Trucking stopgap to save UK tour legs
The temporary allowance will ease post-Brexit restrictions on touring, DfT says, but a better long-term solution remains elusive.
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Opportunities for emerging artists in market slump
Brexit has edged the UK's art trade out of the global top tier. It could mean more exposure for artists domestically.
Brexit scuppers British Phantom run
A decision to replace a British production of Phantom of the Opera with a Chinese one "speaks volumes about the impact o…
UK tours in EU ‘too expensive’
Theatre company Really Useful Group has brought in a production of The Phantom of the Opera from China to tour the EU, because Bre…
UNBOXED 2022 working on ‘a recipe for failure’
A scathing report from MPs says the festival is "an irresponsible use of public money" set to prove its sceptics right….
Orchestras on the rebound
Covid and Brexit combined have meant a tough two years for UK orchestras but, as Mark Pemberton explains, signs of a bounce back a…
Touring exhibitions need local focus
Amid Covid, Brexit and climate change, new touring models that prioritise collaboration with communities and other institutions pr…
Employment in culture outstrips pre-pandemic levels
Employment in the cultural industries has continued to grow despite the pandemic, official figures suggest New data from DCMS cove…
Cabotage limits cost orchestras thousands
Industry experts say the Government must adapt its plans for overseas touring this summer amidst a shortage of haulage trucks.
Keir Starmer: Government is ‘attacking’ British creativity
Labour Leader promises action on EU touring if elected and says the creative industries deserve more "respect".
Quarter of live music events cancelled
More than a quarter (26%) of live music shows scheduled for the first three months of 2022 have been cancelled. New research from…
Summer events face ‘pronounced’ skills shortage
Two thirds say they need to delay or cancel work as skilled workers are slow to return to the industry.
UK misses out on €100m Creative Europe boost
A bumper budget has been passed for 2022 – but the UK won't see hardly a penny.
Keeping the torch of international cultural co-operation burning
Jonathan Goodacre considers how we can preserve the global ideas exchange that the arts and culture community benefits from so ric…
What are the rules for performing artists coming to the UK?
One year on, artists are still struggling with the legal complexities around performance in the UK. Gary McIndoe explains the deta…
Covid smokescreen conceals true impact of Brexit
Brexit has had a huge emotional impact and has affected the funding, mobility, and partnerships of UK cultural organisations. Char…
Cross-party MPs launch inquiry into EU touring barriers
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Music will hold a cross-party inquiry into the barriers and delays facing musicians&nb…
LEEDS 2023 announces two international collaborations
Cultural festival LEEDS 2023 is bringing locally-based artists together with international collaborators in two new programmes as…
UK strikes visa-free touring deal with Romania
Romania has been added to the list of EU countries that UK performers can tour in sans visa. As has become customary, DCMS conceal…
International partnerships fund ‘not a replacement Creative Europe’
The pilot responds to the UK's withdrawal from Creative Europe and prioritises European partners but is "not in…
‘Splitter vans’ permitted for EU touring artists, DfT says
British musicians touring the EU can now travel in the same vehicle as their equipment. The Department of Transport has confirmed…
Nadine Dorries reads from the same script
The new Culture Secretary's pro-Brexit stance and history of controversy have the left-leaning arts sector worried.
Scottish Government pushes for EU visa-free touring
Scottish Culture Secretary Angus Robertson has urged the UK Government to negotiate visa-free travel for the creative industry by…
Brexit is erasing Northern Irish arts, report warns
Northern Ireland's arts sector is feeling the effects of Brexit more than most. A report by the Arts Council of Northern Irela…
