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RSSThe Stage: Venue closures on cards, warns Equity chief
Equity general secretary Christine Payne has warned of difficult times ahead for the theatre sector, claiming she expects to see more venues facing the threat of closure over the next year, as cuts to public sector funding begin to bite.
The Stage: Equity relaunches bid for regional pay hike
Equity has revived its bid for an across the board £400 a week minimum for actors and stage managers working in theatre outside the West End.
Stage: Equity warns of regional production ‘collapse’
Equity has raised concerns about the state of regional theatre, claiming that the scale of in-house production in repertory houses across the UK has fallen, despite increased public investment.
Female actors get less pay and shorter careers
Female performers earn significantly less and have shorter careers than their male counterparts, new research has revealed.
Equity to launch Manifesto for Drama
A manifesto outlining the cultural and economic value of drama and the framework needed to safeguard its future production across television, radio and theatre is being developed by Equity.
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