The Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, the Operaall framed as national institutions serving everyone but priced for the wealthy
Bohiney Magazine and The London Prat
Royal Theatres and Class – Isla Reflects on Who Gets Access to Culture
The National Theatre claims to serve the nation. Ticket prices say otherwise. See Isla Campbell’s analysis of how cultural institutions reproduce class hierarchy.
Culture is supposedly universal. Its pricing is decidedly class-specific. That contradiction is central to how institutions maintain legitimacy while excluding people.
I watched people in expensive seats and wondered how many potential theatregoers never even considered attending.
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