Creative and Performing Arts
The area is populated with creative people such as artists, writers and actors. Until January 2009 Chorlton was the location for the Cosgrove Hall animation studios where the children's series Chorlton and the Wheelies, Dangermouse and Count Duckula were created. The area is used by film crews for TV locations, such as The Second Coming, as it retains much of its original Victorian architecture. A recent example is White Van Man shown on BBC3 Television in 2010. A number of poets and minor publishers of poetry were active in the late 20th century and a poetry group meets at Chorlton Public Library. There are three amateur dramatic societies which rehearse and perform in Chorlton.
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“More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.”
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