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Why major theatre institutions should be left to die by Lyn Gardner

Shows such as Matilda and War Horse seem to make the case for subsidy. But if the money was used at the grassroots, how many more great shows might we produce?British arts funding is not a level playing field. London gets many times more money than the regions; our big institutions get multiple times what the grassroots gets. When we celebrate the successes of War Horses and the Matildas " and we're quite right to " …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:56PM on August 30, 2012

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