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YET IN THE UK, RIGHT NOW...
The brutal fact is that only children from well-endowed schools get the chance to see theatre.
RICHARD MORRISON (Arts Commentator)
93% OF UK SCHOOL CHILDREN
ARE MISSING OUT
ON THE ARTS ​OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED TO
​THE PRIVATELY EDUCATED 7%
MELVYN BRAGG 1st February 2024
Creative Industries and Arts Education Debate
THE HOUSE OF LORDS
It’s devastating that
huge numbers of children have ​never seen a live performance because it is prohibitively expensive.
SUZY KELIN BBC Head of Arts
FOR ALL OF US, WHO EVER WE ARE,
NO MATTER OUR BACKGROUND, EDUCATION OR INCOME...
Artistic expression has become
a privilege, not a right.
​We need to change that.
ADRIAN LESTER Actor
EVERYONE DESERVES
TO EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC,
TO FEEL THE RUSH OF EXCITEMENT
AS THE STAGE IS LIT
AND NEW WORLDS UNFOLD
BEFORE THEIR EYES.
LYNN GARDNER Theatre Critic
This is why, after 25 years
we're not only still here,
but right now we're
stepping up what we do.
​DISCOVER WHO WE ARE,
WHAT WE'VE DONE,
WHAT WE'RE DOING
AND HOW SIMPLY SIGNING UP TO OUR MAILING LIST CAN HELP BRING GREATER ACCESS TO THEATRE -
- FOR EVERYONE
WITH THANKS TO MARCELO RIBAS FOR FUNDING THE CREATION OF THIS WEBSITE
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