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Don't groan but I don't think we should just stand idly by as the money drains away from our theatres! Two weeks ago Tony Blair stood up in the Tate Modern and promised there would be no “boom or bust” in arts funding. Lest we forget, Arts Council spending has risen from £183m in 1997 to £412m in 2006/7 which is a very good thing and, as a result, theatre throughout the country has become more am…