A-YUAAt J`2 101" The Arts Council Twenty-ninth of Great Britain annual report and accounts year ended 31 March 1974 ARTS COUNCIL OF GREAT BR(fAMm REFERENCE ONLY DO NOT REAAOVE I j,FROM THE LIBRARY ISBN 0 7287 0036 0 Published by the Arts Council of Great Britai n 105 Piccadilly, London wIV oAu Designed and printed at Shenval Press, Englan d Text set in `Monotype' Times New Roman 327 and 334 Membership of the Council , Committees and Panels Council Committees of the Art Pane l Patrick Gibson (Chairman ) Exhibitions Sub-Committee Sir John Witt (Vice-Chairman ) Photography Committee The Marchioness of Anglesey Serpentine Gallery Committee Professor Harold C . Baldry Performance Art Committee The Lord Balfour of Burleigh Alan Bowness The following co-opted members serve on the Lady Casson Photography Committee : Colonel Sir William Crawshay, DSO, TD Michael Elliott Bill Gaskins The Viscount Esher, CBE Ron McCormic k The Lord Feather, CBE Professor Aaron Scharf Sir William Glock, CBE Pete Turner Stuart Hampshire Jeremy Hutchinson, Q c and the Performance Art Committee : J. W. Lambert, CBE, DsC Dr A. H. Marshall, CB E Gavin Henderso n James Morris Adrian Henri Neil Paterson Ted Littl e Professor Roy Shaw Roland Miller Peter Williams, OBE Drama Panel Art Panel J. W. Lambert, CBE, DsC (Chairman) The Viscount Esher, CBE (Chairman) Dr A. H. Marshall, CBE (Deputy Chairman) Alan Bowness (Deputy Chairman ) Ian B. Albery Miss Nancy Balfour, OBE Alfred Bradley Victor Burgi n Miss Susanna Capo n Michael Compton Peter Cheeseman Theo Crosby Professor Philip Collins Hubert Dalwood Miss Jane Edgeworth, MBE The Marquess of Dufferin and Av a Richard Findlater Dennis Farr Ian Giles William Feaver Bernard Gos s Patrick George Len Graham David Hockney G. Laurence Harbottle John Hubbard Philip Hedley Malcolm Hughe s Albert Hunt John Hulton Peter James David Hurn Oscar Lewenstei n Paul Huxley Frank Marcus R. B. Kitaj Cedric Messina Bryan Kneale Gareth Morgan Tristram Powel l Peter Nichols Jeremy Rees Trevor Nun n Sir Norman Rei d Timothy O'Brien Robert Rowe, CBE Peter Oliver Sir Robert Sainsbury Owen Ree d Jack Smith Donald Sinden David Sylvester Miss Caroline Smit h John Thompson Timothy West William Tucker Martin Williams Mrs Marina Vaizey B. A. Young Professor John White Membership of the Council, Committees and Panels (coutii iwd ) Committees of the Drama Panel P. E. Tucker Fringe and Experimental Drama Committe e Dr D. P. Waley New Drama Committe e Young People's Theatre Committee Music Panel Sir William Glock, CBE (Chairman) The following co-opted members serve on one or more Peter Williams, OBE (Deputy Chairman) of these committees : Richard Rodney Bennett Harrison Birtwistl e Mrs Margaret Birkett Miss April Cantelo Roger Croucher Gordon Crosse Miss Constance Cummings, CB E David Drew John Ford John Drummond John Grill o Gerald English David Holman Eric Falk, Qc Miss Naseem Kha n James Gibb Roy Kift Mrs Nigel Goslin g John McGrat h Gavin Henderso n Roland Miller Peter Heyworth Benedict Nightingale Barrie Iliffe Bert Parnab y Peter Kati n David Pease Miss Thea King Frederic Prou d Keith Lester Peter Stark Hugh Maguire Miss Glen Walford John Manduell Miss Cora Williams Professor Wilfrid Mellers Professor Donald Mitchell Literature Panel Allen Percival Stuart Hampshire (Chairman) Stephen Plaisto w Dan Jacobson (Deputy Chairman ) Andrew Porter Paul Bailey Simon Preston Miss Patricia Bee r George Rizza Miss Margaret Drabbl e Alan Rump Colin Falck Derek Scott Miss Gillian Freema n Roger Smalley Marlyn Goff Simon Towneley, JP, D L Ronald Harwood Professor Frank Kermode Committees of the Music Panel : Alexis Lykiard Dance-Theatre Sub-Committee Tom Maschler General Sub-Committee Charles Monteit h Jazz Sub-Committe e Peter Porter Opera Sub-Committee Hilary Rubinstein Piano Sub-Committe e John Sando e Ian Scott-Kilvert The following co-opted members serve on one or more Mrs Elizabeth Thomas of these committees : National Manuscript Collection of Contemporary Mrs Mary Baxter Writers Committee Malcolm Binns Dr Philip Larkin (Chairman ) Sandy Brown Nicholas Barker Miss Louise Browne Douglas Cleverdon Tristram Cary Dr K . W. Humphreys John Chesworth W. Hilton Kellihe r Joseph Cooper Mrs A. J. Stratford John Cox Ronald Crichton Derek Scot t John Crisp Miss Caroline Smit h Walter Drabble Peter Williams, OB E Roger Eames Miss Jane Edgeworth, MB E The following Committee Members serve on th e Charles Fox Touring Sub-Committee : Noel Goodwi n Patrick Gowers Sir John Witt (Chairman ) David Henshaw Professor Harold C. Baldry Mrs Annette Hyn d Michael Elliott Miss Moura Lympan y Dr A. H. Marshall, CBE George Malcolm, CBE Miss Caroline Smith Professor Denis Matthews Peter Williams, OB E John Muir Stanley Murdoch Art Film Committe e Miss Daphne Oram Lady Casson (Chairman) David Parkhous e Edgar Anstey, OBE Mrs Anya Sainsbury Michael Barrett Keith Swallow Alan Bownes s Philip Towell Michael Clarke Richard Williams David Curti s together with (in the case of the Piano Sub-Committee) Miss Caroline Fawkes representatives of the Scottish and Welsh Arts Council s Colin Ford and the Regional Arts Associations Michael Gill Stephen Hearst Committee for the British Section of the Internationa l Derek Hil l Society of Contemporary Music : Stuart Hood, MB E David Drew (Chairman) Norman Swallow Martin Dalb y Dr Lisa Tickner Peter Dickinson Anthony Wraigh t Mike Gibbs Colin Youn g Professor Alexander Goeh r Barry Guy The following co-opted members serve on the Artists ' Alan Hacker Films Sub-Committee : Dr Jonathan Harvey Barrie Iliffe Simon Field Stephen Plaisto w Tony Rayns Roger Smalley Kevin Stephen s Training Committee Keith Winter Professor Roy Shaw (Chairman) Hugh Wood Dr A. H. Marshall, CBE (Deputy Chairman) John Allen Regional Committe e Alan Bowness Professor Roy Shaw (Chairman) John Bury Sir John Witt (Deputy Chairman) Patrick Donnell, DSO Professor Harold C. Baldry Lionel Dun n Miss Nancy Balfour, OB E John English Lady Casson Martyn Goff Professor Philip Collins Miss Cindy Hargate Michael Elliott Francis Hawcroft Martyn Goff Philip Hedley Ronald Harwoo d Ian Hunter Dr A. H. Marshall, CB E Barrie Iliffe Jeremy Rees Michael MacOwan Membership of the Council, Committees and Panels (cowomc,J ) John Manduell Clifford Hanley (D and L) Timothy O'Brien Ronald Johnston (L) Harry Pegg John Knox (A ) Allen Percival Ronald Macdonal d Owen Reed James Morris (A ) Ken Smalley John B. Rankin (D ) Miss Hazel Vincent Wallace, OBE Alan Roger (A) Ian McKenzie Smith (A ) Sub-Committees of the Training Committee : Ivison S. Wheatley (D) Actors' and Drama Schools' Working Group Designers' Working Group A = Art Committee Directors' Working Group D = Drama Committee Technicians' Working Group L = Literature Committee M = Music Committee The following co-opted members serve on one or more of these working groups : Co-opted Committee members : Brian Bern Peter Branscombe (m) William Bessant Thomas Laurie (D) William Bundy Ronald Morrison (m) Stuart Burge, CBE Mrs Irene Sunters (D ) Peter Cheeseman John W. Clarke Art Panel Douglas Cornelissen James Mors (Chairman) Ronald Eyre David Cohen David Forder Peter Collins Ian Giles Miss Rosemary Harris John Harrison Dr David Irwin Peter James Tom Macdonal d Barry Letts Iain Mackintosh Book Awards Reading Panel Cedric Messina Alastair Borthwick Christopher Morley Miss Elenud Brow n Richard Pilbrow David Buchan Jonathan Porter Miss Deirdre Chapman Miss Caroline Smith Charles Gormley Robert Stanton Oswald Wynd Miss Janet Suzman Clive Swift Literature Bursaries Panel Carl Toms, OBE David Fletcher Douglas Gifford William McIlvanney Scottish Arts Council David Muriso n The Lord Balfour of Burleigh (Chairman) Professor Derick Thomso n Neil Paterson (Vice-Chairman) (L) Neill B. Aitken (M) Trainee Directors Panel Professor James F . Arnott, TD (D) Professor James Arnot t H. Jefferson Barnes, CBE (A) Mrs Kate Evelin g Percival Buchanan (M) Hugo Gifford Walter Cairns (m) Clifford Hanley David C . Dorward (M) Mike Ockrent Professor T. A. Dunn (D and L) Clive Perry Professor Michael Flinn (M) Ivison S. Wheatley The Earl Haig, OBE (A) Glasgow Arts Centre Management Committee Drama Committee John S. Boyle (Chairman) Co-opted members: Clifford Hanley (Vice-Chairman) Professor James Amott Ewart Alexande r Mrs Patsy Gibb Geoffrey Axworth y Ian Ireland Peter Gil l James Morris Derek Hollin s Mrs Cordelia Oliver The Reverend T . James Jones Ian McKenzie Smith Miss Molly Kenny Dr Thomas Parry Miss Olwen Rees Martin Williams Literature Committee Welsh Arts Council Co-opted members : Colonel Sir William Crawshay, DSO, TD (Chairman) (A ) The Marchioness of Anglesey (Vice-Chairman) (A) Sam Adam s Christopher Cory (M) Bryan Martin Davies His Honour Judge Bruce Griffiths, Qc (A) Dr G. O. Jones Dr Glyn Tegai Hughes (L) Dr R. Brinley Jones R. Gerallt Jones (L) D. Tecwyn Lloyd Charles Langmaid (M) Dr Thomas Parr y Roland Mathias (L) Dr Gwyn Thomas Professor William Mathias (M) Professor R . George Thomas Henry Nyman (A and D) Aled Vaughan Dr Alun Oldfield-Davies, CBE (A and D) Professor J. E. Caerwyn Williams Mrs H . M. Ramage (L) John Stuart William s A. N. F. Rees (D) T. M. Haydn Rees (D) Music Committe e Gareth Thomas (M) Co-opted members : Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, OBE (D and M) Miss Menai Williams (L) Malcolm Boy d John Davies A = Art Committee John Fussell D = Drama Committee Glynne Jone s L = Literature Committee Arnold Lewis M = Music Committee David Mansel Lewis Kenneth Loveland Art Committee John Metcalf Co-opted members : Eric Wetherell W. S. Gwynn Williams Rollo Charles, Mc Mrs Glenys Cour Roger Cuckse y Michael Cullimore Arthur Giardelli, MBE Robert Hunter David R . Jones Peter Nicholas Mrs Maureen Owen Gethin Stoodley-Thomas David Tinker Derrick Turner John Wright 7 Staff Contents Headquarter s 105 Piccadilly 9 Chairman's Introduction London wiv OA u 01-6299495 11 Secretary-General's Report Secretary-General : Sir Hugh Willatt 33 Membership of Council and Staff Deputy Secretary-General : Angus Stirling Finance Director : Anthony Field, JP, FCA 34 Scotland Art Director : Robin Campbell, DSO Director of Exhibitions : Norbert Lynton 43 Wales Drama Director : N.