Theatre luminaries write to culture minister warning of arts cuts damage
Open letter calls on Ed Vaizey to respond to report showing evidence that British theatre is hurting as a result of funding cutsLuminaries of the theatre, including playwrights Sir Tom Stoppard, Michael Frayn and Caryl Churchill, actors Penelope Wilton and Sam West, and directors Vicky Featherstone and Sir Richard Eyre, have signed an open letter to the culture minister, Ed Vaizey, urging him to take seriously the da…