"Sadler,s Wells has been warned it could struggle to attract a new chief executive because of the emergence of the refurbished Hackney Empire as a favourite with both audiences and performers.

Current incumbent Jean-Luc Choplin, who announced his resignation from Sadler%u2019s Wells in January after less than one year in the post, will take up a new position at Paris%u2019 Chatelet Theatre in 2006. However, one senior opera source warned that since the reopened Hackney Empire was likely to develop into a serious rival before Choplin%u2019s successor was found"

(Via The Stage Online :: News :: Hackney Empire threatens Sadler's chances of new chief executive: .)

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