Thursday, 21 September 2017
The collaboration will see ‘expert’ discussions and backstage videos posted online, alongside opportunities for local schools to attend screenings and talks at the theatre.
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Hundreds of people attending a gig at London’s O2 Arena were denied entry because they didn’t have photo identification, with fans claiming they weren’t warned about the restriction. Ticket site Stubhub, the O2’s official partner, deemed the policy “unfair” and offered all affected ticket holders a refund.
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Leicester City Council is investing an extra £600k in the £3m refurbishment of the Haymarket Theatre so it can become the showcase venue for ESL UK, which hosts major online gaming tournaments. The events, which will be broadcast live around the world, are expected to generate hundreds of thousands of pounds for the theatre.
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Dance artists with a learning disability, autism or additional needs in the North East of England and Yorkshire will be supported to progress professionally by The Talent Hub, a three-year project launched by TIN Arts and Yorkshire Dance with a £390k award from Arts Council England’s Ambition for Excellence Fund.
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Islington Assembly Hall has become the first venue in the UK to sell tickets exclusively through a mobile app, in a move it hopes will limit the number of tickets resold through secondary agents and touts.
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
The theatre’s 500-seat auditorium will be extended by around 50 seats, its front-of-house and backstage facilities overhauled and a new learning and participation centre will be created. The refurb, supported by Arts Council England and Essex County Council, will make the theatre completely accessible.
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
30.9 million tickets were sold for concerts and festivals in 2016, up from 27.7 million in 2015, according to a report by UK Music. It estimates the music industry grew by 6% with a 19% surge in employment.
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
The Museum for Urban Contemporary Art in Berlin’s Schöneberg district has been designed with a partially replaceable façade, so artwork can be displayed both inside and outside the building.
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
The exhibition, which took place simultaneously in Athens and Kassel, Germany, has been defended by its curatorial team following reports of a €7m deficit. Around 200 artists, researchers and musicians have also declared support for the show in a letter applauding the decision not to charge for tickets in Athens and criticising the “shaming through debt” as an “ancient financial warfare technique... read more
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
An estimated £300m is available for the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to distribute this financial year – down from £385m in 2015/16, owing to falling National Lottery sales. HLF said demand for funding has “never been higher” and warned of possible changes, including caps on major grants, increased match-funding requirements, and using funds for low-interest loans instead of grants.
Fewer big culture grants as UK Lottery sales slump (The Art Newspaper)
Tuesday, 19 September 2017
The Government department claims the proposed build, which would see a theatre fit for 950 spectators open for three months in summer 2018, would “interrupt the smooth running” of the nearby Crown Court.
Monday, 18 September 2017
Talent agency Simon and How has entered into a partnership with theatre company Access All Areas, which currently trains 15 learning-disabled actors a year at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, to become the “go-to agency” for actors with learning disabilities.
Monday, 18 September 2017
Over 500 people, including artists Sonia Boyce and Conrad Atkinson, have added their names to a letter in support of arts organisation Locus+, which will lose its National Portfolio funding from 2018. The letter calls on Arts Council England to provide clarity on the decision and offer “positive guidance” regarding the future of the Locus+ archive.
Friday, 15 September 2017
The Artistic Director Leadership Programme, aimed at developing future theatre leaders from diverse backgrounds, will provide residencies for trainee artistic directors with theatre companies across the UK. A second strand of the programme, the Leaders of Tomorrow scheme, is aimed at artists who may one day want to lead a building-based organisation.
Friday, 15 September 2017
Redundancies have been announced at the theatre in Harlech, which will run a restricted programme of one-off events for the foreseeable future. The theatre “will definitely not be closing” but faces financial pressures and limited public support.
Jobs lost but theatre ‘will definitely not be closing’ (Cambrian News)