The open-air venue is being developed according to plans left by local playwright and builder Adrian Bunting who died recently, leaving £18k to kick-start the project. It will have an open...
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Fear of public backlash and potential loss of funding is leading to direct and indirect forms of censorship, according to a new report.
2871 shows will be performed by 24,107 artists in 273 venues. A slight decrease in the proportion of shows classified as comedy is put down to recently introduced spoken word and cabaret categories...
Figures released by The Broadway League, the national trade organisation for the Broadway industry, revealed a slight dip in takings but a significant drop in attendance. The figures are thought to...
Simon Thurley has said successive Governments since the nineties have been more interested in preserving paintings and galleries than monuments and heritage.
The Savoy has been empty for the last decade, but Daniel Robertson and Hayley Taylor hope to reopen it later this year, having received planning permission from Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough...
La Scala is to produce only 10 operas in its 2012-14 season, down from 13 this season. The opera house received €5m less in state support in 2012.
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Wales is to step up support for creative technology projects by supporting producers to embrace the digital context.
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An audit launched by the Foreign Secretary in July 2012 looking at what the EU does and how it affects the UK, has reached a stage where it will examine the EU in relation to its impact on culture,...
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An educational spending toolkit says creative activities are beneficial but the positive impact on academic learning is low.
Geoff Taylor, Head of the British Phonographic Industry, has called Alan Davey’s comments on the lack of risk-taking in pop music “ill-informed and out of touch.”
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Deborah Stone summarises the megatrends changing the role of arts organisations and museums.
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The subsidised sector is a vital training ground for those who go on to produce commercial hits, says Matthew Linley.
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Sadler’s Wells Wild Card initiative has not only offered unique opportunities to young artists but has also attracted a new ‘offbeat’ audience. ArtsProfessional finds out more.
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John Birchall discusses the potential conflicts and tensions behind creating future-proof web content.
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Steve Mannix and Sean Egan advise arts organisations to watch out for the many council-owned buildings that will be coming on to the market to buy or rent.
Westminster Council will go ahead with planned cuts to its arts spend of £350k despite receiving a 500-strong petition against the decision. The money was being spent on programmes such as...
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RSC aims for a global audience with three forthcoming filmed performances for cinema and online.
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Wendy Earle says we need to develop an alternative way of defending the value and importance of art and arts education.
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MANUS CAREY, currently Head of Creative Programming at Manchester Camerata, is to join the Scottish National Orchestra as Executive Producer. AMY GLOVER has been appointed as Artistic Planning...
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Actor, director and writer MARK RYLANCE is the new patron of London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT).
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KAREN MACKINNON has been appointed Director of Artes Mundi International Visual Arts Exhibition and Prize. She has been working as an international curator based in Wales for the past sixteen years,...
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JONATHAN LLOYD, Artistic Director of Polka Theatre, is leaving the Wimbledon-based organisation after seven years in post to take up a new role as Artistic Director/ Chief Executive of Pegasus...