Addressing criticism of the latest funding round from Arts Council England, the organisations CEO, Darren Henley spoke at The Stage’s Future of Theatre conference. In the speech he argued that ‘in the noise about the popular and unpopular specific decisions, the bigger picture can become overshadowed.’
He continues: ‘It’s of course right that the Arts Council is held to account, and it’s inevitable that what we don’t fund attracts more scrutiny that what we do, but if we reduce the overall picture to focus only on a few organisations, if we make that debate ‘either/or’ about access or excellence as if they exist only in opposition, if we start to argue for one art form at the expense of another, then there’s a danger that our perspective becomes too narrow and too short term, focusing on individual elements, but failing to see the big picture.’
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