Another theatre to stage ‘Black Out’ nights
News that another theatre will stage performances exclusively for Black, Indigenous and People of Color-identifying audience…
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Starmer: Working class children ‘denied arts opportunities’
Working class children are being denied the same opportunities to become actors or musicians that private school pupils are afford…
Wandsworth named London Borough of Culture 2025
Borough says the award will help 'supercharge its already vibrant, diverse sector made up of world class institutions and gras…
Theatre closes over ceiling concerns
A theatre in Hartlepool has been temporarily closed after problems were discovered with its plaster ceiling. The BBC reports that…
Residents to decide West Cumbria’s cultural spend
A citizens' jury of 30 West Cumbrian residents will advise and create a new cultural project with a budget of £100,…
Vegan theatre to open in Kent
A theatre that will only allow vegan food to be consumed on site is to open in Canterbury. Kent Online reports that the performing…
Significant challenges ‘may limit opera sector ambitions’
A report into the opera sector commissioned by Arts Council England has warned that the rising costs of staging productions are ou…
DACS launches national survey of artists’ earnings
Artists across the UK are being invited to take part in a survey intended to gain a better understanding of how they earn their mo…
Debbonaire: Labour will make creativity central to curriculum
Shadow Culture Secretary says she is working with Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson on plans to "tear down barrie…
Scotland calls for action on culture visas
Practical solutions need to be found to ensure the visa process for international artists coming to contribute to cultural events…
Birmingham and Nottingham rubberstamp culture cuts
Concerns raised over the 'short-sighted' nature of cuts as drastic reductions to funding for cultural organisations in Not…
Collectors remove art from Barbican over ‘censorship and repression’
Two collectors have revoked loans of artworks on display at a Barbican exhibition after the institute backed out of hosting a talk…
Spring Budget: Higher culture tax reliefs made permanent in ‘game-changing’ move
Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget 2024 has unveiled a range of tax relief support and project funding for the cultural sector.
Unions critise makeup of advisory panel for cultural education
Five trade unions have written to the Chair of the government’s Cultural Education Plan Expert Advisory Panel, saying the pa…
Six theatres share £510,000 of eco-project funds
Funds to improve environmental sustainability have been awarded as part of the Theatre Improvement Scheme.
Blackburn in line for £20m revamp
King George's Hall in Blackburn will undergo an £8m renovation, it has been announced. The Lancashire Telegraph reports…
More than half of arts audiences are first-time bookers
Research into the behaviour of new arts audiences post-pandemic found the retention rate of new bookers in 2023 was higher than it…
Tate Britain plans new garden
A garden in front of Tate Britain to integrate art with nature will open in 2026, it has been announced. Museums and Heritage Advi…
Arts roles feature in proposed changes to work visa rules
A series of arts positions will be included in government list that allows a lower salary threshold for creatives seeking to move…
Chiswick House reveals ‘creative campus’ plans
Chiswick House & Gardens Trust (CHGT) has unveiled plans to create a new learning hub with facilities to support 200 volunteer…
Study highlights lack of diversity in GCSE Art
Research finds just 2.3% of artists referenced in GCSE art exam papers are from Black or South Asian backgrounds.
Midlands theatre with RAAC could reopen next year
A theatre in Solihull which closed last September after the discovery of dangerous concrete in its roof could reopen in 2025, it h…
Home Office overturns visa refusal for Afghan Youth Orchestra
The Afghan Youth Orchestra’s four-date tour in England will go ahead after the Home Office u-turned on a decision to reject…
Orchestras urge Chancellor to extend tax relief
The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) has urged Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to extend the higher rate of Orchestra Tax relief (OT…
