Editorial: It doesn't grow on trees

By now, you are probably sick of thinking and talking about money – or more accurately, the lack of it – in arts education. The reduction of school arts resources to pennies and the everincreasing price of drama schools are just two elements of a deeply–routed and elitist culture we face in Britain currently. But every now and then, we see glimmers of hope that people are taking notice of these issues and are fighting tooth and nail to change things.

As I write this, news has just come in that the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama is to remove audition fees in a drive to combat elitism in the arts. This follows other schools, such as the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, who did the same last October. It is brilliant to see practical evidence that suggests higher education bodies are doing what they can to help.