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Dateline: 28th November, 2004 Theatre News from Wales
Theatre in Wales Awards
There will also be the the James Westaway Award (sponsored by Parthian Books) for the actor aged 25 or younger who gets the most votes in the Best Male and Best Female categories. Nominations should be made by using the form on the Feedback page of the site. A shortlist of five moninees in each category will be voted on from 1st January. The results will be announced at a special ceremony at Aberystwyth Arts Centre at the end of January. Conservatives Call for Arts Outside Cardiff Funding "You get a huge return for spending a relatively small amount of money on the arts in generating interest, especially among our young people," said Lisa Francis AM, the party's culture spokeswoman in the National Assembly. "It is essential we continue to encourage and support the work of regional dance, music and theatre groups." The party has also annouced that it is opposed to the proposal to make the Arts Council of Wales a government department in what the First Minister (Labour) has called the "bonfire of the quangos". The Conservative Party is the third largest group in the Assembly, after Labour and Plaid Cymru. Please note that all three Archive indices are very long and will therefore take some time to download.
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