Core fundingWhat has gone out of balance is the steady attrition of core funding, whether that’s directly to venues or via theatre companies. And that’s the point: the real cost of theatre has been masked by those willing to make it happen whatever the price. Predictions around the world are focussing on the potential post-Covid scorched earth in the theatre sector. But what if the model was already broken before Covid came along? Is it unthinkable to suggest there may have been too many venues and too many theatre companies in the funded sector, given the low level of that funding?

Source: The Irish Times July 11, 2020 03:56 UTC