Submitted on Thursday 21st May 2020
Rejected on Thursday 23rd July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Commit funds to save all UK theatres from permanent closure due to Coronavirus
All theatres have running costs, irrespective of whether productions are being staged. Many theatres are historic buildings requiring continual maintenance. Even with staff furloughed, costs still rise and there is no income until performances resume. Theatres are also part of our tourism industry.
The monetary needs of every arts venue in the UK should be thoroughly assessed by the British Arts Council, together with the Department for Arts and Sport, and money should be allotted to each to cover the running costs and losses of each theatre and venue.
Theatres are not luxuries. They are homes of artistic expression: our heritage of drama. We would be poorer without them.
It is evident from the uptake of recorded plays from the National Theatre and Globe Theatre that people need theatre.
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