Tuesday, 25 August 2015
The Charity Commission has found that 43% of charities that reported unusually low expenditures in their annual report either made a mistake or underreported their expenditure.
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Birmingham Repertory Theatre has joined Newcastle Theatre Royal and Playbox in launching a free training scheme. It is aimed at actors for whom “drama school wasn’t or isn’t an affordable option”.
Monday, 24 August 2015
In the face of drastic cuts to the council’s budget, it is considering a new tax-raising system, such as a levy on hotel, bar and restaurant bills, to maintain funding levels for the city’s festivals.
Edinburgh ‘festival tax’ in the pipeline (The Scotsman)
Monday, 24 August 2015
A petition started by an A Level music student calling for at least one work by a female composer to be included in Edexcel’s syllabus of 63 set works had drawn support from industry figures and the Incorporated Society of Musicians.
Student launches campaign to include women on A-level music syllabus (Classical Music Magazine)
Monday, 24 August 2015
From next year, the council will stage work from a range of organisers, promoters and producers in the George Street site over the summer festival period, rather than allowing one operator to block-book the entire building for the Fringe.
Assembly Rooms shake-up heralds new festival era (The Scotsman)
Assembly Rooms Fringe founder warns over shake-up (The Scotsman)
Friday, 21 August 2015
Organiser Anne Marie Waters has cancelled the controversial exhibition, which was to take place in London, after counter-terrorism police warned there was a “very real possibility that people could be hurt or killed”.
Thursday, 20 August 2015
The former National Theatre bosses plan to open a 900-seat theatre as part of a new development overlooking Tower Bridge in spring 2017. They say it will be the only commercial theatre of its size not in the West End.
Thursday, 20 August 2015
York Museums Trust is calling for the Valuation Office Agency to calculate business rates according to the institution’s income and expenditure rather than the contractor’s method.
York Museums Trust calls for change to business rates (Museums Association)
Thursday, 20 August 2015
A scheme offering free Edinburgh Fringe tickets to more than 1,400 children living in care in the Scottish capital is part of a wider drive to increase the accessibility of the festival.
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Following a landmark international recruitment drive, the Italian government has appointed 20 new directors, including seven foreigners, to lead its most prestigious but underperforming museums, including the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Wednesday, 19 August 2015
Plans to build flats above the Earl’s Court venue do not include sufficient sound proofing and put the theatre at risk, Artistic Director Neil McPherson has warned.
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
The Young Vic’s David Lan, Simon Callow and Anish Kapoor are among the signatories of a letter to The Times that raises questions about the cancellation of a National Youth Theatre play exploring radicalisation.
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
The BBC’s plan to make downloads of TV and radio programmes, including concerts broadcast on Radio 3, available for sale has raised concerns amongst classical labels, which are now hoping to develop a digital music service in partnership with the BBC.
BBC to offer radio programmes as pay-to-keep downloads (Classical Music Magazine)
Tuesday, 18 August 2015
Sutton Harbour Holdings has been granted permission to stage 24 outdoor theatre, dance, music and film events a year.
Plymouth to host open-air theatre (The Stage)
Monday, 17 August 2015
Researchers at Queen Mary University have found that hospital patients who listen to music before, during and after an operation need less pain relief.
Music can reduce pain and anxiety for surgery patients (Classical Music Magazine)