Scottish theatre companies reeling from arts funding changes

The Stage: A major shake-up in Creative Scotland’s funding strategy has left the country’s independent theatre sector uncertain for its future.
Companies and individual practitioners are questioning whether they will be able to continue under the new regime, while there are warnings that individual artists will leave Scotland.
The overhaul follows a review of “flexibly-funded” organisations which currently receive a two-year funding commitment. Flexible funding will be removed in April 2013 when some umbrella organisations will receive an annual “service level agreement” - while the majority of independent companies will receive “investment based on proposals”.