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Article: Theatre plea supported by Ayckbourn.(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- November 4, 2002
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Byline: Sarah Probert
One of Britain's most respected playwrights has thrown his weight behind the battle to save a crisis-hit Midland theatre.
Sir Alan Ayckbourn has pledged his support for The Swan Theatre in Worcester and made a donation to its fighting fund.
The fate of the theatre will be sealed tonight when the city council meets to decide whether to go ahead with plans to reduce the annual grant paid to the theatre from pounds 137,000 to pounds 54,000. The meeting at the Guildhall in ...
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