Restored Liverpool theatre to be renamed in honour of Epstein
20th October 2010
Liverpool’s Neptune Theatre is to be renamed the Epstein Theatre in honour of the late Beatles manager, who started his music career at the venue. Liverpool City Council dedicated the venue to Brian Epstein in 1997 to mark the 30th anniversary of his death in 1967. The council has now obtained permission from Epstein’s family to re-name the theatre in his honour.
ACE and DCMS on collision course over arm’s length principle
20th October 2010
Comprehensive Spending Review: A row is brewing between leading figures at Arts Council England and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport about the arm’s length principle of arts funding, following the Comprehensive Spending Review.
DCMS budget cut by £300 million
20th October 2010
Comprehensive Spending Review: The Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s budget will be slashed from £1.4 billion to £1.1 billion over the next four years, George Osborne has announced, and its capital spend will be cut from £1.5 billion to £1.3 billion.
ACE budget cut by almost a third
20th October 2010
Comprehensive Spending Review: Arts Council England’s budget will be cut by 29.6% over the next four years by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked ACE that total funding for regularly funded organisations is not cut by more than 15% over the spending review period.
Cultural leaders hit out at “short-sighted” funding decisions
20th October 2010
Comprehensive Spending Review: Arts leaders have hit out at the government’s decision to cut Arts Council England by almost 30% over the next four years, saying it is “short-sighted”, “demoralising” and that it “borders on idiocy”.
Plan to secure Theatr Harlech's future revealed
20th October 2010
Plans to secure the future of a theatre which lost £70,000 in funding have been revealed. Management at Theatr Harlech put forward their scheme at a public meeting. There would be far fewer performances at the theatre itself but more community involvement. The proposal would need the backing of the Arts Council of Wales and a bid for a £55,000 grant has been submitted.
Plan to secure Theatr Harlech's future
19th October 2010
New plans have been unveiled to try to secure the future of a theatre which lost £70,000 in funding. The future of Theatr Harlech in Gwynedd was called into question after it was announced in August that its four full-time employees were to lose their jobs.
Edinburgh Arts venues pushed to the fringe in £2 million sell-off
19th October 2010
Two major Fringe venues have been placed on the market as part of a major £2 million property sell-off. The Edinburgh University Settlement is to sell Bristo Church, home to the Forest Cafe arts centre, for £1.1m, seven years after it purchased the property.
Fight to save condemned Workington Opera House to continue
18th October 2010
Campaigners are to continue fighting to save Workington’s derelict Opera House from the bulldozers – despite the go-ahead being given for the building to be demolished. Allerdale councillors last week approved outline planning permission for the building to be knocked down and replaced by apartments and shops.
Hopes raised for future of Theatr Harlech
18th October 2010
The board of a Gwynedd theatre which lost £70,000 in funding earlier this year says it is working towards keeping the venue open. The future of Theatr Harlech was called into question after it was announced in August that its four full-time employees were to lose their jobs. Director Jacqui Banks said the board was “confident” of finding an answer.
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