Exeter Northcott Theatre, one of the few remaining producing theatres in the southwest of England, has gone into administration. Students and staff must organize to resist this closure. In 2007 - shortly after reopening following a £2.1 million redevelopment - the venue was hit with the news that it was to lose its annual £547,000 grant from the Arts Council of England. Students, staff and residents then organized protests to demand this funding be reinstated. In early 2008, ACE revised its decision and the grant was reinstated.
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Suggested demands:
- Open the account books to student and trade union inspection
- No to job losses! Bail out the Theatre Trust.
- The Students Guild should organize a demonstration in defence of the Northcott
- As a last resort, the Students Guild should lead an occupation of the Northcott Theatre
- Resistance to the Northcott closure should be linked to a broader Stop the Cuts campaign, against cuts, closures and privatisation at Exeter University and Devon County/Exeter City Councils
