National Theatre introduces smart caption glasses
The free glasses, which deliver live captioning for people with hearing impairments, will initially be offered for the shows War H…
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Opera North redevelopment gets green light
Opera North has been given planning permission for a redevelopment project that will create better facilities for artists and audi…
London public art scheme to celebrate women
20 artworks featuring women who have played a key role in the city’s history will be displayed in more than a dozen public s…
‘Increasingly high’ risk of burnout among arts leaders
A report calls for flatter and more diverse leadership in arts organisations, and encourages the nurturing of individual leadershi…
Manchester invites feedback on new cultural strategy
Wellbeing and the economy are among the key themes of the strategy, with the final version due to be published later this year.
‘Outdated recruitment practices’ holding back diversity
A new report urges arts organisations to focus on skills rather than formal qualifications when recruiting staff, and to offer mor…
£5m scheme to increase young people’s access to performing arts
Places with fewer opportunities to take part in performances will be prioritised in the scheme.
Ticketmaster trials payment by instalment
In the US, the company recently introduced an option to pay for tickets to top musicals over six months or a year, with a 10% annu…
National Theatre sponsor ends support for cheap ticket scheme
Travelex will no longer support £15 seats from 2019. Artistic Director Rufus Norris said the venue is looking for a new comm…
NPOs failing on access basics, say disabled artists
A Leeds-based collective has named a lack of accessible toilets, snobbish staff and ‘mega-expensive’ coffee among cont…
New British Council fund supports UK-Canada arts collaborations
Theatre and dance artists are invited to apply for up to £7,000 in grants as part of the new two-year scheme, which has a to…
Arts Council consults on outline of next 10-year strategy
Proposals for improving workforce diversity in England, making the sector more resilient and increasing access to culture have bee…
Music grants scheme accused of funding privileged children
New data shows that numerous students whose parents earn over £100k are receiving help through the Government’s music…
Government under fire after unveiling £120m post-Brexit festival
The festival, which will be held in early 2022, is intended to build on the 1951 Festival of Britain and show “what makes ou…
New childcare scheme for West End theatre
The Matinee Club, set up by actor Sarah Middleton for parents working in any role in theatre, will run on Saturdays for children a…
English National Opera cracks down on alcohol smugglers
Chief Executive Stuart Murphy admitted it was ‘annoying’ that audience members were being asked to empty opened water…
Arts organisations must be allowed to die, report claims
A new report on resilience in the arts encourages a shift in thinking from individual sustainability to the health of a sector as…
Lords told of lack of support for rural arts
A Select Committee on the rural economy will report back next year on the sorts of interventions needed to support local amenities…
ACE Directors paid £1m last year
Role changes, salary increases and associated benefits led to members of Arts Council England’s senior team seeing their rem…
Arts Council England to consider micro grants
The national funder responded to select questions from Twitter in its “first ever live online review of the year”.
BBC should show more arts and culture, says David Attenborough
The veteran presenter criticised the public broadcaster for ‘not catering to all kinds of people’, saying more arts an…
Paris Museum and Good Chance collaborate on refugee-run theatre
The team behind the theatre in the Calais refugee camp have teamed up with the Museum of Immigration in Paris to open a pop-up per…
New biennial festival of art for Plymouth
The Atlantic Project will take place at various locations across the city and feature site-specific commissions by international a…
Scottish National Gallery revamp to go ahead three years late
The renovations, now scheduled to start next month, will cost £22m – an increase of a third on the £16.8m origin…
