Hey, remember when Fanny Hill said it was closing down its theater operation, citing poor attendance due to the woeful economy? Well … just kidding! Apparently they’ve enjoyed enough of an increase in show attendance since late July to say they’re strongly considering running shows in 2010. Not sure what happened in just a couple of months to produce such a surge in attendance. We won’t act like a bunch of doubting Thomases (Thomasi?) and suggest that maybe people started buying tickets because they figured it was their last chance – instead, we’ll just be happy that our local dinner theater might give it a go after all. From the L-T:

• "We are planning for 2010 shows but are not ready at this time to say 100 percent that we will be able to produce and perform them," co-owner Dennis Heyde said Friday in an e-mail to the Leader-Telegram. "If the increased trend continues, we will perform."
• Executive Director Don Hodgins said he is relieved the theater is getting a second chance. He and his wife, Lois, have operated Fanny Hill Dinner Theatre for more than 30 years. "Theater is so much a fabric of the community," he said.

Fanny Hill’s website lists a bunch of shows for 2010, so they’re at least planning for it. But don’t forget, as far as we know, they whole property is still up for sale. So if you’ve got $1.3 million laying around, and you're bored … just think about it.