21 Aug,2020 | Business, The Guardian
Culture in peril Culture Historic places including London Troubadour and Liverpool Jacaranda as well as Manchester’s Gorilla among those given emergency subsidies
5 Aug,2020 | Business, The Guardian
They fill the coffers, nurture audiences and enable venues’ other activities. Pantomimes are pivotal for the UK stage industry – a year without them could be catastrophicIt’s like a scene from Dr Seuss’s Grinch. Week by week, pantomimes across...
29 Jul,2020 | Business, The Guardian
Play Video 1:03 Oliver Dowden has dismissed the idea that coronavirus testing at airports could avoid the need for travel restrictions such as the two-week quarantine placed on people returning from Spain. ‘It’s not the case that you can simply test...
22 Jul,2020 | Business, The Guardian, Uncategorized
The government’s response to the impact on the culture sector of the Covid-19 crisis has been too slow, too vague, and has jeopardised its future, according to a damning report by the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport select committee.The MPs found that the...
17 Jul,2020 | Business, The Guardian, Uncategorized
Theatres and venues in England will be able to host socially distanced performances and gigs from 1 August under new government plans, but the move has been criticised for not being economically viable for most venues.The culture secretary, Oliver Dowden, said the...