Following on from ArtsHub’s survey of prominent performing arts companies’ financial results, this week we’re spotlighting the past three years of state theatre companies’ data.
This snapshot confirms what many in the sector already know well to be true. Recent market conditions, especially the increased costs of production and limited consumer spending, are impeding the financial sustainability of our best-loved arts companies (not to mention our cherished small-to-medium organisations, whose finances are also under strain but whose struggles often fly under the radar).