David Brownlee: Crisis in regional theatre ticket sales? That's not what the data says by David Brownlee

UK Theatre's sales data has been widely interpreted as a symptom of an ailing industry, but David Brownlee says the figures are

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:01pm on August 15, 2018☆⚑

Cinders and Co save the day " how pantomime keeps theatre afloat by David Brownlee

Seasonal shows have a reputation for providing a much-needed boost to theatres' income. David Brownlee analyses UK Theatre's annual data to assess

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:48am on November 20, 2017☆⚑

Revealed: Which UK constituencies get the most " and least " Lottery cash for the arts by David Brownlee

Far from being the 'icing on the cake', National Lottery money is a vital source of revenue for theatre companies. But which

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on May 25, 2017☆⚑

Matilda tops tours " but where are the other musicals? by David Brownlee

With the UK Theatre Touring Symposium coming up on March 23, I thought it would be a good time to explore some

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:06am on March 16, 2017☆⚑

Animals before arts? How British and US donors give to charity by David Brownlee

In what was for many not the greatest of years, a notable high point of 2016 for me was Arts Council England's

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on February 16, 2017☆⚑

Who tops theatre's league table? by David Brownlee

From the most popular paperbacks to the bestselling singles (I may be showing my age here), the charts tell us more about

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on December 15, 2016☆⚑

How pantomime contributes to the British theatre economy by David Brownlee

As the offspring of immigrants and a first generation Brit, I never really got my head around pantomime as a child. It

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on November 24, 2016☆⚑

How arts attendance compares on either side of the Atlantic by David Brownlee

I was surprised to learn recently that 'sunset' can be used as a verb, at least in the US. Americans for the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on November 10, 2016☆⚑

What's the 'real' cost of a subsidised theatre ticket? by David Brownlee

The National Campaign for the Arts is to launch a new website I've been helping to develop. One of the NCA's board

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on September 22, 2016☆⚑

Why outer Londoners are arts funding's biggest losers by David Brownlee

There's been a lot of talk, and at times fury, in recent years in the arts sector at the imbalance of funding

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on August 25, 2016☆⚑

What are theatre's hopes and fears for the next 10 years? by David Brownlee

How are we feeling as a sector? Optimistic about the opportunities ahead for theatre? Worried about current pressures and long-term trends? Do

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on May 5, 2016☆⚑

David Brownlee: Who really invests in England's arts? by David Brownlee

Who invests more in the arts in England: local authorities or Arts Council England? Peter Bazalgette, chair of ACE, says local authorities

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on April 14, 2016☆⚑

ACE funding breakdown reveals a tale of two theatres by David Brownlee

In December last year, I wrote in these pages about the cumulative changes in levels of income and expenditure of Arts Council

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 6:00am on March 17, 2016☆⚑

Are theatres spending wisely? by David Brownlee

Last week, I compared the aggregate 2009/10 figures for income by theatre organisations (both venue and non-venue based) to recently released figures

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on December 17, 2015☆⚑

David Brownlee: Data shows that theatre thrives despite the cuts by David Brownlee

Many years ago, when I first started working for Arts Council England, a theatre manager quizzed me on what happened to the

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 5:00am on December 10, 2015☆⚑

David Brownlee: What does the data really tell us about UK theatre? by David Brownlee

Not long after I started at the Theatrical Management Association (now UK Theatre), president Rachel Tackley shared her 'statistics envy': London theatre

SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 7:21am on November 4, 2015☆⚑