For instance, Britain's Office ofFair Trading (OFT) said this month that the purchaseof a job-lot oftheatres by the AmbassadortheatreGroupdid notraisecompetitionconcerns.
Together they are joint chief executives of the AmbassadorTheatre Group (ATG), which owns major independent theatres in the UK, including the Donmar Warehouse and the Edinburgh Playhouse.
"The most significant feature of this year's Stage 100 is the placing of the National Theatre in joint first place with the AmbassadorTheatre Group, " said Alistair Smith, deputy editor of The Stage.