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Why I’m Worried About Regional Theatre

Why I’m Worried About Regional Theatre

New BBC data shows that production levels at the 40 most subsidised UK theatres have dropped by a third over the past decade

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Apr 15, 2025
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THEATRE has been viable for thousands of years.

But we live in chaotic times where conventions and norms are disintegrating by the day.

Speaking at the Olivier Awards in London, Lesley Manville urged increased funding for theatres across the UK, highlighting chronic underinvestment in regional theatre as her greatest frustration.

Manville emphasised the u…

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