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The Latest Breaking News from Arts Council England

Cultural coverage needs levelling up to support regional theatre

Letters: Theatre companies outside London aren’t getting the attention they deserve, says Julia Sowerbutts

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on cuts in theatre funding: a threat to playwriting

Editorial: In an industry drained of state support, who will dare to take a risk on new plays? The loss will be felt not only in London, but across the country

The Guardian - UK

Transferring arts funding from London to the regions can be life-changing

Letter: Graham Young of Northern Heartlands says that new funding for his organisation will help many in ex-mining and remote rural communities

The Guardian - UK

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Grand plans to level up have produced results – great art venues levelled to the ground

Under Arts Council England, the ‘win-win’ agenda has proved a losing one for some of the UK’s valued cultural organisations

The Guardian - UK

Tamara Rojo wades into bitter row over London arts funding

English National Ballet’s artistic director decries Arts Council England move to divert money from capital

The Guardian - UK

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Mayor attacks 'outdated' attitudes after outcry over potential move out of London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

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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

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

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

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Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

‘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

Chronicle Live

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

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The Guardian - UK

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

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

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

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

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

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