Jack James - Actor, London

Dear Richard and Judie

CPR has been consistent in its commitment to promoting cultural innovation, excellence in performance and rigour in research. It has provided a model of theatrical best practice and continues to inspire and encourage artists across the spectrum of the performing arts.
Whilst firmly rooted in Wales, CPR has provided a meeting place and point of contact for practitioners and academics internationally and has been a significant cultural ambassador for Wales throughout the world.

I was personally involved in the company's work for only a very short space of time (as a member of the CPR performance ensemble The Practice) but the deep and lasting contribution of that brief contact informs all my work; I am constantly struck by the realisation that ideas and practices which I first encountered in the context of CPR's theatre research are now accepted common practice in the arenas of subsidised main-stage theatre - fifteen years later. Many companies boast of being innovators, CPR really are. Long may they continue.

I join with the many voices here urging the Arts Council of Wales to reverse this retrogressive and ill considered funding decision.

Jack James

Actor, London