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SOLT and UK Theatre Chief Executive Bird to step down

JULIAN BIRD will step down as Chief Executive of the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK Theatre in May. Bird initially intended to...

McGuinness next National Lottery Heritage Fund Chief Executive

EILISH McGUINNESS has been named The National Lottery Heritage Fund’s (NLHF) next Chief Executive as the organisation marks its 40th...

Two new British Museum trustees

The Prime Minister has appointed LORD MARLAND OF ODSTOCK and PRIYANKA WADHAWAN as Trustees of the British Museum. The pair will serve four...

Manchester Council leader steps down after 25 years

Cultural organisations across Manchester have paid tribute to SIR RICHARD LEESE, who is stepping down as City Council leader after 25 years...

Constantine named Streetwise Opera Artistic Director

MARTIN CONSTANTINE will join Streetwise Opera as Artistic Director in January. Currently International Chair of Directing at the Royal...

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    A hard time to be a leader

    After a hugely successful eight years at the helm at Mountview, its two directors are handing over the reins. Here, Sarah Preece reflects on the leadership challenges facing the drama training sector.

  • Let’s not care what people think. Said nobody, ever. 

    When it comes to Equity, Diversity, Justice and Inclusion, Amanda Parker shares what happens when you fail to read the room – and what you can gain when you get it right. 

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    Is the future of digital theatre in the balance?

    Over half of publicly subsidised theatres that streamed performances during the pandemic have reverted to in-person performances only. Richard Misek has been investigating why.

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    Breaking down class barriers

    Performing arts students from working class backgrounds face considerable barriers to entering the theatre profession. Andrew Muir has set up a programme to address this.

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    My Gurus: Practice pays off

    Countertenor Hugh Cutting, winner of this year’s Kathleen Ferrier award, reflects on the people who have inspired and guided his career … and made him practise.

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    Going public

    Jonothan Neelands puts the case for a needs-based public culture, akin to Public Health or Public Education, to tackle inequality.

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There are many 'good news' stories about Kickstart which are getting washed away in the tide of concern about the programme...
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You could also imagine situations where a local GP or NHS service prescribed a local cultural offer to a person as means of improving their...
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In response to Jonathan Needlan's article about needs based culture offers I have this response. I whole heartedly agree that culture...
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Great article Robin! When I was younger I would often take advantage of Equity standby tickets for a fiver- these don’t seem to available...
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Note that Susan Oman's book is freely available, Open Access on Springer... https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-72937-0...
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One of the most challenging but a better way of running diverse teams is to engage them in arts production and delivery. I would like to...
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Many thanks for your comment. Please do also respond to Kevin directly on https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-kevin-osborne/
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Diana, you provide devastating news about how work in London based HE is no longer a strategic priority for government. Yes, higher...
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Hi Joel - the report can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/music-creators-earnings-in-the-digital-era
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