McGrath, you are taking a narrow drinkers view. The act replaces four different current licences with a single licence that can cover any number of the original licences subjects. Out go Alcohol licences, Public Entertaiment Licences (which are currently required by any premises providing live entertainment whether or not they serve alcohol), Film Licences and Late Night (after midnight) refreshment licenses. We of course are directly affected as folkies by the replacement of the PEL and as drinkers by the rpelacement of Pub Licences.

A dry theatre or cafe as you postulate would simply activate just the entertainment aspect of the new combined licence.

Richard