When Lesley Manville was working as an actor in the 1980s, there was ample opportunity for her to work on stage and plenty of choices of shows for audiences to watch. But slowly, over the decades, she has sadly watched theatre after theatre close.
Theatre owners across the country have told The Independent that they worry every day about underfunding putting their theatres at risk. As they struggle to keep their venues afloat, regional theatre might be facing its final act.
