Stephen Fry, Rufus Wainwright Warn U.K. Risks Becoming ‘Cultural Wasteland’ Without Government Aid
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variety.comBy Tim Dams More than 400 leading creative figures including Stephen Fry, Grayson Perry, Rufus Wainwright and Simon Callow have warned that the U.K.
risks becoming “a cultural wasteland” unless government provides urgent financial support for the creative industries. In an open letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden, they called for urgent funding for those creative organizations and professionals hit hardest by the fallout of COVID-19.
Organized by the Creative Industries Federation (CIF), the letter’s other signatories include the heads of the Royal Albert Hall, Film Birmingham, Royal Opera House, Shakespeare’s Globe, Tate, Penguin Random House, Northern Ireland Screen and Lionsgate
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