Wealthy individuals from the arts world should fund scholarships to boost diversity in drama schools, Andrew Lloyd Webber has said. The theatre impresario said education is key to bringing talent from diverse backgrounds to the stage, but “education costs money”. Writing in the foreword to a report from his foundation into drama school diversity, he said that while the last five years have brought some improvement, it is “not nearly enough”. Andrew Lloyd Webber called on the wealthy to invest in the training of young actors from diverse backgrounds (Ian West/PA) Lord Lloyd-Webber said: “There’s been much wringing of hands and concern that more must urgently be done.”