A scene from The Yeomen of the Guard which opened at English National Opera last night, hours before the annoucement it had lost Arts Council funding
(Picture: ©Tristram Kenton)Arts Council England today announced a huge overhaul of funding the country’s arts scene, shifting millions of pounds away from London over the next three years. Prestigious venues, such as the National Theatre, the Royal Opera House and the Southbank Centre, have had their subsidy cut, while for others it has been removed entirely, including the Donmar Warehouse, Hampstead Theatre and English National Opera, though the latter has been offered financing to change its business model, which may see it move to Manchester.
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, responded with a statement saying: “Many of our world-leading cultural organisations will be left devastated by this announcement of over £50 million worth of Government cuts to London’s arts funding.
