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English National Opera set for £24m to support relocation from London

Equity union welcomes increased funding while continuing to oppose move being imposed on ENO chorus

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2023

Rally for Exchange Theatre as union pleads for council to protect future of live performance

The charity which runs the Exchange in North Shields is due to be evicted after failing to come to an agreement with the building's new leaseholders

Chronicle Live · Apr 11, 2023

More than 1,100 people sign petition to save The Exchange theatre in North Shields

Acting union Equity has called on North Tyneside Council to aid The Exchange theatre charity

Chronicle Live · Mar 30, 2023

The Mancunian Way: A good pair of socks

Braving the snowed-out streets PLUS parking woes AND Oldham Coliseum

Manchester Evening News · Mar 10, 2023

Crunch talks with Arts Council fail to find solution to save Coliseum Theatre

But campaigners say 'the fight isn't over' to protect jobs and ensure the survival of a producing theatre

Manchester Evening News · Mar 10, 2023

Plans for new £24.5m theatre in Oldham approved despite campaign to save Coliseum

It comes just a couple of weeks after the Coliseum Theatre said it would close permanently at the end of March after losing Arts Council funding

Manchester Evening News · Feb 28, 2023

'Hands off Oldham Coliseum' - Maxine Peake leads rallying cry to save iconic theatre at 400-strong public meeting

"Art should not be for the elite – it should be for everybody," the Greater Manchester star told the packed auditorium

Manchester Evening News · Feb 22, 2023

Maxine Peake hails local theatres as ‘lifeblood’ of communities

The actress was one of several speakers at a public meeting on Tuesday.

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2023

The return of #BaftasSoWhite, three years after diversity outcry

With no wins for people of colour, actors’ union Equity says pool of nominees is not diverse enough

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023

Union leaders warned 8500 jobs could be at risk by cuts in arts industry

Eight unions representing actors, musicians, artists, writers, crew and technicians called for a rethink over £7m cuts in the arts agency’s grant…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 20, 2023