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Andy Burnham says English National Opera doesn't deserve to come to Manchester if it thinks the city's full of heathens

Mayor attacks 'outdated' attitudes after outcry over potential move out of London

Manchester Evening News

We’re not all heathens in Manchester, Andy Burnham tells ENO

Mayor of Greater Manchester steps into row over opera company’s mooted move to outside London

The Guardian - UK

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

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Arts funding cuts ‘cultural vandalism’, says Juliet Stevenson, at DCMS protest

Actor joins demonstration over plans to slash £50m from arts bodies in London as part of levelling-up agenda

The Guardian - UK

Welsh National Opera forced to pull performances in England after funding cut

It has seen a £2.2m funding reduction from Arts Council England.

Birmingham Post

Nottingham Castle Trust goes into liquidation 18 months after £30m restoration

The tourist attraction has faced issues since reopening in the summer of 2021

Birmingham Post

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

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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

The Guardian view on levelling up in the arts: a tricky balancing act

Editorial: A bold attempt to reframe England’s cultural life might be laudable but it comes at a price

The Guardian - UK

English National Opera will close before it accepts move to Manchester, says chair

Arts Council England says it will stop funding the ENO unless it moves north

Evening Standard

‘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

‘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

The Guardian - UK

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

Chronicle Live

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

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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

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

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

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

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Tory MPs balk at ‘patronising’ bid to rebrand culture funding

Revolt over ‘levelling up’ label on Arts Council cash for established institutions, while projects for disadvantaged children are cut

Liverpool Echo

Key funding from the Arts Council England helps to 'transform lives' at the Liverpool Philharmonic

The Shakespeare North Trust has been also funded

The Guardian - UK

Slashing English National Opera’s funding is cultural vandalism

Letters: Withdrawing state subsidy and moving the company to Manchester will destroy it, writes John Nickson. Plus letters from Tony Lamb, Elspeth Knights and Joanne Columbine

Evening Standard

Arts Council England funding cuts: London’s institutions fight back after the big betrayal

The rug has been pulled out from many of the capital’s arts organisations, but they’re not going to take it lying down

Chronicle Live

Durham Lumiere and Brass festivals to benefit from Arts Council investment

Recent £1.6m award for culture in Durham is set to boost key events as the county is also singled out as a 'priority place' for investment and attractions including Beamish Museum celebrate successful bids too

The Guardian - UK

ENO mounts fightback against edict to leave London

Singer Bryn Terfel starts petition after arts council removes English National Opera’s funding unless it moves

The Conversation

Arts Council cuts: the problems with 'levelling up' through culture

Questions about the politics of support for the arts have always been fraught and the recent announcement about Arts Council England’s latest funding round is no exception. At the heart of the current controversy is the movement of millions of pounds away from key London organisations to the regions. This…

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