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'The theatre is irresistible.
Organise the theatre!' Matthew Arnold 's appeal has been taken up with a vengeance over the last 100 years, but he might have been dismayed by its consequences. John Elsom , the writer and theatre critic, talks to administrators, artistic directors and politicians about the effects of financial and bureaucratic organisation on what appears on stage.
Producer THOMAS SUTCLIFFE. mono

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Matthew Arnold
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John Elsom
Producer:
Thomas Sutcliffe.

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