musicals at the Prince's, Hylton was reported to have bought the theatre in 1961, but this was later corrected in the press. Hylton had been the lessee of the theatre in June 1961 and had negotiated the sale of the building to Television Wales and West. Two months later, TWW sold it on to Charles Clore and EMI, which changed the name of the theatre in 1962. The programme in the 1960s under the ownership of EMI included a number of long- running musicals, such as the Broadway transfer How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1963) and Our Man Crichton (1964), based on a book by JM Barrie. The theatre experienced a much less successful run with Lionel Bart’s Twang!! – a musical based on the story of Robin Hood which was plagued with creative and financial issues. Twang!! starred Ronnie Corbett and Barbara Windsor, and ran at the Shaftesbury for only a few weeks between December 1965 and January 1966. It was one of the most expensive flops that had ever been produced. From 1968 to 1973 the Shaftesbury was host to the controversial musical Hair. The opening of the show coincided deliberately with the removal of the Lord Chamberlains powers of censorship over theatre in England, which allowed for the nude scene. While Hair was still running, the theatre was sold to a property development company called Peureula Investments. On 20 July 1973 the production was forced to close because a small section of the ceiling collapsed in the auditorium. There were allegedly plans to redevelop the theatre and the surrounding areas, and a campaign to save the theatre began. This included an occupation of the site. The Save London Theatres Campaign, led by actor Marius Goring, eventually succeeded in securing protected status for the Shaftesbury. In 1976, the Theatres Trust was formed by an Act of Parliament to promote the protection of theatres. The theatre reopened with West Side Story in December 1974. Other productions in the decade included a musical stage version of Dad’s Army, starring Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier and Clive Dunn, and Dracula starring Terence Stamp, with scenic designs by Edward Gorey. They’re Playing Our Song (1980–1982) starring Tom Conti and Gemma Craven was produced by actor and writer Ray Cooney. After a nine-month period of closure, Cooney presented Run For Your Wife with Richard Briers, Bernard Cribbins and Bill Pertwee.