The National Theatre of Cornwall, or Cornish National Theatre, is a new theatre company proposed by

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Culture strategy

It is one of ten cultural projects proposed as part of a five-year culture strategy agreed upon by Cornwall Council's cabinet in January 2012. The National Theatre of Cornwall will be a collaboration between the

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, with other companies and individuals, to bring world class theatre to people in Cornwall. A similar project had previously been proposed by Cornish theatre company Bish Bash Bosh under the name ''National Theatre for Cornwall''. The Hall for Cornwall registered ''The National Theatre of Cornwall'' as a trademark in September 2011. In 2010 Cornish author Alan Kent urged for more rapid progress towards a Cornish National Theatre in his book ''The Theatre of Cornwall: Space, Place, Performance''.

Inspiration

The project draws its inspiration from other successful non venue based national theatre companies such as the

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, established in 2006, and

National Theatre Wales National Theatre Wales (NTW) is a theatre company known for its large-scale site-specific productions and its grassroots work with diverse Welsh communities. It is the English-language national theatre of Wales, and refers to Theatr Genedlaet ...

, founded in 2009.

References

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