RSC 'may be forced into drastic hibernation without urgent help'

Stage | The Guardian: It may be one of Britain’s biggest and best-funded arts organisations but without urgent support the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) faces being forced into “drastic hibernation” because of the pandemic, its leaders have said.

Public subsidy accounts for a quarter of the RSC’s income, but the rest has disappeared since lockdown, leaving it teetering on the brink. “Overnight, we lost 75% of our income,” said its deputy artistic director, Erica Whyman.