Practising humane producing
What does a producer do? There are many possible answers but here Kate McStraw attempts to identify and articulate the most import…
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Igniting artistic vocation
A free, nationwide vocational training programme for young people with limited access to the arts has been unlocking creative pote…
Creative Scotland reopens touring fund
Creative Scotland’s Touring Fund for Theatre and Dance has opened for a seventh round, inviting applications from companies,…
Training the next generation: filming performance bootcamp
Natalie Woolman explains how a bootcamp to develop a talent pipeline for the multicamera teams of the future will address a s…
Arts exam entries paint ‘worrying’ picture
While entries to arts subjects at A Level increased this year, entries to GCSE arts exams fell across all creative subjects, with…
New resilience fund for at-risk theatres
A new three-year programme from the Theatres Trust aims to support theatres at risk of permanent closure.
Most Welcoming Theatre finalists announced
Three theatres have been shortlisted for this year’s Most Welcoming Theatre gong at the UK Theatre Awards. Dundee Rep and Sc…
Theatre faces sex discrimination claim
A sex discrimination case relating to redundancy of theatre worker in December 2020 is given the green light by a judge to proceed…
Theatres receive funding to ‘unlock their heritage’
Two theatres in Bradford have received more than £180,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to help them explore their…
World’s first theatre captioning exhibition comes to Colchester
The world’s first exhibition on open captioning in the arts will take place at Colchester’s Mercury Theatre in Septemb…
UK’s only LGBT+ theatre seeks new home
The UK's only exclusively LGBT+ theatre is seeking a new home after the sudden announcement of its closure. Andy Hill, the ope…
Liverpool Playhouse plans major refurbishment
Liverpool Playhouse Theatre is set to undergo a major refurbishment. The Liverpool & Merseyside Theatres Trust (LMTT), which r…
Extended reality arts venue to open in Wales
Wales Millennium Centre has released details of its purpose-built extended reality arts venue, which is scheduled to open on 27 Au…
Major immersive theatre event announced for London
A large-scale, free event featuring theatre and performances will take over London's Square Mile on 15 October. The event is s…
Cheshire welcomes new theatre and cultural centre
A redeveloped theatre and cultural centre will open in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire on 10 August. Theatre Porto will be the only speci…
McKellen reopens funding programme for producers
Actor Ian McKellen has announced a second round of his funding programme designed to help theatre producers pay actors a living wa…
New West End theatre to open in autumn
A new build West End theatre will open this autumn, the first for 50 years. The theatre, called @sohoplace, forms part of a £…
Work begins on £3m development of Coventry’s Albany Theatre
The Albany Theatre in Coventry is undergoing a £3m redevelopment that will include a new studio theatre, two education space…
Theatre digs: call for cross-sector alliance to solve issues
Producers, venues, unions, arts organisations and accommodation providers must work together to agree minimum acceptable standards…
Cairn: a new association for performing arts professionals
Following the resignation of the majority of Equity’s Scottish National Committee last year, a group of creative arts profes…
Touring allowance rises to £300 a week
The minimum touring allowance rate will rise to £300 after a deal between performers' union Equity and UK Theatre was ac…
Theatre gives children body image boost
Theatre productions can help to promote healthier body image in young children, a study has found. Led by body image expert Profes…
Juggling high stakes
Coming to England as a refugee at the age of 17, escaping war, Tarek Iskander found himself studying sciences. As he recounts, the…
Alexandra Palace launches first young actors company
Alexandra Palace’s Young Actors Company is preparing for its inaugural performance in the palace’s theatre next Wednes…
