The below correspondence is posted here by kind permission from the Society of London Theatre
The Society of London Theatre (SOLT) is an organisation that works with and on behalf of their Members to champion theatre and the performing arts.
Olivier Awards NominationsNominations for the Olivier Awards 2022 with Mastercard were announced earlier this week. On Tuesday alone we had 30,000 views to the Olivier Awards 2022 page on Official London Theatre. Nearly 2,000 people tuned in live to watch the announcement, and the video has had over 7,200 views and a reach of 91,000. The announcement got widespread pick-up across the press, covered by a range of national papers and news outlets, as well as all the leading entertainment and theatre titles. Highlights include BBC, Sky, The Guardian, NY Times, Time Out, ES, Variety, Deadline, Playbill and Broadway.com.
Love Your Local Theatre extends into April with 100s of new shows at participating venues nationwideOver 100,000 tickets have already been sold through the Love Your Local Theatrepromotion, made possible by £1 million of National Lottery subsidy. Due to huge demand, an additional 50,000 2-for-1 tickets have been made available for April performances – with thousands of tickets still available for March at theatres UK-wide. And thanks to support from the National Lottery, there’s still up to £1 million available to subsidise 2-for-1 tickets. Love Your Local Theatre is being run by UK Theatre, and 100 member venues are taking part.April show tickets are now on sale.
March training courses now booking: Communications in a Crisis & Introduction to FinanceBook now for UK Theatre’s first two training courses of the year. Learn how to manage various crisis situations whilst maintaining your organisation’s reputation with ‘Communications in a Crisis’ on 24 March, and master the mysteries of VAT, PAYE and NI with ‘Introduction to Finance’ on 30 March. Come together with colleagues from across the industry at the UK Theatre office or tune in online to learn from experts in their respective fields and leave with actionable takeaways that you can use to improve your work. Members can book at a discounted rate.
Insights Alliance: Missing Audiences Wave 2 Webinar and Slides
The Insights Alliance (Indigo, Baker Richards and One Further) presented the findings of the second wave of Missing Audiences research on 8 March 2022. The research was gathered by a variety of cultural organisations across the UK from 31 January – 20 February 2022 and shares positive insights about audiences returning to cultural venues and how to bridge the gap of missing audiences.
Click here to find out more information, view the webinar and download the slides.
English Tourism Week
English Tourism Week is an annual celebration, returning 18-27 March, which highlights the importance, value and vast contribution our sector makes to the UK economy. This week provides an essential opportunity to raise awareness of the sector to key stakeholders including MPs and ministers and showcase the quality, range and value of English tourism.
Use the hashtag #EnglishTourismWeek22 and find out more about how you can get involved.
Job Opportunity: Senior Press Officer at Sadler’s Wells
Sadler’s Wells are looking for a Senior Press Officer to join their ambitious and hardworking in-house team. Find out more and apply here.