By focusing on economic arguments in defence of the arts, we've swallowed the coalition's lineI've been noticing a trend in articles by young theatre-makers addressing the forthcoming cuts in arts funding. Namely, the apparently obligatory statement: "Of course these cuts are to be deplored." It's creeping into these "Where do we go from here" mini-manifestos as the ubiquitous thing people say just before "However ..…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AM on January 13, 2011