Tuesday, 07 July 2015
Cameron Mackintosh plans to turn the Sondheim Theatre into a home for shows from regional subsidised venues that would “otherwise vanish”.
Monday, 06 July 2015
If elected leader of the Labour Party, Liz Kendall has pledged to investigate how Lottery funds can be diverted to early years services.
Monday, 06 July 2015
Taking a “major new creative direction,” the arts centre will jointly commission a series of artistic projects with the Welsh-language TV channel.
Friday, 03 July 2015
Manchester’s Whitworth Museum is Museum of the Year 2015, receiving the £100k Art Fund prize.
Friday, 03 July 2015
An open letter published in the Guardian, signed by composers, musicians and music researchers, tells the Royal Opera House to stop collaborating with BP and giving it “a social legitimacy it does not deserve”.
Friday, 03 July 2015
The ‘live at home’ streaming service, launched by the Vienna State Opera, received more than 9,000 customers in its first season, with 200 signing up for an annual subscription.
Vienna’s ‘live at home’ opera streaming service is a hit (Classical Music Magazine)
Friday, 03 July 2015
The venue and BECTU, the media and entertainment union, have reached an agreement over pay for staff, preventing a possible strike.
Friday, 03 July 2015
Stafford Magistrates Court heard that there had not been a suitable risk assessment on the tallescope at Stafford Gatehouse theatre, leading to liability when a man fell and broke his back.
Thursday, 02 July 2015
George Brandis, Australia’s Attorney General and Arts Minister, will be the given the final call on where to allocate arts grants, according to recently published draft guidelines.
Wednesday, 01 July 2015
Caral Ni Chuilin has promised to make a bid for £1m of capital and £150k for legal and professional fees from revenue monies to deal with structural issues at Belfast’s three-year-old theatre.
Wednesday, 01 July 2015
The most expensive West End seats are now over £200 – double the top-end price in 2012. However, the average price of the cheapest ticket fell for the fourth year running.
West End’s most expensive ticket tops £200 (The Stage)
Monday, 29 June 2015
A new policy statement drawn up by the union calls on the sector to help create a “level playing field” for its members. It will be backed by a campaign to promote its objectives, details of which are yet to be announced.
Equity tightens grip on casting diversity (The Stage)
Friday, 26 June 2015
Battersea Arts Centre is to work with Battersea Power Station to establish a new arts space, which will form part of the ‘Circus West’ redevelopment of the industrial site.
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
Magherafelt District Council spent £25k on arts and culture in 2013/14, an average of 55p per head, while Derry City Council spent £147.87 per head.
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
Culture Seretary John Whittingdale said that 1954’s ‘Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict’ would be ratified “at the first opportunity” to prevent “further cultural destruction” in sites occupied by Islamic State.
UK Plans to ratify Hague Convention (Museums Association)