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West End shows could face 'summer of strikes' over pay dispute

Performers and stage managers voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action

Evening Standard · May 20

Some West End shows could ‘go dark’ as Equity members back possible strikes

London’s biggest productions could be hit if industrial action over pay and conditions goes ahead, says union

The Guardian - UK · May 19

‘It’s like two divorcing parents’: how actors’ union Equity fell out with casting directory Spotlight

Union to appeal after losing case against historic talent index in battle that could reshape UK acting landscape

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9

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Equity threatens mass direct action over use of actors’ images in AI content

Union says growing numbers of its members have made complaints about infringements of copyright in AI material

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025

‘Simply unworkable’: British film industry leaders aghast at Trump’s movie tariffs

US president’s call for 100% tariffs on films ‘produced in foreign lands’ comes under fire, with actor Brian Cox saying Trump doesn’t understand how films are made

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025

Leader of performing arts union Equity re-elected for second term

Paul W Fleming won 81% of the vote compared with 19% for the other candidate Riky Ash.

Evening Standard · May 2, 2025

‘Just to see Tom Hiddleston would be enough!’ My eye-popping night with the fans who mob stage doors

With London’s West End chockful of Hollywood A-listers, crowds are thronging stage doors. But do some fans go too far? We uncover a shadowy story of joyful adulation, gobby putdowns – and endless TikToks

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2025

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UK stars hold London rally in support of striking US actors

Sucession star Brian Cox tells gathered members of Equity union ‘we are at thin end of horrible wedge’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2023

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