Local government funding crashes 39% in past decade, says Arts Index
Funding from local government has crashed, falling more than any other indicator of the sector's health in the past decade, according to
Funding from local government has crashed, falling more than any other indicator of the sector's health in the past decade, according to
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter has introduced a new service designed to enable artists to raise recurring financial support. While Kickstarter enables one-time project
ITV has established a bursary to fund a young actor from a disadvantaged background attend drama school. It has been created in
The government has announced it will double the number of exceptional talent visas available for creative workers from around the world to
Maxine Peake and Sarah Frankcom are to collaborate on a new production of Samuel Beckett's Happy Days next year. It is the
Plans to build a new hub to support dance artists in Birmingham and the West Midlands have been given the go-ahead from
The Federation of Drama Schools is to hold a special meeting of its members in response to the continuing allegations of sexual
Judith Dimant and Poppy Keeling are set to leave Complicite to become the first executive director and executive producer of the newly
Bristol-based writer Timothy X Atack has been named the winner of the 2017 Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting. Atack, who is also a
Former ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has been announced as the new chair of Stage Entertainment's supervisory board. The European theatre group
Touring musical Heaven on Earth has been cancelled three weeks before it was due to open, with the production company poised to
Old Vic chief executive Sally Greene has spoken out for the first time in the wake of mounting allegations against former artistic
Carey Mulligan has been announced to star in a new one-woman play by Denis Kelly at the Royal Court Theatre in London.
Janie Dee is to star in the world premiere of Torben Betts' Monogamy, which tours in 2018. Dee, who is currently appearing
Choreographer Wayne McGregor is to curate a season of dance at the Grange Festival in Hampshire next year. The Grange is the
Plans for a major new costume workshop at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon have been given the green light by the
Proposed government tax changes under which low-income theatre staff could face a 500% hike in National Insurance payments have been delayed. Equity,
Boundless Theatre has unveiled details of a new playwriting project to develop and translate work by young people, in collaboration with companies
Tom Stoppard has won the 2017 David Cohen Prize for Literature, awarded for lifetime achievement. The prize, now in its 25th year,
Bristol Old Vic is to stage a new version of The Cherry Orchard, translated by Rory Mullarkey and directed by Michael Boyd,
Equity is launching an official investigation into the "sexual harassment crisis" in the entertainment industry. Following a meeting of its ruling council
Jonathan Church has been appointed the first chair of the Marlowe Theatre Trust, which runs the theatre of the same name in
Martin McDonagh is to premiere a new play at the Bridge Theatre in London next year, starring Jim Broadbent. A Very Very
The Old Vic has responded to concerns about the confidentiality of the complaints process it has set up in the wake of
Arts organisations in England have lowered their energy usage by more than a fifth over the past five years, according to a