Arts cuts prompt 'shrivelling' theatre industry, report says
English theatre study claims Arts Council cuts mean cancelled shows, fewer new plays, fewer commissions and smaller castsThe English theatre scene is "shrivelling", according to new research, with two-thirds of venues cancelling productions, half producing fewer new plays and commissioning fewer writers, and the same proportion obliged to insist playwrights focus on smaller cast sizes.Sonia Friedman , the successful …