Council pledges £300,000 to reopen Stockport’s Forum Theatre
Funding has been set aside by Stockport Council to cover repairs at the Forum Theatre in Romiley, Stockport, which has been closed…
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Pentabus moves to new premises
Rural touring company Pentabus has annouced it is moving to new premises at the recently refurbished Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Having…
Edinburgh Fringe: Accommodation boost for performers
Partnership between Fringe Society and local university forms part of efforts to double number of affordable rooms available to pe…
Delay to guidelines on AI data and text mining
The UK government has delayed guidelines outlining rules on the training of AI models with copyrighted materials. The delay follow…
Activists target Science Museum over fossil fuel sponsorship
A group of climate activists including Greta Thunberg protested the museum’s ongoing sponsorship deal with several fossil fu…
UK Music criticises funding withdrawal for post-16 music
UK Music is calling on Education Secretary Gillian Keegan to halt “damaging” plans to withdraw funding for post-16 mus…
Museum workers to strike over cost-of-living payment
National Museums Liverpool said it is facing a £2m shortfall, making it "impossible" to pay employees the £1…
Seafront theatre taken over by charity trust
The Guildhall Trust has taken over ownership of White Rock Theatre in Hastings. Built in 1927, the 1,000 capacity theatre is one o…
Independent Scotland could introduce tax exemption for artists
The Scottish National Party has published a paper proposing benefits to the country's cultural and creative sectors if it leav…
Former NPO opens permanent base in Exeter
Touring theatre company Theatre Alibi is set to become an arts venue after opening a permanent base. Prior to losing its Arts…
Welsh government boosts its support for grassroots venues
17 music venues will share funding of over £700k to help improve facilities and make venues more accessible.
Survey to review pay transparency for live music freelancers
Music sector body LIVE has launched a survey to understand and identify changes required to improve the experience of freelancers…
New lottery operator unable to meet pledged targets
New lottery operator Allwyn has admitted that it will not meet its original pledge on donations to good causes at the start of its…
Art gallery put up for sale after funding runs out
An art gallery in Great Yarmouth that opened three years ago has been put on the market after failing to cover running costs once…
Council spending on culture drops by 43% since 2010
Council spending on cultural services fell by 43% between 2010-11 and 2022-23 in real terms, according to analysis by The Guardian…
Actors’ charity reports voter fraud claims to police
Police are investigating alleged electoral fraud at the Actors Benevolent Fund (ABF) following suspicions of voter irregularity at…
DCMS Minister in Saudi Arabia for ‘cultural collaboration’ talks
Official visit by Arts Minister Lord Parkinson follows deal between France's Pompidou Centre and Saudi Arabia on major culture…
Melvyn Bragg: Arts industry ‘needs radical overhaul’
Labour peer describes UK arts provision as 'dangerously patchy' and calls for 'industrial revolution for the arts'…
Bournemouth Council proposes £1.7m arts funding cuts
Cost-saving proposals, which include removing the council’s arts development functions, no longer funding a local festival a…
DCMS restarts search for a new V&A chair
Ministers have had to restart the process of recruiting a new chair for the V&A Museum, according to a report from Sky News. I…
Equity and ITC strike pay deal for theatre workers
Equity and ITC said that they hoped the outcome of their negotiations would serve as a positive example for the theatre sector.
Music streaming code of practice published
A code of practice to provide clarity over methods of calculating and reporting revenues from music streaming has been published….
Artists working with immersive tech to get £6m support
Immersive Arts, a UK-wide three-year programme backed by the UK’s four arts councils, expects to support over 200 artists an…
Museum struggles to attract visitors after revamp
Dorset Museum and Art Gallery needs to triple its current footfall to meet increased running costs following a £16.4m expans…
