HC Deb 17 May 1993 vol 225 cc15-7W
Mr. McKelvey

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if he will publish a geographical breakdown of funding for drama provided by the Scottish Arts Council; and if such funding decisions rest with members of the drama committee or the paid officers of the Scottish Arts Council.

Mr. Brooke

The geographical breakdown of funding for drama by the Scottish Arts Council is set out in the table. Decisions on revenue funding for drama clients are taken by the council in the light of recommendations by the drama committee. Decisions on funding projects and schemes are taken by the drama committee.

Drama1 £
Borders
Jane Houston Green 200
Central
Federation of Scottish Theatre Ltd. 18,000
MacRobert Arts Centre 1,900
19,900
Edinburgh
Benchtours 3,500
Communicado Theatre Company 156,873
Celtech Events 1,000
Edinburgh Puppet and Animation Festival 3,000
Edinburgh Puppet Company 9,000
Edinburgh Touring Circuit 3,000
Fifth Estate 34,000
Grassmarket Project 1,500
Hullaballoo Childrens Theatre 30,000
Pat Keysell 1,255
Duncan Low 300
Jo McNamara 3,000
Muirhouse Festival Activities Centre 900
Boilerhouse Theatre Company 13,997
Royal Lyceum Theatre Co. Ltd. 530,271
Streets Ahead Theatre Company 1,500
Scottish International Children's Festival 20,000
The Traverse Theatre (Scotland) Ltd. 323,793
Theatre Scotland 3,000
Theatre Workshop Edinburgh Ltd. 11,500
1,151,389
Fife
Byre Theatre of St Andrews Ltd. 129,920
Glasgow
Annexe Theatre Company 3,000
Birds of Paradise Theatre Company 4,000
Citizens Theatre Ltd. 514,786
Clanjamfrie 7,500
Clyde Unity Theatre 41,000
Fablevision 20,000
Govan Initiative 2,100
Jane Jewel 1,000
Flloyd Kennedy 200
Music Theatre Lab. 5,000
Media Theatre Company 3,000
Pen-name Theatre 40,000
Scottish Mask and Puppet Centre 3,000
Jo Smith 300
7:84 Theatre Company Ltd. 175,702
Scottish Youth Theatre Ltd. 21,000
Scottish Drama 2,000
Scottish National Association of Youth Theatre 5,000
Phyllis Steel 200
Ian Turbitt's Puppet Theatre 300
Tron Theatre Ltd. 211,839
Tag Theatre Company 151,334
Visible Fictions 15,000
Woodside Area Arts Project 1,000
Winged Horse Touring Productions 18,000
1,246,261
Grampian
Aberdeen Art Gallery/City of Aberdeen 11,000
Banff & Buchan District Council 1,500
Crathes 1992 1,500
The Invisible Bouncers 6,000
North East of Scotland Touring Arts
Co-Ordinating Association 5,000
25,000
Highland
Eden Court Theatre 1,000
Grey Coast Theatre Company 22,000
Drama1 £
National Gaelic Arts Project 18,000
Clown Jewels 22,000
Ross & Cromarty District Council 1,000
64,000
Lothian
East Lothian District Council 57,541
Strathclyde
Black Box Puppet Theatre Trust 14,628
Borderline Theatre Company Ltd. 160,476
MacMyth Project 3,000
Cumbernauld Theatre Trust Ltd. 36,500
Edward Jackson 500
Wildcat Stage Productions Ltd. 190,021
405,125
Tayside
Dundee Repertory Theatre Ltd. 266,486
Tayside Regional Council 650
Pitlochry Festival Soc. Ltd. 227,193
Perth Repertory Theatre Ltd. 266,987
761,316
Island Authorities
Alan Watters 3,000
Others
Assitej G. B. 500
Half Moon Young Peoples Theatre 3,000
International Workshop Festival 2,500
Medieval Players Company Ltd. 4,000
Northern Stage Company 1,000
Oily Carte Theatre Company 2,000
Ra Ra Zoo 2,000
15,000
Total 3,878,652
1 All companies are listed within their home region. Many spend a large proportion of their time touring outside that area.