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Former Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian ALAN RUSBRIDGER joins the Chair of the National Theatre’s Development Council, ELIZABETH OFFORD, on the Board of the National Theatre.
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MP for Romsey and Southampton North CAROLINE NOKES is to become Chair of the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art for the 2015-20 Parliament.
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Given a hostile financial landscape that forces artists to “hustle their way out of predicaments,” Miranda Campbell argues for a shift in the narrative, from struggling individuals to a struggling industry.
Equity has won a case against the producer of a failed musical production at London’s Arts Theatre, finding him personally liable for £185k in lost earnings for the cast members and stage...
In the wake of a study finding that the vast majority of Scottish writers are underpaid, Creative Scotland has been urged to establish ‘Scottish Literature International’ to raise the...
A report has revealed that Southampton’s new arts complex, scheduled to open next year, is in need of an additional £2m of funding to stay on course.
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The arts need leaders who can convey a clear vision and empower their staff. Well, parents practice these skills every day and it’s time we started valuing their experience, says Justine Themen.
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It’s time to face the truth: our cultural landscape is ‘man-made’. And the course of history won’t be corrected by women alone, says Jude Kelly.
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A production company run by two women with seven children between them is rewriting the rules that separate work and family life, explains Sarah Bird.
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Catherine Love explains why giving emerging artists no-strings-attached support is so important.
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The evidence suggests that a diverse workforce will bring a diverse audience. So it’s time for the arts to be bold and lead the diversity charge, says Sam Colt.
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Being a young, female leader in the arts is a novelty - one Isobel Colchester has come to realise she must explore and celebrate, if she is to help challenge gender inequalities.
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Are female theatre directors in the UK successful because they followed the linear, patriarchal route – or did they do it their own way, asks Amy Golding.
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David Allen profiles Multi-Story Orchestra, an initiative that is making classical music more fun to play and more fun to attend, by taking it into new and un-sanitised places.
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Nina Simon interviews partners at Brooklyn Museum about ASK, the mobile app allowing visitors to ask questions about works on display and get answers in real time.
The museum, which opened in 2009 as part of a £22m redevelopment of the ballet school, has been forced to close due to a lack of funding.
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With many of Italy’s 800 opera houses falling into disrepair, a Finnish soprano has launched a crowdfunding campaign to bring the buildings back to life. Alice Philipson reports.
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Matt Trueman laments the National Theatre’s apparent willingness to stage a musical version of Pinocchio, saying it should be investing in risky art, not safe bets.
Cameron Mackintosh plans to turn the Sondheim Theatre into a home for shows from regional subsidised venues that would “otherwise vanish”.
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The inclusivity of technology is helping a digital arts festival in Horsham to engage people with learning disabilities. Saba Salman reports.
If elected leader of the Labour Party, Liz Kendall has pledged to investigate how Lottery funds can be diverted to early years services.
Taking a “major new creative direction,” the arts centre will jointly commission a series of artistic projects with the Welsh-language TV channel.
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The UK already owns the Elgin marbles, so why not buy the rest of the Parthenon and solve Greece’s money troubles, asks Joshua Gelernter.
Manchester’s Whitworth Museum is Museum of the Year 2015, receiving the £100k Art Fund prize.
An open letter published in the Guardian, signed by composers, musicians and music researchers, tells the Royal Opera House to stop collaborating with BP and giving it “a social legitimacy it...