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‘Art that advocates for housing justice’: west London’s SPID theatre forced to close

Group founded 18 years ago raised £2.6m for renovation but says council has not carried out repairs

As a little boy, Kris Lalaj would watch with envy as his big sister ran around Kensal House estate in west London, being trailed by a video camera. From his balcony, he could see her howling with laughter, being chased by other children who were making a film with the well-loved but rundown community theatre that sat at the bottom of the estate.

“I wanted to be like her,” he says. “It’s what got me into acting, really.”

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