Trevor Nunn was criticized for producing highly commercial productions, such as Les Misérables, at the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the Royal National Theatre, both of which are subsidized by the government. What assumptions might underlie such criticism? Do you feel as if nonprofit theatres should not use public money to produce work that could be successfully produced in the commercial theatre?

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The Answer of Trevor Nunn was criticized for producing highly commercial productions, such as Les Misérables, at the Royal Shakespeare Company and at the Royal National Theatre, both of which are subsidized by the government. What assumptions might underlie such criticism? Do you feel as if nonprofit theatres should not use public money to produce work that could be successfully produced in the commercial theatre?

Trevor Nunn Was Criticized for Producing Highly Commercial Productions, Such