Oct 31, 2024 | In the news
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has set out Labour’s plans to “restore economic stability and turn the page on 14 years” of Tory leadership in the new government’s budget announcement. Read more here.
Oct 30, 2024 | In the news
Industry bodies including Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre have responded to Labour’s first Budget in office, which failed to provide a hoped-for £30 million for theatre buildings. Read more here.
Oct 29, 2024 | In the news
“Irreparable harm” could befall the UK’s live-performance and music sectors if the government does not act quickly to remedy a “cost-of-touring crisis”, industry bodies have warned Labour. Read more here.
Oct 28, 2024 | In the news
Freelancers have said the “time to act is now” on a crisis for workers’ pay, security and well-being, following the first Arts Council England study into creative and cultural freelancers. Read more here.
Oct 28, 2024 | In the news
There is a passage in Alan Lane’s brilliant pandemic memoir The Club on the Edge of Town, where he describes how, at Slung Low Theatre Company, everyone, whatever their role, is paid the same – at the time, the UK’s average wage. When the book was published in 2022,...
Oct 25, 2024 | In the news
Arts Council England boss Darren Henley has advised the creative industries to be “realistic” about next week’s Budget, anticipating a “very tough couple of years” for arts funding. Read more here.
