Britain clamps down on fringe and profit share theatre.

'My reaction to the article was a result of my innate distrust and distate for government intervention...' Distate? What about Difederal? Of course, you realise that the government is usually NOT that interested or motivated to intervene AT ALL in the Arts? Which is why the actors form a lobby group called Equity, to try to GET them to intervene..? I suppose you make a fair point: when things are going well they don't make the news; you only hear about things that are going wrong...which is why it may seem to you that unions paint only a picture of unscrupulous employers. Obviously, this is NOT the case; in the vast majority of transactions the employer is decent and honest. But what do you do when you encounter the ones who AREN'T? And again, Equity is not an entity by itself...it consists of the ACTORS themselves who join together to solve problems they were unable to solve on an individual basis. This doesn't sound to me helpless, lacking ability, or unintelligent. It sounds pro-active, determined, self-valuing and rational. You have an interesting point of view, Mike. Cheers, Craig ~<8>-/====\---------