Tuesday, 19 May 2015
Tour guides at the Globe went on strike on Monday, calling for a pay rise after negotiations between the theatre and backstage union BECTU broke down.
Monday, 18 May 2015
The Australian government’s decision to divert AU$105m from the Australia Council to a new fund administered by the federal Arts Ministry has been branded a “disaster” by Rodney Hall.
Monday, 18 May 2015
Theatre N16, a 70-seat fringe theatre based above a pub in Stoke Newington, aims to stage around 20 productions a year, split evenly between in-house productions and work from visiting companies.
London fringe theatre to open in Stoke Newington (The Stage)
Friday, 15 May 2015
BECTU members covered by the UK Theatre agreement have been offered a 3% pay increase from April 2015 and a further 3% in April 2016. A working group will also examine how the living wage can be implemented.
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Arts Council England has awarded its largest ever strategic touring grant to ‘Ramps on the Moon’, a project led by Ipswich’s New Wolsey Theatre that will see a network of venues across the country create three new pieces of theatre involving Deaf and disabled performers.
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Australian government announces new programme that will invest AU$100m over the next four years, challenging the Australia Council as the sole supporter of the arts.
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
300 arts leaders have supported ‘Arts Fight Back’, a rallying call by Pilot Theatre’s Artistic Director, Marcus Romer, to stress the importance of the arts after the Conservative electoral victory.
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
The major redevelopment will see Burlington House and the 6 Burlington Gardens building linked by a new bridge and corridor, as well as the addition of a lecture theatre, Clore learning centre, and exhibition galleries. The project, which will be completed in early 2018, is supported by a £12.7m grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, as well as private philanthropy, and trusts and foundations.
Monday, 11 May 2015
The fund that has distributed £5m in grants since 2003 is to close due to lack of revenue from phone-in voting on BBC shows.
Monday, 11 May 2015
Darren Henley, Chief Executive of Arts Council England, told The Stage that he is confident the new Conservative Government “understands the value that arts and culture can bring”.
Friday, 08 May 2015
In response to news that it will lose its £400k annual council grant, Lincolnshire Music Service plans to secure charitable status and become “much more entrepreneurial by securing sponsorships, donations and gift aid contributions”.
Lincolnshire Music Service to face £400,000 funding cut (Sleaford Target)
Friday, 08 May 2015
Internet users throughout the world will be able to watch simulcast and future live transmissions from 15 European opera companies for free, as part of a three-year, €4m programme run by the EU’s Creative Europe programme in collaboration with Opera Europa.
Friday, 08 May 2015
TreePress currently lists around 170 formerly unpublished plays from 90 playwrights, and allows teachers to search by genre, cast size, length and age range. It hopes to grow with texts from independent playwrights, publishers and theatres with commissioning programmes.
TreePress online play text store launched (The Stage)
Thursday, 07 May 2015
Giles Croft, Artistic Director of Nottingam Playhouse, is amongst those admonishing Arts Council England (ACE) for failing to defend the arts in the wake of government cuts.
Theatre leaders brand ACE ‘weak and cowardly’ (The Stage)
Wednesday, 06 May 2015
The 2015 QS World University Rankings have identified London’s Royal College of Art as the world’s leading university in art and design. The University of the Arts, London and Glasgow School of Art were the only other UK universities to make the top ten.