Residential development threatens future of The Stables
The Milton Keynes venue has raised concerns that plans to build three-storey flats opposite its entrance could result in noise com…
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UCL’s Bloomsbury Theatre to re-open this year
Three years after the theatre closed for a 12-month renovation, London’s Bloomsbury Theatre has announced it will re-open in…
Small charities key to public sector success, research finds
A new report is calling on public service commissioners to offer charities grants instead of contracts to protect their distinctiv…
Roundhouse outlines vision for £15m centre for young creatives
The London arts venue still needs to find £5m to begin work on the project, which would provide space and support to 18 to 3…
New £1m archive of UK’s disability arts opens to public
The online National Disability Arts Collection and Archive is billed as the first archive in the world to offer a major retrospect…
Widen definition of culture to engage young people, report says
New research into the cultural consumption habits of teenagers finds tattoos and Netflix are part of their understanding of c…
Dance helps young people feel happier and reduce stress, research finds
Young people from a deprived area of Leeds experienced an increase in confidence and wellbeing after taking part in free weekly da…
‘Safeguarding concerns’ behind closure of Eastbourne theatre
East Sussex County Council has not renewed the lease for the operators of the Under Ground Theatre and all future events at the 15…
Old Vic offers ‘guardians’ programme to other theatres
The informal reporting scheme for inappropriate behaviour is now available to arts venues across the country. The free training ha…
Tech company develops real-time VR theatre experience
The project, billed as a mixture between gaming and interactive theatre, will see actors perform live while audiences watch and in…
‘World’s best teacher’ uses prize money to bring arts into London schools
Art teacher Andria Zafirakou, who earlier this year won $1m through the Varkey Foundation’s global teacher prize, will use t…
Arts centre features in plans to revitalise Bishop’s Stortford
A council-led project to re-develop the town centre has secured almost £10m from the Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partners…
MPs call for more transparency over Lottery sales and spend
A letter signed by 30 Labour MPs expresses concern that National Lottery ticket buyers are subsidising arts and community projects…
Arts organisations tell parliament about social impact of culture
The first evidence session of a parliamentary inquiry has been accompanied by the release of 235 pieces of written evidence.
Inquiry slams Creative Scotland over management failure
MSPs are “very concerned” by the national arts funder’s handling of its Regular Funding application process.
Employee wins unfair dismissal case against British Museum
A tribunal has ruled that the museum was discriminatory when it made an employee redundant, and withdrew her application for a new…
Name change for West Yorkshire Playhouse
Ahead of its £14m revamp, the venue has changed its name to ‘Leeds Playhouse’. The theatre will close from this…
£20m place-based arts fund a ‘new approach to investment’
Four or five urban areas in England’s regions will be awarded up to £7m in Government funding to support cultural rege…
Diversity in museums ‘held back by lack of understanding about inequality’
Research by the Glasgow Women’s Library has found many museum workers express a firm commitment to equality, but do not know…
ATC issues formal warning to Ramin Gray over inappropriate behaviour
An independent investigation initiated by the Actors Touring Company has upheld four complaints of inappropriate verbal conduct by…
Government invests £17m in new immersive experiences
Cultural institutions will collaborate with businesses to develop new audience experiences using virtual or augmented reality.
Regulator resolute on decision to side with charity over artist
A complaint that Bow Arts Trust took donations from a tenant in one of its artists' studios without their permission was dismi…
1 in 3 female festival goers face assault or harassment
A YouGov poll found 43% of women under 40 endured unwanted sexual behaviour at a music festival, and only 2% of such incidents wer…
Glasgow School of Art hit by second fire in four years
The Mackintosh building, which was undergoing a £35m restoration, was hit by a blaze on Friday evening and attended by 120 f…
