Royal Shakespeare Company to end BP sponsorship deal
by Matthew Taylor from Environment | The Guardian on (#4RMSW)
Theatre company's move comes after growing criticism over its links with oil firm
The Royal Shakespeare Company is to end its sponsorship deal with BP amid growing opposition to fossil fuel companies' sponsorship of many of the UK's leading cultural institutions.
The RSC announced that after months of deliberations and a vociferous campaign from artists, the public and environmentalists, it had decided to curtail its eight-year relationship.
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