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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Ethan Croft

Money troubles are putting London theatres in jeopardy

Noel Coward Theatre (Picture: Nigel Howard)

Already struggling with bills, London theatres now say they face a double whammy after Arts Council England froze their funding to focus on regional theatre.

“We were told to expect our funding to stay at a standstill,” says Lauren Clancy of the Bush Theatre, “but with inflation, that standstill budget does not go as far as it did a year ago.

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