Post tagsTheatre companies DV8 and Tamasha and membership organisation Dance UK are among the successful groups to receive money from Arts Council England’s £7 million Catalyst funding scheme. DV8 has been awarded £65,000, Tamasha has been…
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Regional consortium launched to tour large-scale drama
English Touring Theatre has teamed up with eight regional venues to launch a consortium that will present revivals of large-scale plays across the country. The National Touring Group will present its first show in the…
ACE funds GCSE arts review in drive to improve cultural education
Arts Council England has commissioned research to review GCSE qualifications in drama, dance, music and art and design. The project will also create a draft new curriculum for each of the four subjects. The investigation…
Arts groups given funding for digital projects
The Royal Opera House and Leeds-based Unlimited Theatre are among the cultural groups set to receive funding from Arts Council England for digital projects. The Digital Research and Development Fund for the Arts, which was…
The regions are the lifeblood of British theatre
Congratulations to West End theatres which seemed to have turned what many expected to be a disastrous year in 2012 into a bumper one – not as good as the record of 2009, but close…
ACE announces arts organisations closer to securing major capital funding
London’s Sadler’s Wells, Brighton Dome and Oldham Coliseum Theatre are among 20 organisations that have all been successful in the first part of their application to Arts Council England for large capital grants funding. Sadler’s…
Labour: lack of DCMS strategy is “deeply worrying”
Shadow culture minister, Labour MP Dan Jarvis, calls on the government to rethink its arts policies. Last week, the extent of the damage being done to the arts was voiced by senior figures within the…
DCMS: cuts will mean “real challenges” for arts
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has warned that the arts are set to face further cuts as a result of the Autumn Statement. Yesterday, it was revealed that the DCMS’ budget would be…
Councils’ culture spending down £250m in 2011/12
Local authority funding for theatres in England and Wales fell by 6.3% in 2011/12, according to newly released government data. The figure is revealed in Local Authority Revenue Expenditure and Financing in England: 2011 to…
Portsmouth’s New Theatre Royal rebuild to start spring 2013
Portsmouth’s New Theatre Royal will begin its £4 million redevelopment project early next year after being awarded the final £750,000 funding it required from Arts Council England. The venue’s Regeneration Project will include increasing the…
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