For nearly six months our subsidised playhouses, notably the National Theatre, have been dark. What have we missed? Not much. Some would say nothing at all. And this has come as a surprise to those of us who were led to believe that the subsidised theatre is critical to ‘the national conversation’.
Lloyd Evans
Defund theatres – and give the money to gardeners and bingo halls
The dramatic arts receive state subsidies in the belief that they improve humanity. But where’s the evidence?
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