7:84 Theatre Company, founded in the seventies by John McGrath, has had its core funding cut by the Scottish Arts Council and will therefore, from August of this year, cease to exist.In 1970, John McGrath, a successful stage and television writer, strongly associated with Liverpool's Everyman Theatre concluded that a new form of drama could help bring about what he considered necessary changes in society, whilst at the same time removing the bourgeois institutions that dominated the theatre. He formed a new company in England, 7:84, and mounted a production of his play Trees In The Wind at the Edinburgh Festival in 1971. It was a hit and two years of widespread touring, playing to an enthusiastic audience followed. McGrath, his wife Elizabeth McLennan and her brother David McLennan were determined to establish a Scottish company, able to relate to the distinct historical, cultural and political traditions that existed in this country. So 7:84 Scotland was born. The company has set upa petition on the Scottish Parliament website and is inviting the theatre world to sign it. As of the vening of 31st March there are almost 840 signatures. If you wish to add yours, go to epetitions.scottish.parliament.uk/view_petition.asp?PetitionID=91 You do not have to live in Scotland to sign and show your support. [this story is copied from the British Theatre Guide web site - www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/784petition.htm ] |
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