Manchester International Festival achieves record audience numbers
An extended programme helped Manchester International Festival (MIF) deliver record audience numbers this year despite social…
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Vaccine passport extended to Welsh theatres and cinemas
The Senedd has voted to make Covid vaccine passports a condition of entry to theatres and cinemas in Wales from Monday (Novem…
London taskforce develops a warehouse worth of creative workspaces
A network of more than 60 creative and commercial organisations has been established but plans for a “major creative moment&…
Vaccine passports cause drop in attendance
DCMS reportedly believes certification would drive live events attendees to pubs and “dire consequences” are…
Question marks over festival insurance scheme
Event organisers say they have been unable to obtain quotes for the Government's Live Events Reinsurance Scheme. Associa…
Covid-19 and the global cultural and creative sector
Anthony Sargent says we need to identify what we've learned from Covid, then build on those foundations rather than reassemble…
Over a third of music industry jobs lost in 2020
69,000 music jobs – one in three of the total workforce – were lost last year due to Covid-19, UK Music&rsqu…
Scotland starts enforcing vaccine passports
Venues that fail to comply face a maximum £10,000 fine but policing falls to overextended local authorities and un…
London loses almost a quarter of nightclubs
The number of nightclubs in London has fallen by 22% since the start of the pandemic. Figures from the Night Time Industries Assoc…
Local authorities’ culture offer hinges on Spending Review
Councils call for an extra £400,000 funding for arts and culture as venues in smaller authorities face life-threatening…
Live venues await green light to reopen in Ireland
Live entertainment is expected to fully reopen in Ireland next week despite concerns over rising Covid cases. Capacity l…
15,000 jobs lost from late night cultural events
The night-time cultural economy has lost 86,000 jobs due to Covid-19, 15,000 of them in culture and arts events. Defined as a…
Arts companies struggle to recruit as vacancies surge
Organisations are finding themselves in bidding wars over a shrinking pool of quality candidates. Is this the start of a tale…
Yousaf causes confusion over Scottish vaccine passports
Vaccine passports for large events in Scotland are off to a rocky start after the country's Health Secretary urged people to i…
Legal challenge to vaccine passports in Scotland fails
The policy has taken effect but tech issues are rife, guidance is lacking and venues say there hasn't been a "meaningful…
Isolation exemption for artists reintroduced
Arts professionals returning to England after working abroad need not self-isolate. The exemption for workers returning from amber…
Unvaccinated dancers bid to keep their identities private
Professionals on Strictly Come Dancing who refuse to get vaccinated are trying to keep their identities hidden. The Time…
Northern Ireland drops social distancing in arts spaces
Northern Ireland is set to remove a one-metre social distancing rule in all settings bar hospitality. The move will be welcom…
Live Events Reinsurance Scheme officially opens
The Government's insurance scheme for events has officially opened with an extra £50m to cover potential Covid-related c…
Swansea Council opens £50k Cultural Fund
Swansea Council has opened a £50,000 Cultural Fund to help its local arts and culture sector bounce back from…
Win-win for disabled arts-lovers and the sector
While anxiety about attending events remains high amongst disabled people, Anne Torregiani says the Covid online content boom…
Care homes celebrate culture
The importance of access to arts and creativity in care settings has become ever more apparent during the pandemic, writes Alison…
Almost half of independent cinemas are operating at a loss
47% of independent cinemas, film festivals and exhibitors are operating at a loss, according to a new survey by the Independe…
Tate Modern was UK’s most visited museum last year
Data from the last quarter of 2020 has revealed Tate Modern to be the most visited museum in England last year. The museum attract…
