UK and Ireland commit to cultural collaboration deal
Leading cultural institutions in the UK and Ireland will work together on programming, research and policy as part of efforts to f…
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Government confirms touring support for UK artists
The government’s Music Export Growth Scheme will support 58 UK artists to tour the world, it has been announced. A total of £1.6m…
Pulp pledges to donate £1 from all tickets to grassroots music drive
Pulp has become the first band to pledge support for the LIVE Trust, with £1 from every ticket sold at its UK arena tour this yea…
English Touring Theatre welcomes new board appointments
ETT (English Touring Theatre) has appointed AMY VAUGHAN as chair of its board, succeeding ROBERT DELAMERE who stepped down in Dece…
UK artist touring fund launches ahead of proposed ticket levy scheme
A new fund for grassroots artists has been established to distribute money raised from a proposed ticket levy on large-capacity ve…
Touring Europe post-Brexit ‘simply not viable’, says Bryant
Arts Minister Chris Bryant has admitted touring for musicians post-Brexit is “simply not economically viable”. Bryant’s comm…
RSC expands schools touring to ‘record’ levels in 2025
The Royal Shakespeare Company’s schools touring programme will be viewed by an estimated 24,000 young people next year, the larg…
Music bodies launch fund for grassroots music
A fund inviting artists and companies to donate and help protect the UK’s grassroots music sector has officially opened. The Liv…
ACE launches grant scheme for theatre and dance tours
Arts Council England (ACE) has launched a new pilot scheme to support and promote the touring ecology in the theatre and dance sec…
Small-scale rural touring could lower audience travel emissions
Performing arts productions that tour smaller rural venues can produce lower audience travel emissions when compared with a single…
Actors take legal action against touring theatre company
Two actors contracted to work with a theatre touring company will be allowed to pursue claims relating to working hours and pay af…
Musicians are playing fewer tour venues
Musicians are playing half as many gigs on tour as they did in the 1990s, according to new research. Data from Music Venue Trust f…
UK live music sector revenue tops £6bn for first time
Research finds growth in total revenue for the live sector has been driven mainly by increased income from concerts.
American orchestra drops UK dates due to costs
Cleveland Orchestra has reportedly withdrawn from performances in the UK over cost concerns, according to a report in Slipped Disc…
Theatre Clwyd boss calls for breakdown of UK funding borders
Arts leaders from the devolved nations have called for the establishment of an arts fund dedicated to UK and international touring…
Peers urge Treasury to speed up admin for touring musicians
Peers have raised concerns that singers and musicians touring in the European Economic Area frequently do not receive necessary pa…
Nonsuch theatre company relocates to Nottingham cinema
Nottingham-based fringe theatre comany Nonsuch will relocate to a cinema in the city after moving out of its previous premises at…
Pentabus moves to new premises
Rural touring company Pentabus has annouced it is moving to new premises at the recently refurbished Ludlow Assembly Rooms. Having…
Music projects receive support for UK and Ireland touring
Seven music projects will receive funding for collaborative commissions that will tour the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The sup…
On the road again
Rural touring is physically demanding but you get to visit the heart of places and are treated as guests of honour. Clare Beresfor…
Theatre and dance projects get £2m to tour Scotland
A total of 14 theatre and dance projects have received funding to tour communities across Scotland. Among those receiving a share…
Theatre company announces venue closure
Artistic Director of Nottingham's Nonsuch Studios warns that costs faced by smaller venues cannot be sustained "without s…
My Gurus: Working with intuition
Jake Smith is the incoming Artistic Director and CEO of Eastern Angles, the touring company that has been blazing a trail across E…
Labour commits to resolving visa issues for performers
Shadow Culture Secretary says government “could have done a lot more” to support internationally touring performers an…
