The new company formed to save the Spa has secured the financial backing needed to refurbish the building, but will be working with local theatre groups and community ventures to put the theatre on a...
The Norfolk and Norwich Festival is seeking a major sponsor as the Council prepares to cut its grant from £83k to £8k.
The British Museum, the National Gallery and the Southbank Centre were the three most visited cultural "attractions" in the UK last year. The Library of Birmingham, ranked in tenth place,...
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Case study
A new strand to Theatre Royal Winchester’s learning and participation work sees young people developing their skills as theatre critics, says Carl Woodward.
Plymouth Arts Centre is to close its restaurant as part of a restructuring plan that aims to compensate for a 27% drop in Arts Council funding.
The only target for arts cuts in Wiltshire is Salisbury Arts Centre, which will lose its entire £89k County Council funding, while budgets at Salisbury Playhouse and Salisbury International...
Firefighters managed to save large parts of the building, including its octagonal dome, and salvaged valuable art work. An online appeal had raised more than £27,000 in the first 24 hours.
The Life Changes Trust has given £320k over three years to Edinburgh’s Festival and King’s Theatres for work that will make the venues more accessible to people with dementia.
Members of amateur theatre companies performing in the RSC’s tour of ‘A Midsummer's Night's Dream: A Play for the Nation’ will receive minimum wage for the hours they spend...
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News
The outcomes of the biggest and longest running arts education intervention in the world have been documented in a report describing its impact and offering suggestions for future research.
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After five years at the helm of Iniva, the Institute of International Visual Arts, TESSA JACKSON OBE is leaving to pursue independent curatorial and writing projects.
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Following the resignation of HENRIETTE GÖTZ, English National Opera has appointed CRESSIDA POLLACK of management consultants McKinsey to the role of Interim Chief Executive.
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The new Artistic Director for Bolton’s Octagon Theatre is ELIZABETH NEWMAN, who has been an Associate Director at the theatre since 2009, before which she was Artistic Director of Shared...
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Founding Artistic Director and CEO of Beacon Arts Centre in Greenock, JULIE ELLEN, is stepping down to become Artistic Director of Macrobert Art Centre. She will work with DARRELL WILLIAMS, who is...
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After 30 years at the helm, founding Director of CGP London RON HENOCQ is stepping down to pursue other projects. He is replaced by JUDITH CARLTON, the current Assistant Director of Matt’s...
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The new Chief Conductor-Designate for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is Danish conductor THOMAS DAUSGAARD.
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MIMI POSKITT, a freelance producer and founding Artistic Director of Look Left Look Right, is joining West Yorkshire Playhouse as Senior Producer. The appointment coincides with TIM WHEELER, former...
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25-year-old entrepreneur PHIL BATTY, who set up Force-7 youth marketing and research agency at the age of 16, has been appointed to the role of Director of Education, Skills & Legacy for Hull, UK...
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Youth Music Theatre UK is welcoming three new board members: JOHN STALKER, an independent producer of major touring productions; JONATHAN CHURCH, Artistic Director of Chichester Festival Theatre; and...
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Michael Billington pays homage to Nicholas Hytner and celebrates his legacy at the National Theatre.
Plans for orchestas to be given tax breaks have been dubbed "cultural snobbery" by accountants fearing that the relief could be exploited by tax avoiders, and discriminates against brass...
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Feature
The Scottish Government’s youth arts strategy aims to increase engagement in the arts as well as tackle inequality. Fiona Hyslop outlines how it has evolved.
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Feature
Recent research looked into the value young people in a deprived area of London place on education and participation in the arts. Catherine McNamara discusses the findings.
Staff have been told to enforce the extension of an existing ban on photography with tripods, to prevent users holding their smartphones or cameras at a distance to take pictures of themselves.
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Case study
Orchestras Live invited a group of 16-22 year olds to produce a concert with the City of London Sinfonia. Jan Ford was impressed by their creativity, imagination and enthusiasm.