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Since November 2014 tour guides at the Globe have lobbied – and been dismissed – for a pay rise, with the venue finally agreeing to a 3% increase.

Soho Theatre’s artistic overhaul continues with the creation of Soho Theatre Live, a broadcasting arm that will film and produce at least four shows a year to be distributed on TV and online.

The council agreed that the £7.50 entry charge was necessary to make up for the shortfall in public subsidy, and has allocated £20,000 in contingency funding to provide free entry to 4,000 residents.

The Royal Court and Arcola theatres are among those that have pledged never to accept oil company sponsorship, in a campaign targeted mainly at Tate, the British Museum, the Royal Opera House and the National Portrait Gallery, whose five-year £10m sponsorship deal with BP is due to end in 2017.

With more than 150,000 visitors, the temporary art show devised by graffiti artist Banksy brought £20m to the area, according to Visit Somerset.

The Royal Albert Hall has dismissed the results of a staff ballot in favour of representation by BECTU, saying the vote did not have “the support of the majority of the employees”.

The ‘Save Pontyprid Town Hall’ group in Wales have released plans to refurbish the building as a theatre, cinema, café and restaurant.