As well as giving evidence to the DCMS Committee this morning (watch the full video here), you can watch Freelance Lighting Designer Paule Constable on BBC News here, continuing the conversation on EU Travel arrangements for creative workers.
More recent FMTW News
Losing theatres such as the Gate should be a wake-up call for our industry’s future
We are in danger of losing a generation of artists if the theatres that represent the first step don’t get the support they need. Read more here.
Playwrights score 3.5% increase to minimum fees
Playwrights working under the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain’s collective agreement with UK Theatre will see an uplift of 3.5% to their minimum fees. Read more here.
Arts Council England launches ‘first-of-its-kind’ freelancers’ handbook
A free handbook of financial guidance and a jobs directory for freelancers has been launched by Arts Council England, in a “first-of-its-kind” intervention from the funding body. Read more here.
Badenoch pledges to reduce DCMS budget by £1bn among wider cuts
The Conservative Party leader says some of the money saved would be spent on creating additional prison places. Read more here.
Hundreds sign open letter calling for Powell to reverse university arts cuts decision
The letter criticises former Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson’s decision to slash creative and performing arts teaching grants for universities. Read more here.