I'm sorry to have to tell you of the death of Alan Sealey, of Cosmotheka. I only found out last Tuesday that Alan died suddenly of pneumonia on Wednesday 15th December, and this is the first chance I've had to pass on the news.

I've known Al and his brother Dave for twenty-five years now, and it's a great shock to me. Dave and Al had been rehearsing for a panto, Sleeping Beauty, at Solihull Art Complex. Alan was taken ill with flu: he went to work on Tuesday but was sent home straight away because he was so poorly, and died on Wednesday night.

Steve