Talks begin over rising Captial of Culture costs
Apr 26 2008
by David Bartlett, Liverpool Daily Post
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HIGH-LEVEL talks are being held to discuss how Liverpool can meet the rising costs of paying for Capital of Culture year.
The Liverpool Daily Post can reveal costs have risen from £20m to around £22m, and last night creative director of the Culture Company Phil Redmond said he was considering putting on additional events to raise money.
The Culture Company is also talking to the Department for Culture Media and Sport, the Arts Council and sponsors about getting extra funding.
One high-cost event which was almost scrapped because of mounting costs was the spectacular mechanical mystery creature that will tour Liverpool in September.
The huge three to four day theatrical extravaganza, called La Machine, will be one of the biggest acts of street theatre the city has ever seen.
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