passionately that theatre should reach out to the whole community. He expanded the already existing Saturday morning children’s story slot into Children’s Theatre with a weird and wonderful set of regular characters, including himself as an ill-starred conjurer with two puppets (Jaspar the Monkey and a rabbit called Sainsbury). ....

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