The North London theatre is to undergo a major capital project in 2015 which will include a dedicated space for young people, enabling the venue to increase its number of workshops and performances....
Newbury’s Watermill Theatre and Corn Exchange are facing cuts to funding as part of the council’s attempt to save £11m over the next two years. The Corn Exchange is set to lose...
Although the Palace Project Ltd, a not for profit company, began restoring the theatre last year and has succeeded in making the building watertight, £10m is now needed to to refurbish the...
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Peter Stark, Christopher Gordon and David Powell provide a personal reflection on reactions to Rebalancing Our Cultural Capital, their analysis of England’s regional funding landscape.
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Roger Tomlinson admits he has not protested “loud enough or long enough” about the arts funding imbalance.
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Mark Robinson responds to ‘Rebalancing our Cultural Capital’ suggesting that local and national government funders should consider what they could control – as well as what they can’t.
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Leila Jankovich says the real surprise is that there is any surprise in the London/regions funding figures and the real question is: what is arts funding for?
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Peter Dobrin says the pursuit of ticket revenue has turned arts groups into “followers of public taste” rather than leaders, and philanthropists are calling the tune.
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Joe Hallgarten makes the case for a Cultural Education Endowment Foundation as the RSA and Arts Council England publish ‘Towards Plan A’.
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Tom Morris explains the precarious reality of regional theatre.
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Steven Libman wonders if the Great Recession is over for the arts in America and if they will ever return to ‘pre-recession’ splendour.
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Simon Jenkins says: “The reality is that London is where ministers live, and ministers look after their own”, in response to the arts funding debate.
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The new Head of Legal at the Royal Shakespeare Company is MARINA ZAIN. She replaces CAROLINE BARNETT who left the RSC earlier this year to start her own legal consultancy firm.
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HQ Theatres & Hospitality has announced the appointment of GORDON MILLAR as Theatre Director of the Crewe Lyceum. He joins from Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse Theatres where his work included...
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KATHLEEN O'NEILL has been appointed as the first ever Regional Arts Convenor for Dumfries and Galloway, to work with artists and organisations on events and projects which will promote the region...
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ANDREW HUNT is joining Spacex as Director. Previously at Focal Point Gallery in Southend-on-Sea, where he has been Director since 2008, he succeeds NICOLA HOOD. She has been appointed Curator at the...
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Fine art photographer, philanthropist and investor SCOTT MEAD is the new Chair of the Board of Trustees at The Photographers’ Gallery. He has succeeded SIR BRIAN POMEROY CBE who had been...
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Little Angel Theatre has announced the appointment of a new Artistic Director, ADAM BENNETT, who also takes up the position of Chief Executive. He is one of the founders of DNA Puppetry and Visual...
The Executive Director of the National Theatre has said London theatres could probably grow their fundraising campaigns if they have at least a “reasonably interesting artistic policy”....
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Sunny Widmann says we need to start developing leaders at every stage in their arts career, if we are to persuade them not to leave the sector.
Adults who used to play an instrument have better responses to speech sounds, according to a small study. People between the ages of 50 and 70 who had music lessons as a child had faster responses,...
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News
The leading dance house has released an ambitious 10-year plan for expansion with £5m earmarked to commission new dance works.
Around 2.8m visits to the UK include a trip to the theatre, musicals, the opera or ballet, according to new research by VisitBritain. The research shows theatre tourists spend £2.7bn while...