Signs of Change: New Directions in Theatre Education
Joan Lazarus’s invitation to “eavesdrop on voices from the field” of arts education has much to offer UK readers…
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Fundraising made easy
David Dixon is convinced that fundraising in the arts sector is relatively easy, provided arts organisations make good use of…
A most deserving audience
The North East Children’s Theatre Consortium ensures that fantastic theatre for children and young people remains centre-sta…
Design a temporary theatre
The winner of an international competition to design a sustainable temporal theatre space will be revealed at the World Stage Desi…
Beyond the West End
Tom Copley wants to find new homes for small-scale cutting edge theatre in London.
Byre Theatre goes dark owing around £200k
Poor trading in recent months was enough to push the ailing theatre over the edge.
Brewhouse closes leaving touring companies out of pocket
An eight-year history of unstable public funding has finally pushed the venue beyond its limits.
London Assembly looks for best ways to support small theatres
An investigation aims to uncover the most pressing needs of theatres outside the West End.
Becoming dementia friendly
The Courtyard in Herefordshire is the first arts venue to sign up to the Dementia Action Alliance and Alice Saunders hopes it lead…
My Gurus
Sarah Frankcom names those who inspire her the most.
Life after funding
When Box Clever learned that it would be losing its small but significant funding from Arts Council England, Michael Wicherek fear…
Beer money
Jim Beirne describes how a gastro pub has contributed a significant amount to Live Theatre’s funding for new plays.
Technology, entrepreneurship and culture
Peter Tullin is optimistic that there is a huge demand for a form of cultural entrepreneurship where people and experiences that w…
Laughter is the best medicine
Women & Theatre has delivered comedy courses in residential homes to people with varying degrees of dementia. Sabra Khan asks…
SOLT reports marginal rise in sales figures
The Olympics had less impact on sales than the Royal Wedding in 2011.
Maintenance grants keep theatres in trim
Six theatres have been granted a total of £24.5k to spend on small scale capital projects, in a second round of grants from…
Arts, heritage and leisure plans for new venue in Oldham
Council gives its backing to Oldham Coliseum Theatre's dreams of a new facility to accommodate its growing outreach programme.
Young Vic has record year for audiences with cheap tickets
The Young Vic Theatre saw a record breaking 8% increase in audience numbers in 2012, with 136,000 people seeing their productions…
New home for National Theatre as capital projects get funding boost in Scotland
The refurbished building will be used for artistic, educational and community projects, but will not be a performance space.
Public can vote for best box office service
Theatre goers can vote for the best customer service they’ve had from a box office or ticket agency in the Society of Box Of…
Everyone’s a critic as keen theatre goers invited to join Olivier panel
The annual hunt to find members of the theatre-going public to join the Olivier panel has begun for the 2014 awards. The Society o…
See if you click: Networking for digital and cultural organizations
A free networking event will give digital start-ups the chance to talk to major cultural organisations. Run by the Globe, in partn…
A bid for new audiences?
Chrissie Tiller says cheap ticketing schemes alone will never be the answer to bringing in more diverse audiences.
A Picture of the Theatre
A comprehensive archive of theatre photography, including 100,000 images from around 30,000 productions has been acquired by the V…
