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HARDtalk: Nicholas Hytner, Director, National Theatre

05/05/2008

Nicholas Hytner, Director, National Theatre

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Stephen Sackur asks the National Theatre Director what the public gets for its tax money.

The National Theatre is one of the biggest recipients of tax money in the arts. Stephen Sackur asks its Director Nicholas Hytner what the payback is to the public.

A flourishing arts scene is supposed to be a badge of civilised society. But is it the job of governments to subsidise creative endeavour? Gordon Brown's government is improving arts education in schools and trumpeting an increase in arts spending. The National Theatre is one of the biggest recipients of taxpayer investment in the arts. Stephen Sackur asks its Director Nicholas Hytner what the payback is for all this public largesse.

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