Sydney Theatre Company Artistic Director Robyn Nevin said in a recent lecture that the Australian government’s long-awaited arts blueprint – which was intended to increase funding for performing arts organizations – has in fact fallen far short of delivering enough funding to enable the theater to thrive. By comparison, “Britain’s National Theatre received 20 times the subsidy granted to the STC though its audience base was half that of Sydney’s and its average ticket prices were about 40 per cent higher.” – Sydney Morning Herald