Scotland to assess future of arts funding
An inquiry led by members of the Scottish Parliament will examine public and private sources of revenues for artists and focus on…
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Artists must ‘tell the truth’ about the climate emergency
Royal Court Theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe and National Theatre Wales are among the organisations calling for a creative respo…
National Portrait Gallery and £1m donation from Sackler Trust
A mutual agreement “not to proceed at this time with a £1m gift” follows growing controversy about the medical i…
Actor playing LGBT+ character under fire for anti-gay post
Seyi Omooba, cast as a bisexual character in the upcoming musical production of The Color Purple at The Birmingham Hippodrome and…
Opera stars praise rise of ‘panto booing’
The increased willingness to ‘boo’ villainous characters, instead of poor performers, is a sign that new audiences hav…
Theatre in Soho to be reopened following refurbishment
The Boulevard Theatre, previously a nightclub and venue for alternative comedy acts including Eddie Izzard and Jennifer Saunders,…
Warning that Edinburgh is gripped by ‘overtourism’ crisis
The creator of the Hogmanay celebrations in the city, Peter Irvine, said Edinburgh’s “overtourism” crisis is com…
New network to help black artists collaborate
Make Online, a website set up by Talawa Theatre Company, aims to help black artists at all stages of their careers share commissio…
MPs urge music industry to invest in grassroots talent
A parliamentary inquiry has also taken the unusual step of warning the public not to purchase tickets from re-seller Viagogo, whic…
South West lost out on grants for artists
London bore the brunt of cuts to Arts Council England’s open access ‘Grants for the Arts’ scheme, while an assoc…
Italian opera house board hands back Saudi millions
La Scala is to return more than €3m to Saudi Arabia following the collapse of a proposed €15m 5-year sponsorship deal, a…
Council to sell off 90% of art collection
Hertfordshire County Council will start auctioning the vast majority of its collection of 1,826 pieces of art – including wo…
Plans for multimillion-pound Cheltenham Playhouse revamp
The venue aims to create five flexible rehearsal rooms and a new 40- to 50-seat performance studio, as part of plans to make the g…
Burgess Hill approves plans for £5.5m arts centre
Funds have already been secured for the entertainment and events centre that will replace Martlets Hall, which is being demolished…
£8,000 pay penalty for part-time senior women, research finds
Women are being penalised for part-time working in the arts and cultural sector, earning full-time equivalent salaries that fall s…
Culture-led regeneration must involve communities, says report
The Local Government Association research concludes that a shared vision is essential to realising the positive social and economi…
Research to focus on creativity in towns
A new project, expected to publish findings by the autumn, will assess cultural funding, infrastructure and participation in towns…
Businesses and councils at odds over tourist tax
Scotland’s Culture and Tourism Secretary Fiona Hyslop has said local authorities will not be able to impose a levy on overni…
Confusion as Art Fund winds down volunteer network
The charity says the network was not helping it achieve the “best possible return” on investment, and future plans wil…
Southwark council funds free theatre for primary schools
The local authority this week gave the green light to a £500k scheme which will provide a free theatre trip every year to ov…
‘Uncomfortable messages’ in race equality review at Central School of Speech and Drama
Only around half of alumni, staff and students believe the drama school has a zero-tolerance approach to discrimination, and 34% s…
London music venue launches fundraising campaign as threat of closure looms
The Social, host to acts including Arctic Monkeys, Florence & The Machine and Beck since its opening in 1999, has said it need…
Research sheds light on how actors get into character
One of the authors of the research, conducted at Canada’s McMaster University, said the results of brain scans made while ac…
Milton Keynes Gallery reopens following major redevelopment
The venue has doubled its exhibition space following a £12m revamp which has also created a new foyer, café and façade for…
