Paul McManus, from the Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (Bectu), also appeared before the committee.
Paul McManus, from the Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematograph and Theatre Union (BECTU), said reducing staff levels but increasing output and maintaining quality was "just not possible".
The main areas people are cutting back are eating out, going to the cinema, theatre and other entertainment.
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Two bids to keep a Suffolk theatre as a leisure or entertainment complex have been rejected by the local council.
Ms Tuerk said it would be a 21st Century equivalent of the original playhouse - a "no frills, hard-working place of entertainment" - that would bring London theatre "back to its roots".
Royal entries across Europe were important public relations opportunities for the crown, as well as excellent examples of street theatre and other forms of lavish entertainment in which the monarch was expected to participate.
The theatre in lower Manhattan no doubt does provide entertainment for the masses.
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The Association of Town Centre Management confirmed the award and praised Hull Truck Theatre in particular "for its outstanding contribution" to entertainment for city centre users.
However the Barbican are not forgetting that Christmas isn't just for children and if you're after some riveting, visually compelling and side splitting entertainment come and see Last Xmas brought to you by home-grown theatre company DumbWise.
The traditional theatre strengthens a sense of cultural identity while bringing people closer together through entertainment.
Sheik says the show co-produced by the 325-seat Almeida and the Headlong Theatre company in association with David Johnson and Jesse Singer for Act 4 Entertainment will have a budget as much as seven times the Kickstarter goal.
Even further west, the suburb of Mount Druitt will turn into a thriving family entertainment precinct with the implementation of FUNPARK. Developed together with the local community, the impressive theatre-installation project will have everything from interactive arcade cinemas to hula-hooping marathons and rock opera performances.
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