The Effect of Peter Saunders on Christie's Career

Binky Beaumont had a theatrical empire which was a group of companies under the name of HM Tenant Tenant Productions Tenant Plays. They pretty well had a monopoly on, I mean, it's a rather complex thing but it was a clever piece of tax avoidance that enabled them to accumulate funds and put on ever more lavish productions. There was actually some government intervention to try and stop this happening but that's another story. But this is the atmosphere in which Peter Saunders was producing. At one point he said words to be effective, it's all very well arguing about fine wines but ultimately I would rather be producing beer. He made his point very well because there's a big market