English National Opera to receive £11.46m from Arts Council England Investment will sustain its work in London for another year after ENO was removed from ACE’s national portfolio The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023
Nadine Dorries hits out at Arts Council England over cuts to opera funding The former culture secretary said the arms-length body was trying to reverse levelling up. The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2023
ENO needs London home, opera star says amid rumours of a rethink on funding cut Sir John Tomlinson wades into row over cut to English National Opera’s grant as signs indicate Arts Council may review decision The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2022
Depriving London’s theatres of funds is not ‘levelling up’ – it shortchanges us all Pitting the capital against the regions is a cynical political ploy and the Arts Council’s cuts are a catastrophe for new writing – as well as the entertainment industry The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022
Hampstead theatre director quits after Arts Council 100% funding cut The London venue known for nurturing Mike Leigh, Harold Pinter, Hanif Kureishi and Abi Morgan ‘can no longer continue solely as a new writing theatre’, says outgoing artistic director Roxana Silbert The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022
Josie Rourke: ‘If Shakespeare was alive now he’d be under commission to Nica Burns’ As You Like It comes to London’s new venue @sohoplace this winter. The play’s director and the theatre’s owner discuss arts cuts, the industry’s gender balance and the pandemic The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2022
Renowned architect joins calls to save Kurt Schwitters’ Merz Barn Daniel Libeskind attacks plans to sell off Cumbrian structure once owned by celebrated modern artist The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022
Ballet star Tamara Rojo: moving arts cash from London won’t help English National Ballet will lose about five per cent of its income due to arts funding being moved out of the capital Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2022
Centrala warns of ‘devastating’ impact of Arts Council funding loss UK cultural institution for central and eastern European people forced to seek alternative support The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022
Wednesday briefing: Inside Arts Council England’s devastating cuts In today’s newsletter: As enraged arts workers protest, we explore what the new world might look like for our cultural institutions – and why even opera haters should care about the fate of English National Opera The Guardian - UK · Nov 23, 2022
Factory arts centre boss explains why moving from London to Manchester would be great for English National Opera Randel Bryan says his adoped city of Manchester is 'the place where things happen' Manchester Evening News · Nov 20, 2022
It's time for London to stop moaning and let Greater Manchester have its time - the future of the arts depends on it News that English National Opera could be moving to Manchester has met with anguish in the national press. They're out of touch Manchester Evening News · Nov 20, 2022
A One Off drama that turns real life prison experience into art Review of prison-set drama One Off which is having its premiere run at Live Theatre in Newcastle until November 26 Chronicle Live · Nov 19, 2022
Taking opera to a wider audience Letters: The dominance of London-based productions excludes them from most of those who do not live in in the city, says Clive Richards. And Raf Orlowski argues against operas in car parks The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022 ‘It’s undoubtedly going to have a big impact’: inside three Arts Council funding cases In our final set of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England’s new funding round, we speak to Ballet Black, Disability Arts Online and Camden Art Centre
The Guardian - UK · Nov 16, 2022 ‘An acutely difficult time’: companies respond to Arts Council funding decisions In our third set of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England’s new funding round, we hear from Eclipse theatre in Leeds, Oldham Coliseum and Bloodaxe Books
Chronicle Live · Nov 15, 2022 North East is 'lagging behind in Arts Council levelling-up' investment, claims culture body Funding boost is welcomed but the region is trailing behind others with the lowest investment increase outside London, says The North East Culture Partnership which pushes for further investment in local arts
Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2022 ENO’s It’s a Wonderful Life star Danielle de Niese: ‘We need opera, we can’t just do Instagram and Tiktok’ The soprano on starring in an opera adaptation of the much-loved film, being at the ENO when its funding was cut and what it feels like on stage when audiences boo
Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2022 The ENO is in a mess, but moving to Manchester won’t solve its problems The English National Opera is a strange beast. On one level, it is the second opera house to glitzy Covent Garden, where the musical cognoscenti, wealthy, and government ministers hover to ensure a credible mix of high culture and intentions in (a few) cheap seats. English National Opera has more…
The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022 Cuts to funding will decimate English National Opera. This is a howling mistake The arguments given by Arts Council England ignore all the good work we do – it should think again, says ENO chief executive Stuart Murphy
The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2022 ENO accuses Arts Council of ‘howling mistake’ over plan to slash funding Chief executive hits back in row over future of opera and call for shows to be held away from grand venues
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022 Thrilled, relieved, perplexed: three Arts Council funding verdicts In our second set of case studies exploring the impact of Arts Council England’s new funding decisions, we hear from Balbir Singh Dance Company, Britten Sinfonia and Little Bulb
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022 Arts Council chief: to survive funding slash, opera should move to car parks and pubs Darren Henley said decision to push ENO to leave London will force it to embrace positive changes
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022 We don’t want to bring down the curtain on ENO, but opera has to change Funding shake-ups have come as a shock, but offer the art form an opportunity to find a new direction and new audiences, says Darren Henley of Arts Council England
The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2022 Levelling up is a worthy aim. But stealing arts cash from London is cultural vandalism The Arts Council’s plan to force out the English National Opera reveals that the funding cake is simply too small, not that the capital is greedy