Giles Playfair enquires into the economics of the commercial theatre and talks to
Emile Littler , Hugh Beaumont Michael Denison , Daniel Massey Peter Bridge , Peter Donald
Outside London the commercial theatre is in Its death throes; the leading commercial management intends to dispose of all its theatres in the next three years. Even in London there is grave doubt about whether the theatre can survive because costs are so high. In the face of growing competition from the subsidised theatre, as well as from television and films. can the theatre continue with its present ways of raising money? Is the quality of commercial management adequate?
Produced by Keith Hindell
Second broadcast