Tuesday, 30 January 2018
A survey of 1,200 schools by the BBC found four in ten secondary schools are spending less on facilities, three in ten are reducing arts lesson time, and some are increasing reliance on voluntary donations from parents to fund provision.
Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Parliament’s Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee will build on work paused in the run up to the 2017 General Election, looking at ticket re-selling, music tourism and the impact of Brexit.
DCMS Committee launches live music inquiry (Classical Music Magazine)
Monday, 29 January 2018
£4m a year in lottery funding has been allocated to the Film Audience Network until 2022, and boundaries have been redrawn to align with Arts Council England’s regions. Some funding decisions and talent scouting have been devolved to lead organisations in the network, including HOME in Manchester and Bristol’s Watershed.
BFI outlines regional funding plan (Screen Daily)
Monday, 29 January 2018
The organisers of the £5m Government project – which will be hosted by NewcastleGateshead – are inviting submissions for allied performances and events across the North. Bradford Literature Festival and Bradford Science Festival have already signed up to the new ‘Inspired by’ programme.
Monday, 29 January 2018
The theatre said Hull Playgoers’ Society could not stage a version of the BBC sitcom ‘Are You Being Served’ as it is “demeaning to women”.
Monday, 29 January 2018
The company decided not to attend this weekend’s Wales Theatre Awards after an open letter signed by more than 40 actors and producers criticised the lack of diversity in the shortlist.
Monday, 29 January 2018
Hertfordshire County Council has launched a consultation about its plans to sell or gift 1,600 pieces of ‘non-relevant’ work from its art collection. It hopes to raise £400k, which it will use to help conserve the remaining 167 artworks.
Friday, 26 January 2018
43% of theatre workers who responded to a survey run by The Stage said they had experienced workplace bullying and 31% had been subject to sexual harassment. Creatives, performers and backstage workers, and workers with disabilities, were found to be particularly vulnerable to unfair treatment.
In the majority of cases respondents said they did not report their experiences, but of the minority... read more
Friday, 26 January 2018
The City Council has confirmed council tax will rise by 1% to finance the 3,000-capacity venue, which will replace the fire-damaged Assembly Rooms that seated 1,500 people.
Revealed: the venue to replace Derby's Assembly Rooms (Derby Telegraph)
Thursday, 25 January 2018
The Lyric Hammersmith has begun a campaign to phase out single-use plastic, such as straws and coffee stirrers, with audience members offered a 20% discount for going to the bar with a reusable cup.
Thursday, 25 January 2018
Sally Reynolds, who bought tickets to see the band Little Mix with her family, is suing promoter LHG Live for failing to provide a sign language interpreter for the concert’s two support acts.
Thursday, 25 January 2018
50 arts organisations in Northern Ireland have called for a meeting with Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley after the arts council projected a further 8% cut to the arts budget.
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
Theatre Royal Margate has re-appeared in the Theatres Trust list of ‘most at-risk buildings’ as it awaits money to be found for essential capital works. Brighton Hippodrome tops the list, as plans for the future of the building - bought by a private investor last year – have yet to be made public.
More than 30 UK theatres at risk of being lost (The Guardian)
Tuesday, 23 January 2018
A new “adventure theatre”, specially built for under-sixes, is included in the £6.5m redevelopment plans, which have been supported by Arts Council England. Work is expected to begin in February 2019.
Polka Theatre wins £2.5m funding from Arts Council for redevelopment (Wimbledon Guardian)
Monday, 22 January 2018
A survey completed by 497 people from 60 organisations found 30% of paid workers at the Fringe were on zero-hour contracts. Entertainment Union BECTU has met with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society to discuss the results.