Union survey records worrying rise in actors working for free, as employment plummets and regional theatre declinesAlmost half of Equity members in Britain made less than £5,000 from their professional work last year, according to a survey by the actors' union. One in 10 performers did not get any professional work, while one in three was employed for fewer than 10 weeks.Since November 2012, almost half said they …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:20AM on December 13, 2013