Talks over £3.9 million sale of famous Glasgow Pavilion Theatre collapse

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The famous Glasgow Pavilion Theatre will stay open for the time being after talks 'about a potential sale' of the building collapsed.

The manager of the theatre Iain Gordon announced online last night, January 4, that discussions with Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), who also run King's Theatre and Theatre Royal in the city, were no longer ongoing and tickets are available throughout 2023.

The reputed £3.9 million sale was announced in September 2002 and believed to have been at an advanced stage, with Mr Gordon previously telling punters he could only guarantee shows under his management would continue until 'at least' the end of this month and he wanted to go 'out on a high' with the Christmas pantomime.

However, he was delighted to announce on Facebook that the talks had broken down. Mr Gordon thanked Scots for turning out in droves for this year's pantomime after rumours of the closure spread and said this year had been 'most memorable and successful' in their history.The post said: "We would like to confirm that no further discussions are taking place with ATG about a potential sale of the Pavilion Theatre."A lot of our customers have repeatedly asked us during the past months 'If I book for future shows will my tickets be valid?' This was never in question and any deal made would have ensured that all tickets and shows booked would have remained valid."Tickets are now on sale for shows throughout this year and beyond and as always you have the security that these tickets will be valid for all performances in the future. "We would like to thank our loyal customers far and wide for their continual support which has helped make this year’s Panto season one of the most memorable and successful that we have had at the