Alan Henry, development convenor for the Guild of Players which owns the theatre, said it was another welcome boost.

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Master of the theatre's Guild of Players, Alan Henry, said he hoped they would give the green light for the investment.

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Associated Press writers Connie Cass, David Espo, Donna Cassata, Henry Jackson, Pauline Jelinek, Richard Lardner, Alan Fram, Ken Thomas, Jim Abrams, Andy Taylor, Seth Borenstein and Eric Tucker contributed to this report.

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New Zealand assistant Steve Hansen, like Kiwi head coach Graham Henry a former Wales boss, suggested after beating Wales that their scrum had been treated unkindly by referee Alan Lewis.

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