od rome , ▁which ▁reflected ▁on ▁its ▁closure ▁later ▁in ▁West min ster ▁lic ens ing ▁court . ▁ ▁The ▁Hi pp od rome ▁Events ▁Space ▁& ▁Theatre ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁entrepr ene ur ▁Char ma ine ▁Ha ig ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁le ase ▁of ▁the ▁Hi pp od rome ▁building ▁on ▁a ▁short ▁term ▁before ▁a ▁cas ino ▁lic ence ▁application ▁could ▁be ▁secured ▁for ▁future ▁use . ▁Ha ig ▁initially ▁maintained ▁and ▁managed ▁the ▁empty ▁ven ue ▁on ▁her ▁own , ▁and ▁then ▁changed ▁the ▁ven ue ' s ▁name ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁London ▁Hi pp od rome ▁from ▁its ▁previous ▁name ▁of ▁Cir que . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ward , ▁Ha ig ' s ▁in - house ▁events ▁company , ▁H ip ▁Events , ▁began ▁running ▁private ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁ven ue , ▁but ▁once ▁again ▁using ▁the ▁space ▁to ▁its ▁full ▁capacity ▁as ▁a ▁variety ▁ven ue ▁with ▁album ▁launch es , ▁dance ▁shows , ▁g ala ▁d inners , ▁awards ▁cer emon ies ▁and ▁Le ic ester ▁Square ▁film ▁premi ere ▁after ▁parties . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Ha ig ▁and ▁her ▁business ▁partner ▁acquired ▁a ▁theatre ▁lic ence ▁for ▁the ▁ven ue ▁and ▁subsequently ▁turned ▁the ▁ven ue ▁back ▁into ▁a ▁theatre . ▁The ▁adult ▁cab aret ▁show ▁La ▁C lique ▁was ▁found ▁at ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁Fr inge ▁Festival ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 8 ; ▁by ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 0