Playwright Lynn Nottage: theatre is the last bastion of segregation
Nottage, in London to receive the Susan Smith Blackburn prize for female playwrights, criticised the lack of racially diverse stories seen on stage.
Via The Guardian
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Diversity in theatre: why is disability being left out?
Gender and racial diversity is growing in UK theatres – but disabled creatives are being left behind. We have to shift away from patronising box-ticking.
By Lyn Gardner. Via The Guardian.
Dawn Walton on what needs to be done to fix British theatre’s race problem
It’s not just the Oscars that has a diversity issue. Holly Williams asks artistic director Dawn Walton for an action plan.
Via The Independent
On the touchline
The local rugby league club proved to be the secret to getting a town with low arts engagement interested in a cultural programme.
Barriers to arts engagement deter older people, survey finds
Physical access and social isolation emerge as key factors linked to a decline in arts engagement among older people.
house news: January 2016
house news and highlights for the month of January from the house team and beyond.
Why UK risks losing out in the global ‘arts race’
From pop music to TV, Britain’s cultural standing is in jeopardy as rivals get creative, report warns.
Taken from The Guardian
Four arts organisations from across the South East invited to apply for £7.8 million in funding to support capital plans
Four organisations from across the South East are now one step closer to realising their capital ambitions thanks to their success at stage one of the Arts Council’s large scale capital programme. (via Arts Council England News)
Vaizey urges local authorities to continue funding the arts
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has urged local authorities to continue funding the arts in the face of cuts.
Taken from The Stage (please note The Stage website has a pay wall)
tour-finder.org now live
tour-finder.org; the free national resource for touring artists to list their upcoming tours, and for bookers to easily search for shows for their programme is now live and ready …More »
Introducing tour-finder.org
Farnham Maltings announces the creation of tour-finder.org tour-finder.org is a free resource for companies and artists to post listings about their tour-ready productions, and for bookers to easily …More »
August news from house
news Welcome to the August instalment of the house newsletter. This month’s news include a training opportunity, our latest website updates and a house profile from The North …More »