Thom Dibdin

The first £7.5 million of the Scottish government’s £12.5 million Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund has been allocated to 20 venues in receipt of Creative Scotland’s regular funding

First minister Nicola Sturgeon has said Scottish theatres will be allowed to stage indoor shows, with physical distancing in place, from September 14

Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre has become the latest organisation to announce it is entering redundancy negotiations, in a move that will affect a third of its permanent staff

Crowdfunding campaign announced alongside Edinburgh Fringe digital programme for 2020

The Scottish government has announced a £10 million dedicated fund for performing arts venues, staff and freelancers, as it calls for more support on a UK level

Horsecross Arts, which runs Perth Theatre and Concert Hall, has begun redundancy consultations with three quarters of its 168 staff as a "painful last resort”.

A "National Arts Force" of freelance workers in the culture sector should be set up in Scotland, according to an advisory group to the Scottish government on economic recovery from Covid-19.

The Edinburgh theatre has warned it will run out of money by November unless it starts making redundancies now, as it confirms the venue will be dark until 2021