Performance of Shakespeare cut drastically in Measure (6)

I believe the answer is:
acture
If this is the answer I cannot explain how the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for acture that I've seen is " what was put on at Stratford".)
I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.
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