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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jane Croft

Creative industries get budget boost including £26m for National Theatre

Actors acting in a scene from Standing at the Sky’s Edge
A scene from Standing at the Sky’s Edge on the National Theatre’s Olivier stage, which the funds will be used to upgrade. Photograph: Tristram Kenton/The Guardian

The chancellor has given Britain’s creative industries a boost, including £26.4m to help the National Theatre upgrade its stages and tax relief to encourage film-makers to shoot more movies in the UK.

The government’s investment in the National Theatre is designed to support urgent infrastructure upgrades at its landmark building on London’s South Bank and will be used to support repairs to its Olivier theatre scenery lift and other failing systems.

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