Abbey Theatre losses hit €1.8m
The deterioration in the finances of ‘Abbey Theatre Amharclann Na Mainistreach’ last year is confirmed in new accounts which confirm that after recording a modest surplus of €56,485 in 2008, the venue’s losses to the end of December last totalled €1.8m.
The documents show the theatre company’s restructuring costs last year towards the redundancy programme amounted to €1.2m.