Reuters, 19 Feb 2009, Laurence Tan
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Deteriorating economies and the threat of job losses are putting many Asians off the arts, forcing actors to work longer hours and theater companies to get more creative for the show to go on.
In Singapore, which is in its deepest-ever recession, theater company Stages gave away 300 tickets to fill seats at a play this month, after recent ticket sales fell 15 percent and it was forced to produce a show with practically no sponsors.
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