Post tagsLocal authority funding for theatres in England and Wales fell by 6.3% in 2011/12, according to newly released government data. The figure is revealed in Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing in England: 2011 to…
Durham look to set up trust to run Gala Theatre by 2014
Durham County Council, which owns the Gala Theatre, is investigating setting up a not-for-profit trust to run the venue from early 2014. The change in management, which would be applied to all the county’s culture,…
Danny Boyle joins artistic directors to warn of “serious danger” to regional theatres
Artistic directors from the UK’s leading regional venues have joined with Olympic opening ceremony director Danny Boyle and National Theatre artistic director Nicholas Hytner to warn that Britain’s local theatres are facing a “very real”…
One council that’s doing more for theatre
Local authorities have had a bad press for their attitudes to the arts in difficult economic times, often justifiably – they are committing 40% less to the arts in 2012/13 than last year, according to…
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