The Slung Low theatre company in Leeds is cutting back on performances to start up a community college teaching skills including astronomy and cooking, writes Ian Youngs.
Award-winning Slung Low theatre company is known for staging epic outdoor theatre productions around the UK.
Now it's decided to cut back on the number of shows it makes and set up a "community college" teaching astronomy, cooking and decorative blacksmithing.
Artistic director Alan Lane said it was "the most useful and most interesting" thing they could do with their subsidy.
The classes will begin in September and be held on a converted double-decker bus in Slung Low's home city of Leeds... Keep reading on BBC News
Award-winning Slung Low theatre company is known for staging epic outdoor theatre productions around the UK.
Now it's decided to cut back on the number of shows it makes and set up a "community college" teaching astronomy, cooking and decorative blacksmithing.
Artistic director Alan Lane said it was "the most useful and most interesting" thing they could do with their subsidy.
The classes will begin in September and be held on a converted double-decker bus in Slung Low's home city of Leeds... Keep reading on BBC News