Friday, 15 March 2019
The local authority this week gave the green light to a £500k scheme which will provide a free theatre trip every year to over 20,000 children between the ages of five and eleven.
Friday, 15 March 2019
Only around half of alumni, staff and students believe the drama school has a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, and 34% said they did not know how to report an incident. In response, the school has announced it will invest £100k in a scheme to “accelerate a step change” on diversity.
Friday, 15 March 2019
The Social, host to acts including Arctic Monkeys, Florence & The Machine and Beck since its opening in 1999, has said it needs to raise £95k within two weeks to stay open, because of rising rents and a rival bid for its lease from a cocktail and wine bar chain.
Friday, 15 March 2019
One of the authors of the research, conducted at Canada’s McMaster University, said the results of brain scans made while actors were asked questions in and out of character show that it is almost as if individuals are “possessed” while performing.
Friday, 15 March 2019
The venue has doubled its exhibition space following a £12m revamp which has also created a new foyer, café and façade for the existing gallery building.
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Members of the House of Lords have asked the Government to investigate the effect of rising ticket prices on theatregoers, following a debate in parliament where concern was expressed that it is “gradually becoming too expensive for anyone to be able to attend major plays”.
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Unions Equity, BECTU and the Association of Lighting Designers have jointly warned that “excessively long working hours” and lack of work/life balance for backstage staff are leading to “burnout and serious mental health issues”.
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
A British Phonographic Industry survey of more than 2,000 teachers found that only 12% of the most deprived schools have an orchestra, compared to 75% of independent schools.
New research finds 21% decrease in music provision in England’s state schools (Classical Music Magazine)
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
An employment tribunal has ordered the school to pay Francesca Carpos-Young £187k after concluding she had been wrongfully dismissed and victimised. Carpos-Young was sacked after students complained that career advice she had circulated encouraged a “toxic educational and working environment”.
Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Kelvin Lloyd from Shotton in North Wales is alleged to have stolen £273,109 over an 18-month period from Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre, where he had worked as Assistant Manager.
Man accused of stealing more than £250,000 from theatre (The Daily Post)
Monday, 11 March 2019
It has emerged through a Scotland on Sunday investigation that the institution was awarded £500k from the Sackler Trust – the grant-making body for the Sackler family, which has come under increasing criticism for its links to the opioid crisis in the US. Green MSP Ross Greer said organisations benefiting from Sackler Trust grants “should return those donations or otherwise work to ensure justice... read more
V&A urged to give back £500k from opioid billionaires (The Scotsman)
Monday, 11 March 2019
The BBC says the orchestra’s live performances for the long-standing Radio 2 show, Friday Night is Music Night, will be reduced as the broadcaster seeks to cut costs. The Corporation says the future of the ensemble itself is not under threat.
Friday, 08 March 2019
Glasgow City Council has pledged £1m in addition to its earlier £5m commitment, in order to close the gap between estimated project costs and confirmed funding.
Friday, 08 March 2019
The Culture Committee concluded that the School gave insufficient priority to safeguarding the Mackintosh Building and raised concerns about transparency over fire prevention measures.
Friday, 08 March 2019
£320k cuts to Leicester’s arts and museums budget will see the service restructured to cover arts, museums, festivals and events and all four curator posts scrapped as part of the reshuffle.
All of Leicester's museum curators are being made redundant (Leicester Mercury)