Equity cautions performers over casting agency
Performers’ union Equity has urged its members to exercise caution in relation to casting agency Mad Dog Casting Ltd following all…
Posts
Creatives criticise ITV over AI job
Actors, screenwriters and TV industry representatives have criticised ITV for planning to employ a head of generative artificial i…
Northern Ballet and Opera North in partnership talks
Northern Ballet has announced plans for a “strategic partnership” with Opera North that would see its dancers perform alongsid…
EXCLUSIVE: Opera North confirms ‘organisational review’ amid reports of redundancies
Opera North is conducting an “organisational review” across several departments to create a “leaner, more agile structure”…
Central School layoffs scheme could open next month
Central School of Speech and Drama (CSSD) has revealed that a proposed voluntary redundancy scheme, which it is currently consulti…
Security guards at London museums to take strike action
Security guards at the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum Security will go on strike later this month over pay. The sta…
WNO chorus strike paused
Equity has announced that its members in the chorus of the Welsh National Opera have voted to pause their first and second days of…
Royal Exchange cancellation due to pro-Palestine and trans rights song
A five-week run of A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been cancelled at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. A modern take o…
ITC and Bectu agree on new pay and conditions
The Independent Theatre Council (ITC) and trade union Bectu are rolling out a new pay and conditions agreement for in-house staff…
Security staff at London museums in strike ballot over pay
Security guards working at the Science Museum and the Natural History Museum are being balloted on strike action for a pay rise to…
Trades Union Congress backs Equity’s upfront fees campaign
An Equity-spearheaded campaign to ban casting directors from charging performers upfront fees has received backing from the Trades…
Welsh National Opera chorus votes in favour of industrial action
Members of the 30-strong chorus have joined their colleagues in the WNO orchestra in voting for industrial action over proposed pa…
Welsh National Opera chorus to vote on strike action
Welsh National Opera (WNO) chorus members of the performers' union Equity are being balloted for industrial action in a disput…
Hundreds protest ‘tragic’ closure of LGBTQ+ venue
Equity is seeking assurances that if Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club is sold it will continue as an LGBTQ+ venue.
WNO musicians vote ‘overwhelmingly’ for strike action
Welsh National Opera says it is committed to finding a solution for orchestra members that recognises the 'reality' of its…
ICA refutes claims job losses linked to pro-Palestine action
The activist group Culture Workers Against Genocide has claimed that layoffs at ICA were motivated by previous Palestinian so…
WNO members to vote on strike action over orchestra cuts
The Musicians' Union has called upon management, Arts Council Wales and Arts Council England to agree on a sustainable funding…
Fee rises for playwrights at Royal Court, RSC and National
Playwrights working under the Writers' Guild of Great Britain's (WGGB) minimum terms agreement will see a 4% increase in t…
One in five creative workers experience serious sexual assault
Creative employees say freelance precarity and power dynamics foster a toxic environment where one in five people experience serio…
Equity votes to support WNO chorus
Members of performers' union Equity have voted unanimously to pass an emergency motion supporting the Welsh National Opera (WN…
Call for urgent review of arts funding
The future of the arts scene is 'terrifying', according to Ayvianna Snow, Chair of Equity's London North branch. Here,…
Liverpool set for fresh museum strikes
Museum workers in Liverpool will take part in 30 days of strikes over the summer as part of an ongoing dispute over pay. The BBC r…
Liverpool museums remain shut as union rejects pay offer
Museums across Liverpool are expected to stay closed after the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) rejected a pay offer fro…
Welsh Government pushes ahead with arts cuts
The Welsh Government has finalised its budget for 2024/25, confirming a 10.5% cut for Arts Council of Wales and the National Libra…
