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Fur flies as Wildcat loses funding appeal
The winners and losers in the battle gummy”: I 3.: -. .. v for arts council funding for touring “'2! W'l'le‘ l. I' t x r‘~ theatre are now clear. Glasgow's :‘t’r‘t-me“ . t. n l ' Wildcat are furious that they are to if , .- ., ,, , .. miss out, while Boilerhouse are 3:453],(“IQQLW ,7..,,',,}',;f,.l,,; setting out plans for the future. 'r'umulatwe ;t.'£‘j'.;(ft(t" "r" t: t .m :st.» Stephen Naysmith and Andrew Burnet dUd‘t-‘Wi' ‘-'-'<“ WW 3“ WW» «it‘t7‘~"i' 'U 7’1" 35K. have (it“.t‘i‘flln“ti erw'rrternly, but they rev us at. term;
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'Our ambition outstrips the money'
PAUL PINSON, artistic direr er of Burlerln'tuse, says The Brrmingham-horn (illmiifl has scored illiS Scottish Arts Council funding terms littte more than With The Dorm, lrvme Welah’s Headstate and a base for hr: mmmny's future planmnri The Set/er, rsaerfmmed :n the open aar at the 1997 Edinburgh-based theatre company was mite u.’ six to Eiilllbrllu". Festival rengt“ ‘Ser'.r'v.=r icy-st over receivt: feur-year lranctnse tanning in the Scottish £50,001} to stage,’ Pincen parrste'l nut 'T'rtat puts
Arts (Dunc! (SACK runt'nversurl round or awards £100,000 Into perspective] Boilerhouse and Glasgow-based Suspect Culture The tempany's promc‘u, for :995 m; iudp ,3, mle
were each awarded £100,000 per year, and (O-[NOdUCilOFI math the Mic-lllCiiC’Silfr-iMlSQd Walk renlaced Wildcat Stage Pv‘rxlut'trons On the SACK The Plant (on.;',-a:‘.‘,/, witch terms and performs on resterofrevenrrefundedtouring(:omnanres board a sea-germ) vessel Arn-tiunu protected
‘lt's me to knot-v that we car: plan longer term,’ overseas (ellabu'atrons, Putson cited South admitted Prnsen 'But our amhrtrun still trutstrms the Armgnra, the Net t<~>rlanrls, Burk-town and {virtnrclt Ambitious: Boilerhouse actor Tam Dean Burn in Seizer money we liave (AB)
And finally . . . election Rigg-ed as students find Avenger m :?§::er;:cgghe:ah;mfzetf out of a job he Not to mention a mere 30 TV
channels. The grand irony of the .TIS THE SEASON to be jolly and a” ANOTHER WHO IS fighting for those “(hoie th'mgls that it to?“ a TOW: _ that cobeerS' so this is the time at the foot of societyis Dame Diana Lichtreld 5 Michael Fabrrcant, to raise when the yawning (hasmic mack Rigg, Stirling University's new the Issue. After all, there are a fair hole between the wenflff and the Chancellor is getting stuck-into the few 0* hIS 0W“ Who Spent the be“ pissed-on is most pronounced. This government Over its plans for part Of two de.ca,de.s.on t,h.e SUper' being the first Christmas under student fees — another wizard idea ('35 gralVY "8'" I llV'ng 'lke bloate“ Labour for many a moon, many are nicked from the previous tyranny. Limo-005. " some 0f the b'tter WOFdS surprised how little is being done to 'Mfany Péople “Fm to, “‘3”? e aimed at Brussels bureaucrats' bring relief to those in need - sing|e Universmes are incredibly nch,’ MAYBE 31 SHOULD apply the same parents, the disabted and mum” quoth the actress who once wore a rules upon the slush fund MEPs as it tenants in Glasgow facing rent hikes fake beard bes'de V,'n_cem Pr'(e° ‘A is f0Ming U90“ tardy bill'Payers- are among the latest to cop it. While |°t Of Students are "Wm-3 0”. the Rather than (Ut Off the Offenderst Blair is welcoming the rich and POVertY "net "01 eat'”9-' 5"”: at they are installing incoming phone pompous into his humble home, it is '93“ they,“ be able to Slide
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gratifying to learn that there are themselves into the kind of catsuit I . . be allowed, though to the chagrin some who are prepared to (any on that made Patrick McNee’s cane Rigg: fighting for those at the foot of many, no facility appears to be in the principles they demonstrated in _ Stand on end' _ , , , , Place for those terribly DOPU'a' 0891 opposition. Stand up Malky AT LEAST our government ha'rdress'ng,fac'l't'es' Zero numbers WhiCh are Often . Chisholm and shame on those ' representatives in Europe are having telephqne wig and a fz’ooo deSk respo'mb'e for sum “mopping b'ns twisted souls who suggested that a fine old time at all our expenses. are ava'lable,m the plush in the “'5‘ Place- 0' 5° ' am mid-
he was merely using this as an Apparently, saunas, bars, accommOdat'on on Offer to MEPS' (Brian Dona'dson)
l“ liltt/ 8 Jan W98 THE LIST25