Monthly Archives: April 2013

Challenges for the Arts – response to Maria Miller (et al)

Posted on April 26, 2013 by debdavemason

Maria Miller has made her speech and many have responded, mostly we are rehearsing the old arguments, couched in terms that Government can understand.  I am going on Monday to a meeting of the movement ‘What Next’ which seeks to … Continue reading →

Posted in acting, arts, arts funding, directing, Politics, theatre | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

O Tempora O Mores

Posted on April 11, 2013 by debdavemason

In 1974 I was eleven.  To be honest I enjoyed the three-day week, its regular power-cuts, the romance of doing homework by candle-light (I was a romantic child, who loved the books of Frances Hodgson Burnett), I appreciated that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment