Artistic director and chief executive of the National Youth Theatre, Paul Roseby, has warned that theatre has become a ‘luxury’ that many young people struggle to access.
Speaking at the NYT’s First Days Gala, Roseby blamed underfunding and the lack of creative provision in schools for the ‘devastating market in the arts’ currently.
Despite describing how much he enjoyed his entry to the arts, Roseby said: ‘I feel that theatre has become very much a luxury. It’s become so unattainable for so many people. Schools can’t do anything. I didn’t do [theatre] formally in school, but what I did do was an after-school club. I was very lucky.’
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