Stage: New writing in subsidised theatre trebles over a decade
Subsidised theatre is hosting more than three times as much new writing as it was a decade ago, according to new research.
According to the report, commissioned by Arts Council England and undertaken by the British Theatre Consortium to explore the impact of ACE’s £25 million funding boost for theatre in 2003, new work now makes up 47% of the repertoire in large subsidised theatres.
This marks a significant increase from the findings of the Boyden report on theatre in 2000, which discovered that it comprised only 14% of work being staged. That report also argued that new writing was failing to attract audiences into main houses. But according to the recent research, the profile of new writing has been significantly raised following the funding boost.
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Woot, I will cetrianly put this to good use!
You know what, I’m very much icnilned to agree.
You know what, I’m very much icnilned to agree.