The Independent highlights the critical challenges faced by regional theatres in the UK, as expressed by Best Actress award winner Lesley Manville. During her acceptance speech, she lamented the underfunding that threatens these venues, emphasizing their importance to community engagement with the arts. With a decline in available theatre options over the decades and increased financial pressures, Manville advocates for better funding to ensure these essential cultural institutions can survive and continue to serve local audiences, who often face barriers in accessing performances.
It's tragic because those theatres serve their communities. Sometimes, travelling to go see a play, or a ballet, or an opera, might be prohibitive.
Ms. Manville called for better funding for theatres around the UK as she accepted Best Actress at the Olivier Awards.
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