Monday, 02 July 2018
Spoken word artist George the Poet said the unprovoked incident took place last Thursday after a performance in London, when police asked him about his car, searched it for weapons and put him in a van. Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott expressed sympathy, tweeting that similar random stops end up poisoning police-community relations.
George the Poet is strip-searched by police after gig (The Guardian)
Friday, 29 June 2018
Glasgow City Council has confirmed it will take down the south façade of the Mackintosh building for safety reasons following a major fire two weeks ago.
Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh building to be partially demolished (Business Insider)
Friday, 29 June 2018
The charity is closing due to financial difficulties, according to a letter seen by publication Third Sector. It follows multiple allegations of bullying and harassment amongst staff and board members, which are currently being reviewed by an employment tribunal.
Friday, 29 June 2018
The Milton Keynes venue has raised concerns that plans to build three-storey flats opposite its entrance could result in noise complaints and licensing constraints that impact its activities.
Threat that could silence music at The Stables in Milton Keynes (Milton Keynes Citizen)
Friday, 29 June 2018
Three years after the theatre closed for a 12-month renovation, London’s Bloomsbury Theatre has announced it will re-open in December with a programme of commercial shows and student productions.
Thursday, 28 June 2018
Young people from a deprived area of Leeds experienced an increase in confidence and wellbeing after taking part in free weekly dance sessions, according to new research by Yorkshire Dance and the University of Leeds.
Thursday, 28 June 2018
East Sussex County Council has not renewed the lease for the operators of the Under Ground Theatre and all future events at the 150-seat venue have been cancelled. A source told The Stage that this was prompted by ‘safeguarding concerns’.
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
The informal reporting scheme for inappropriate behaviour is now available to arts venues across the country. The free training has been offered by law firm Lewis Silkin, which conducted the investigation into historic allegations of inappropriate behaviour against former Artistic Director Kevin Spacey.
Old Vic expands ‘guardians’ programme nationwide (The Stage)
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
The project, billed as a mixture between gaming and interactive theatre, will see actors perform live while audiences watch and interact with them from home using virtual reality headsets.
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
Art teacher Andria Zafirakou, who earlier this year won $1m through the Varkey Foundation’s global teacher prize, will use the money to recruit ‘artists in residence’ for schools in deprived communities.
World’s top teacher uses £1m prize money to bring artists to schools (London Evening Standard)
Wednesday, 27 June 2018
A council-led project to re-develop the town centre has secured almost £10m from the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership. Proposals include a new leisure quarter with bars and an arts and public sector hub, which the council hopes will address under-investment in local arts and culture.
Friday, 22 June 2018
A tribunal has ruled that the museum was discriminatory when it made an employee redundant, and withdrew her application for a new role, shortly after finding out she was pregnant.
British Museum unfairly dismissed pregnant employee, tribunal finds (Museums Association)
Friday, 22 June 2018
Ahead of its £14m revamp, the venue has changed its name to ‘Leeds Playhouse’. The theatre will close from this weekend for over a year for the refurbishment, which is currently running £2m over budget.
Leeds’s West Yorkshire Playhouse revamp cost to rise by £2m (Yorkshire Evening Post)
Leeds’s own West Yorkshire Playhouse to change its name (Yorkshire Evening Post)
Thursday, 21 June 2018
Research by the Glasgow Women’s Library has found many museum workers express a firm commitment to equality, but do not know enough about the problematic structural frameworks that prevent change.
More strategic leadership on inequality needed, says Scottish report (Museums Association)
Thursday, 21 June 2018
An independent investigation initiated by the Actors Touring Company has upheld four complaints of inappropriate verbal conduct by the company’s Artistic Director. A formal written warning has been issued to Gray, and it remains unclear whether he will remain in post.