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Imelda Staunton and Olivia Colman call for urgent political support for the arts

Exclusive: Actors call for all parties to back investment as figures suggest 16% cuts since 2017

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024

‘This is a ticking time bomb’: why are so many entertainers forced to work past retirement age?

From jobbing workers to familiar names, legions of entertainers are working well into their 70s and 80s. Why? Our writer uncovers an alarming story of shrinking budgets, axed royalties, misguided mortgages and paltry pensions

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024

ACE’s ‘political statements’ warning to artists came after government talks

Exclusive: FoI request reveals Arts Council updated guidance after discussing Gaza conflict with DCMS

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024

Arts Council England to update ‘activist statements’ guidance after backlash

Funding body says it believes in freedom of expression, after policy changes sparked fears of censorship of artists

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024

English National Opera strike suspended as interim settlement agreed

Equity union says 1 February action over job cuts has been called off and it expects a full resolution soon

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2024

English National Opera members to vote on strike action over pay dispute

Equity union says chorus members will vote in early January on whether to act over plans to cut salaries by 40%

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2023

The impact of Hollywood strikes on the F1 movie

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joseph Kosinski spoke to F1 drivers and team principals at the 2023 United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas to update them on the project.

Autosport · Nov 2, 2023

Tech crunch: why AI replacing actors isn’t just a dystopian nightmare, it’s a real one

The technology to replace extras is already available, and film stars should start looking over their shoulders too

Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2023

Drew Barrymore's Hollywood labor scuffle isn't the first for her family

The talk show host reversed course after intense backlash over the announced return of her show. Barrymore's great aunt, actor Ethel Barrymore, also undermined union efforts in the 1920s.

WEKU · Sep 18, 2023

How unions could help reality TV cast and crew win better pay and working conditions

“Just because you can exploit young, doe-eyed talent desperate for the platform TV gives them, it doesn’t mean you should.” Original Real Housewives of New York star Bethany Frankel recently issued this rallying call for unionisation of reality TV. She hopes to instigate a “reality reckoning” that will help other…

The Conversation · Sep 8, 2023