RE the juxtaposition of the articles Rape charity aims to reclaim the night and Campaigners call for new theatre (Echo, December 4), has anyone made a connection between the threatening atmosphere of Exeter at night and the lack of a varied venue such as a good-sized theatre? I am convinced by the arguments put forward by the campaigners for a new theatre and believe that by attracting a more representative cross section of people the city would become a safer-feeling destination.
Exeter in the evening can be an intimidating place. When the shops shut, the streets are often taken over by groups of drunken young people. During the day the cathedral and its green provide beauty and calm, the museum stimulation and interest. At night there is no such equivalent.
Ann Berger
Exeter
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