A campaign is under way by a group of young actors to save a "highly regarded" theatre which is threatened with closure.Mid Powys Youth Theatre is part of Theatr Powys, which is expected to lose about £200,000 in funding from the Acts Council of Wales (ACW) next year. Campaign4Creativity (C4C) has been formed to rescue the theatre, which is based in Llandrindod Wells. Powys council runs it and said it would make a decision about its future soon. Theatr Powys reopened in 2006 after it was seriously damaged by fire a year earlier. ACW helped fund the refurbishment and the renovation costs were put at £972,000. In June, ACW said the funding of 32 organisations was to stop next April following a spending review. The announcement came amid pressure on public funding due to the budget deficit. ACW awarded £210,940 to Theatr Powys this financial year, while Powys council allocated £227,320. <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-11776083">FULL STORY ON THE BBC WEB SITE - www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-11776083</a> |
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