by Peter Crawley19 February 2010
Every moment counts in making theatre, especially in the next few months. Today the Arts Council confirmed that the deadlines for theatre Project funding awards would remain as March 25 (for hard copy submissions) and April 1 (for online), adding, “the same as for all other projects, as previously announced”.
Such reiteration seems unusual, but clarification may have been necessary following widely disseminated information to the contrary. Theatre Forum was just one source for news that seemed to have originally stemmed from Arts Council staff last week, informing its members that the application deadlines had been brought forward to March 4 and 11, with decisions expected for mid April. Theatre Forum explained in a detailed item in its newsletter this week that the brisk turnaround...