A town’s annual celebration of performance arts – which has a history dating back more than century – is no more, after organisers revealed it could no longer viably continue. The Sudbury Festival of Performing Arts has been officially closed with immediate effect, it was announced at the end of last week. For 102 years, the event has been a mainstay of the Sudbury spring calendar – serving for much of its existence as a showcase for aspiring musicians, actors and dancers in the area. But, in recent years, its schedule has been steadily stripped back, due to a combination of decreasing partici…
