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ELEANOR LANG will take over the role of Chief Executive at the Shaftesbury Theatre in November.
She replaces JAMES WILLIAMS, the West End venues' Chief Executive for over 20 years, who will...
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Labour leader says his party will ‘stand squarely behind’ organisations like the theatre in west London.
Arts People
After seven years at the helm of the National Theatre of Scotland, Brenna Hobson has decided to move on to new adventures in her homeland of Australia. Here she reflects on her international career.
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A Tasmanian museum that received a court order forcing it to admit men to a women-only exhibition has relocated part of its collection to a women's toilet to sidestep the ruling.
The Ladies...
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The National Education Union says more than 90% of its members at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts sixth form college, high school and primary school are in favour of strike action.
Dame Vivien Duffield has donated £500m of her fortune to the arts. In a wide-ranging interview, she tells Richard Morrison her views on 'second-rate musicals' at the ENO, sexism in philanthropy, and corporate sponsorship.
Just Stop Oil’s climate activism is one of the most successful disobedience campaigns ever, says John Paul Stonard. Whether or not you like their tactics, their actions oblige us to take a position.
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Northern Irish band claims Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch 'overreached' by denying the group a £15,000 grant because of their political views.
Anita Chaudhuri speaks to London artists about having to spend most of their income on renting studio space and asks whether the public will notice if communities of creatives are disbanded.
Immersive experiences attract younger and more diverse audiences than traditional arts and culture, according to research by Dr Joanna Bucknall. But can this new sector attract the same level of funding?
Three years into a cultural exchange programme between the UK and Australia, Jo Litson speaks to the British Council's Helen Salmon about how the project continues to bear fruit.
Arts People
Really Useful Group (RUG) has appointed LIBBY GRANT Chief Commercial Officer as the organisation unveils an “evolving strategy” to “re-focus as an experience-led...
Arts People
South by Southwest (SXSW) has welcomed ELLIOT WILLIS, ADEM HOLNESS, KATY ARNANDER and ALEX POOTS to the senior team of its London outpost ahead of the creativity and innovation platform’s...
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Emergency funding of £50,000 has been approved to prevent Nairn Community and Arts Centre in the Scottish Highlands from falling into insolvency.
The "one-off" grant will support...
Arts People
KEITH KHAN has been appointed Creative Director of Hackney Empire as part of a revamp of the theatre's senior leadership team.
A multidisciplinary artist, Khan will succeed the current...
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Arts and culture organisations will be able to access free support tools to save historical data from Google Analytics before the previous version goes offline next month.
One Further, which...
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Polling analysis suggests current Culture Secretary, who has been an MP since 2015, may struggle to win parliamentary seat of Ely and East Cambridgeshire.
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Citizens Theatre in Glasgow has secured an extra £2m towards an ongoing refurbishment of the B-listed Victorian venue, the cost of which has spiralled from an initial £23m in 2018 to an...
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Dance is part of the national curriculum and schools are statutorily obliged to provide it. So why is a blind eye being turned to the dramatic decline in dance education at all levels? asks Joe Hallgarten.
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Inclusive theatre company Blue Apple, based in Winchester, has appointed ADAM DODD and LIBBY STOCKEL to its board of trustees.
For the last four years, Dodd has been the Chief Executive of...
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Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has been warned not to leave decisions over allocating culture funding until December, as planned, because of the knock-on effect this will have on the...
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The online singing, songwriting and breath control sessions are aimed at helping people with aphasia improve their confidence around communication.
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Apprenticeships offer far more than just a qualification. Charlotte Nicol is convinced they can and will radically change the make-up of the arts sector.
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Beckford’s Tower in Bath was built in the 1820s with proceeds from the transatlantic slave trade and has been run as a museum since 1979.
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Kent County Council has launched a public consultation over its plans to save £81m in the next financial year.
Earlier this year, the council made a series of cuts to services, including...