Letters: John Miller obituary
29-04-2024 13:29 via theguardian.com

Letters: John Miller obituary

Having not built a theatre, John Miller missed the competition shortlist in 1997 for one in Runcorn. But the night before the interviews a practice dropped out, so he and Su Rogers came, without the rehearsed presentation of their competitors.Photographs of previous work – close-ups of a beautifully formed banister, or a brickwork detail – swiftly made John the unanimous and excited choice of the panel. The resulting Brindley theatre is a masterpiece of quiet authority, beauty and we
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