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Oldham Coliseum confirms with 'deep sadness' it will close in two weeks despite passionate campaign to save theatre

“The outpouring of love for the theatre over the past weeks has been overwhelming," the theatre company said

Manchester Evening News

Theatre and orchestra tax relief extension prompts mixed response

Jeremy Hunt said rates will be maintained at their current levels for a further two years.

The Independent UK

The Mancunian Way: A good pair of socks

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

Manchester Evening News

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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

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

'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

Maxine Peake hails local theatres as ‘lifeblood’ of communities

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

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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

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)

Georgia’s Stetson Bennett signs with agency ahead of the NFL draft

Equity Sports agency supports players like Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, Washington Commanders QB Taylor Heinicke & Denver Broncos WR Jerry Jeudy...

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Real life of BBC Happy Valley's Siobhan Finneran - forgotten ITV roles, ex-Emmerdale star husband and northern inspiration

The actress plays Clare Cartwright in the gritty BBC One drama

Manchester Evening News

West End shows facing strike threat as Equity puts in 17% pay claim

Some of the West End’s biggest shows could be hit by strike action after performers union Equity put in a 17% pay claim for thousands of its members in theatreland.

Evening Standard

AI-narrated audiobooks: good or bad?

Self-publishers will be able to produce audiobooks - but is that a boon or a bust?

Evening Standard

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

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Patti LuPone resigns from Actors’ Equity union: ‘No longer part of that circus’

NEW YORK — Looks like Patti LuPone has given her final regards to Broadway.

Los Angeles Times

Patti LuPone resigns from Equity, says ‘she won’t be on stage for a very long time’

Broadway legend Patti LuPone, never one to simply exit stage left, has announced that she is taking a break from Broadway.

The Guardian - UK

Ai-Da the robot sums up the flawed logic of Lords debate on AI

Experts say it is the roboticists we need to hear from – and the people and jobs AI is already affecting

Los Angeles Times

'Jagged Little Pill' fumbled a character's gender identity. The tour vows to do better

LOS ANGELES — "Jagged Little Pill" was never supposed to go down easy. The jukebox musical was intended to echo its namesake: Alanis Morissette's multi-Grammy-winning 1995 album, which launched her as a beacon of unapologetic honesty and unwavering conviction, especially when singing about tough subjects. So, likewise, the stage show…

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The Guardian - UK

‘Night after night I get harassed’: comedians call for safer working conditions

With research showing sexual harassment is a routine occurrence, there is growing demand for arts venues to commit to protecting entertainers

The National (Scotland)

Refund Fringe performers hit by loss of festival app, union says

The entertainment union Equity have called on the Edinburgh Fringe Society to compensate performers affected by the removal of the official Fringe…

The Guardian - UK

Give rebranded Actors Centre back to actors, say Mark Rylance and others

London venue with long history of offering training and networking has become Seven Dials Playhouse

The Guardian - UK

Of course theatre critics should speak their mind, but not with cheap shots

One irritating theatre reviewer shouldn’t hide the fact that too many writers pull punches

Leeds Live

U-turn as Leeds dance school reverses decision to lay off performers after huge protest

Equity, the trade union for performing arts and entertainment held a demonstration outside the entrance to Phoenix Dance Theatre

The Guardian - UK

People in performing arts twice as likely to have depression, Equity finds

Performing arts practitioners’ union says Covid exacerbated contributory factors such as job insecurity and low pay

The Independent UK

Cinderella: Row intensifies over cancelled Andrew Lloyd Webber musical as protesters gather outside theatre

Actor’s union Equity calls for Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group to compensate performers in both new and incoming cast

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