We must protect creative skills
ACTOR Christopher Eccleston has long been a vocal supporter of the importance of theatre in the community.
He has enjoyed a 30-year career, having made his professional acting debut onstage in a Bristol Old Vic production of A Streetcar Named Desire.
He is currently delighting television viewers in the third series of heart-warming BBC hit The A Word, but has regularly appeared on the nation’s stages, taking the lead role in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Macbeth in 2018.
He said: “Theatre often provides the first glimpse into the arts for many young people who then choose to pursue a career in the creative industries as a result.
“It is crucial that the Government safeguards the future of our UK theatre at every level from West End to provincial.
“It is essential also that everyone works to make sure that the theatre’s work flourishes in a fully inclusive landscape which will continue to produce world-leading and still more diverse work.”