Difficulties in securing Grants for the Arts funding and a tendency to shift risk from venues onto artists are threatening even established theatre companies, warns Lyn Gardner.
Recently, I’ve heard from two theatre companies who have been around for a few years and enjoyed some success – including touring abroad – but are on the brink of calling it a day. In both cases the increasing difficulty of securing funding via Grants for the Arts and the way venues have shifted risk away from themselves and on to the artists were cited as major reasons.
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Recently, I’ve heard from two theatre companies who have been around for a few years and enjoyed some success – including touring abroad – but are on the brink of calling it a day. In both cases the increasing difficulty of securing funding via Grants for the Arts and the way venues have shifted risk away from themselves and on to the artists were cited as major reasons.
In the past... Keep reading on The Guardian