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Eli Keel challenges the assumption that only ‘professional’ theatre is valuable, real or worthwhile, saying that the collaborative implications of ‘community’ theatre make it a much more rewarding label.
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Although the Fringe prides itself on defying the norm, Stephen Greer explains that playing it safe is the best way to avoid losing out.
The Pleasance Dome complex and the pop-up BBC base at Potterrow have been given two years and one year respectively to relocate in response to Edinburgh University’s plans to expand.
‘Lo-co Klub’, a new 400-person venue for theatre, dance, music and cabaret, is being constructed in the arches under Temple Meads station by Artspace Lifespace and Invisible Circus.
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How Los Angeles’ new Broad Museum has gone about making its storage area an accessible and exciting visitor attraction.
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While it is shocking that The Times chose to review a preview performance of Cumberbatch’s Hamlet, producers don't do themselves any favours by charging the same price for previews as post-opening performances, argues Mark Shenton.
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The aligning of the Edinburgh fringe and international festivals signals a greater shift – the break down of the division between high and low art, says Lyn Gardner.
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News
Lottery revenues more than compensated for a fall in Arts Council England’s grant in aid last year, with record ticket sales and a one-off windfall seeing total income grow by almost 6%.
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An honest assessment of the fundraising challenges facing outdoor arts organisations delivers a cautionary tale about the potential value of philanthropy.
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Describing the current Gift Aid scheme as “no longer fit for purpose,” the Treasury is calling for evidence of the problems presented by rules that limit benefits to donors.
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Managing Director of Welsh National Opera PETER BELLINGHAM is to leave this month to launch a new consultancy and project management practice, Peter Bellingham Arts Consulting Limited. He will be...
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SUSIE MILLER is to become Outside Edge Theatre’s new Creative Director, replacing founder and Creative Director, PHIL FOX, who passed away in June 2014.
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WESLEY DAYS is to join EmcArts as their first Process Facilitator; MAURA CUFFIE is set to become the new Operations & Program Coordinator, having been associated with the organisation since 2013...
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MELISSA CONYERS has joined Mind the Gap as the new Learning & Participation Coordinator; JESS BOYES is set to become the new Fundraising Fellow; and ELIZABETH GEORGE is to work as a Learning...
Reviews of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Hamlet performance appeared on The Times and the Daily Mail after a preview performance, prompting actor Samuel West and playwright Roy Williams to accuse the...
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New research finds that galleries play an important part in their own communities, as well as playing a significant role in the local economy.
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Creative Scotland has become the first public body to answer Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s call for all boards of directors to be gender-balanced by 2020, thanks to the appointment...
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The proportion of students studying drama, music and dance is consistently lower for children from backgrounds of high deprivation than their more well off peers, according to new figures.
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David Cameron once believed in the holistic benefits of an arts education – in an era of EBaccs and funding cuts, his government would do well to remember that, says Christopher Bigsby.
New research with artists, producers and commissioners shines a light on the challenges of producing art for spaces other than galleries.
Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union went on strike again last weekend, in protest at the Museum’s decision to scrap premium payments for weekend working.
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Book review
How and why do rural touring companies thrive? Sue Robinson reviews the latest contribution from Francois Matarasso, a writer who has been helping her to answer similar questions for 20 years.
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With the Met Opera finally responding to complaints about its use of blackface – by abandoning it – Alison Kinney examines the history of Black Americans and Opera.
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David Stevenson asks Scotland to remember that subsidising specific arts events is not the same as delivering culture for all.
Homegrown, the 112-strong NYT performance about three radicalised London girls, has been cancelled two weeks before it was due to open – prompting cries of censorship from the cast.