Funding cuts threaten the seaside home of work by the celebrated British playwrightThreats to the future of a cherished theatre in the Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough, a home of Alan Ayckbourn's work for the past 40 years, have prompted leading writers, politicians and actors to speak out in defence of what they say is a national cultural treasure.The Stephen Joseph Theatre, which was run by Ayckbourn from 1972…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06PM on March 26, 2011