Around 120 members of the Public and Commercial Services union have begun seven days of strike action over the removal of a weekend allowance at the National Museums of Scotland. The action follows a two-day strike in April.
The Charity Commission has found that 43% of charities that reported unusually low expenditures in their annual report either made a mistake or underreported their expenditure.
Birmingham Repertory Theatre has joined Newcastle Theatre Royal and Playbox in launching a free training scheme. It is aimed at actors for whom “drama school wasn’t or isn’t an affordable option”.
A petition started by an A Level music student calling for at least one work by a female composer to be included in Edexcel’s syllabus of 63 set works had drawn support from industry figures and the Incorporated Society of Musicians.
From next year, the council will stage work from a range of organisers, promoters and producers in the George Street site over the summer festival period, rather than allowing one operator to block-book the entire building for the Fringe.
Organiser Anne Marie Waters has cancelled the controversial exhibition, which was to take place in London, after counter-terrorism police warned there was a “very real possibility that people could be hurt or killed”.
Budget cuts, the introduction of the EBacc and mass academisation of schools has created a “perfect storm” for theatre companies working with young people, sector figures warn.
The former National Theatre bosses plan to open a 900-seat theatre as part of a new development overlooking Tower Bridge in spring 2017. They say it will be the only commercial theatre of its size not in the West End.
York Museums Trust is calling for the Valuation Office Agency to calculate business rates according to the institution’s income and expenditure rather than the contractor’s method.
A scheme offering free Edinburgh Fringe tickets to more than 1,400 children living in care in the Scottish capital is part of a wider drive to increase the accessibility of the festival.
Following a landmark international recruitment drive, the Italian government has appointed 20 new directors, including seven foreigners, to lead its most prestigious but underperforming museums, including the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Plans to build flats above the Earl’s Court venue do not include sufficient sound proofing and put the theatre at risk, Artistic Director Neil McPherson has warned.
The Young Vic’s David Lan, Simon Callow and Anish Kapoor are among the signatories of a letter to The Times that raises questions about the cancellation of a National Youth Theatre play exploring radicalisation.
The BBC’s plan to make downloads of TV and radio programmes, including concerts broadcast on Radio 3, available for sale has raised concerns amongst classical labels, which are now hoping to develop a digital music service in partnership with the BBC.
