when did bob hope open the thearter in eltham london! what year?

Question

the actor bob hope opened a thareter in eltham just off eltham hill se9 , all i know is that he opened in between 1982 and 1989 do you know the year?

Answer 1

He saved it from closure in 1981 and in 1982 he unveiled a plaque renaming it Bob Hope Little Theatre