▁London ▁Festival , ▁with ▁an ▁audience ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁theatre , ▁bal let , ▁and ▁music , ▁A ick man ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Opera ▁Society ▁( 1 9 5 4 – 6 9 ) ▁and ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Opera ▁Club , ▁the ▁Bal let ▁Min erva , ▁and ▁the ▁Mik ron ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁( a ▁company ▁which ▁performs ▁via ▁tour ing ▁the ▁canal ▁water ways ▁of ▁Britain ). ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 7 0 s , ▁A ick man ▁lived ▁in ▁a ▁flat ▁in ▁Will ough by ▁House ▁on ▁the ▁Barb ican ▁Est ate . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁a ▁flat ▁in ▁G led how ▁Gard ens , ▁Ear ls ▁Court , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁A ick man ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁cancer ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁refused ▁to ▁have ▁conventional ▁treatment ▁and ▁consult ed ▁a ▁hom oe op ath . ▁He ▁had ▁planned ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁fant asy ▁award , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁too ▁ill ▁to ▁travel , ▁despite ▁r ally ing ▁in ▁the ▁summer . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁London ▁Home op ath ic ▁Hospital ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁His ▁ob itu ary ▁appeared ▁in ▁The