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Hampstead theatre director quits after Arts Council 100% funding cut

by Harriet Sherwood Arts, Culture Correspondent

The London venue known for nurturing Mike Leigh, Harold Pinter, Hanif Kureishi and Abi Morgan 'can no longer continue solely as a new writing theatre', says outgoing artistic director Roxana Silbert Hampstead theatre, which has nurtured emerging playwrights including Harold Pinter, Mike Leigh and Hanif Kureishi over its 60-year history, is set to "change direction" after the Arts Council cut its funding to zero last …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:18pm on December 7, 2022