As BECTU warns that the total number of job losses so far is 5,000 and counting, The Stage rounds up what the industry knows so far...
Leading lighting and AV supplier supplier White Light has been forced to make more than a third of its workforce redundant, as it reveals a 95% loss of income due to the pandemic.
Jobs lost: 98, plus a further 20 roles at risk
The Lyric Hammersmith Theatre has announced a redundancy consultation that could impact 22% of its staff.
Jobs lost: 10
London’s Royal Albert Hall is to begin redundancy consultations on September 28, as the furlough scheme approaches its end date.
Jobs lost: undisclosed
Theatre Deli has closed two of its London spaces and made one member of staff redundant, citing Covid-19 as a contributing factor in the decision.
Jobs lost: 1, with a number of zero-hour contract staff members taken off the furlough scheme
Northern Stage has become the latest theatre to confirm it will have to cut jobs in order to survive the pandemic, with about 25% of permanent staff being made redundant.
Jobs lost: 10-12 permanent staff members, and a further 34 casual staff members will no longer receive furlough payments
The Royal Shakespeare Company has confirmed it will not reopen its theatres for full productions until 2021, as it announces that redundancy consultations will soon get underway.
Jobs lost: undisclosed
Sadler’s Wells has said it is no longer able to fund the furlough contributions for casual workers beyond the end of September – 222 people in front-of-house, catering, technical and box-office teams will lose their jobs.
Jobs lost: 222
The Stand Comedy Club, with venues in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle, has put more than half of its 65-strong workforce on notice of redundancy once furlough has ended.
Jobs lost: 37
Delfont Mackintosh and Cameron Mackintosh Ltd have made more than 850 staff redundant following the conclusion of redundancy consultations. About 185 staff employed by Macintosh Ltd and 669 at Delfont Mackintosh have lost their jobs.
Jobs lost: 850
HQ Theatres has announced that furlough payments are to end for 600 casual staff across 12 venues including Watford Colosseum and Wyvern Theatre in Swindon at the end of August.
Jobs lost: 600
Sadler’s Wells could make around 50 staff redundant, around 26% of its permanent and fixed-term workforce, as part of efforts to reduce its costs during the pandemic, as performing arts venues remain unable to reopen.
Jobs lost: 51
The Royal and Derngate in Northampton is proposing to make about 20% of its permanent staff redundant as a result of the ongoing impact of the pandemic, as it also announces the postponement of its 2020 pantomime.
Jobs lost: Exact figure undisclosed
Liverpool’s Epstein Theatre has been forced to close down as a result of the pandemic and amid ongoing financial difficulty, making 14 staff redundant.
Jobs lost: 14
Blackpool Grand Theatre is being forced to begin redundancy consultations with staff after cancelling its pantomime during ongoing uncertainty over when social distancing guidelines will be relaxed.
Jobs lost: undisclosed
Theatre company Selladoor Worldwide is to cut about two thirds of all full-time and casual workers, as it confirms its subsidiary Prime Pantomimes will not be producing any shows this Christmas.
Jobs lost: 91
Staff working for discount ticket booth TKTS have had their redundancies confirmed, as the Society of London Theatre said it had made the “unimaginable decision” to close the offering. It is understood that 13 contracted staff and about 10 casual employees have had their contracts terminated.
Jobs lost: 23
Fairfield Halls in Croydon is preparing to make all its contracted staff redundant and let go of its entire pool of casual workers, with about 32 contracted staff and 120 casual workers affected.
Job lost: 150
More than 40% of permanent staff with regular hours at the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich face redundancy as the venue grapples with loss of income – 17 of its 41 permanent, regular-hours staff are at risk, with six staff employed on ‘hours as required’ also facing job losses.
Jobs lost: up to 23
Ambassador Theatre Group is set to let more than 1,200 casual staff go.
According to a report in the Guardian, ATG will lay off more than 1,200 casual stage when the government furlough scheme ends later this year.
The decision affects casual staff and those on zero-hour contracts, it is reported.
Jobs lost: Up to 1,200.
Almost a third of staff at Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre face redundancy.
Jobs lost: up to 30
A third of Bristol Old Vic’s permanent staff are at risk of redundancy due to a significant reduction in the work it can undertake and the income it can generate.
Jobs lost: up to 20
Leading UK costume supplier Angels has made 15% of its staff redundant due to Covid-19.
Jobs lost: 18
Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre has made a third of its permanent staff redundant due to the financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Jobs lost: 10, four at risk
Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre has announced it is entering redundancy negotiations, with a third of its permanent staff facing job losses.
Jobs lost: 11 at risk
Up to two thirds of staff members at the Southbank Centre are facing redundancy, as the organisation attempts to “stem the financial losses” it has suffered during the pandemic.
Jobs lost: up to 400
The Royal Opera House has confirmed it has made its entire roster of casual staff redundant, with plans for further cuts looming, in order to survive Covid-19.
Jobs lost: undisclosed
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s LW Theatres is planning redundancies due to the impact of having no shows in its venues.
Jobs lost: undisclosed
Birmingham’s Town Hall and Symphony Hall have begun a redundancy consultation due to Covid-19, with more than half of its 65 staff at risk
Jobs lost: up to 35
Exeter Northcott Theatre has announced that more than 50% of staff at could be at risk of losing their jobs.
Jobs lost: 25+
A statement from Coventry’s Belgrade Theatre has confirmed that roles are under threat, with "those posts associated with putting on performances... [being] most at risk".
Jobs lost: up to 21
Tobacco Factory Theatres chiefs have announced that they expect to reduce staffing costs by as much as 70%.
Jobs lost: up to 25
Birmingham Rep has announced it is beginning redundancy consultations that could affect up to 40% of staff, due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Jobs lost: up to 47
The National Theatre is having to make up to 30% savings in terms of staff costs, which it said will result in significant job losses among its 1,190 staff base. It has already confirmed the loss of 250 front-of-house staff.
Jobs lost: 250+
Nimax, which owns six West End venues, is to make a third of its workforce redundant.
Jobs lost: 130
Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre has confirmed 65% of its permanent staff will be made redundant.
Jobs lost: about 96
Theatre by the Lake in Keswick has confirmed 38 staff will be made redundant following a consultation process.
Jobs lost: 38
Wales Millennium Centre has said up to 250 roles could be affected by its closure this year – 85 permanent staff are at risk of redundancy in addition to losses among casual staff. It will also affect the roles of its 300 volunteers.
Jobs lost: at least 85
Discount ticketing booth TKTS is set to close, leaving more than 20 people facing job losses. There are 13 contracted staff at TKTS, with about 10 casual staff members.
Jobs lost: 23
Horsecross Arts, which runs Perth Theatre and and Concert Hall, has begun redundancy consultations with three quarters of its 168 staff as a "painful last resort”.
Jobs lost: 120
Pitlochry Festival Theatre employs 98 staff, with a mix of workers on hourly contracts and full and part-time employees. 42 of those staff members are at risk of redundancy.
Jobs lost: 42
Trafalgar Entertainment, which is a producer and also operates Trafalgar Studios, has confirmed redundancies but has not indicated how many.
Jobs lost: undisclosed
Newcastle Theatre Royal has said 44 of its 89 full and part-time staff will be made redundant.
Jobs lost: 44
Birmingham Hippodrome has said 62 of its 130 full-time employees are facing redundancy from the end of August, as a result of Covid-19 and its impact on the venue’s operation.
Jobs lost: 62
Theatre Royal Plymouth has indicated that a third of its 340-strong workforce face redundancy.
Jobs lost: 110+
Oxford Playhouse is preparing to lose up to 20% of the theatre’s 50-strong contracted workforce, with consultations beginning between the venue, staff and unions.
Jobs lost: 12
Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre has begun redundancy consultations but has not disclosed how many staff are affected.
Jobs lost: undisclosed
Worthing Theatres and Museum has been forced to make cuts, with 19 staff affected.
Jobs lost: 19
Norwich Theatre, which includes Norwich Theatre Royal, is expecting to make 113 staff redundant.
Jobs lost: 113
Nuffield Southampton Theatres, which went into administration in May, has closed permanently with the loss of 86 jobs.
Jobs lost: 86
Ambassador Theatre Group, the largest theatre operator in the UK, has revealed job losses of about 5% of its workforce.
Jobs lost: undisclosed
Drama school LAMDA has said it is to make redundancies across the school.
Jobs lost: undisclosed.
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