News & Blog

Keep up to date with all our activities by reading our regular blogs written by actor and theatre practitioner Janine Haynes.

• November is a long way away. How are theatres going to survive?

  5 August 2020

  At 12pm on 31st July, Boris Johnson delivered a devastating blow for our industry...

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• Things are looking up, but we can’t get excited yet

  22 July 2020

  The news we’ve all been waiting for finally arrived last week when Boris Johnson announced that indoor live performances can resume from 1 August, with a socially distanced audience....

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• Rescue package – too little, too late?

  9 July 2020

  We are absolutely delighted with the governments unveiling of a £1.57bn support package for the arts.

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• Just how much do the Arts contribute to the UK economy? You’ll be surprised

  21 June 2020

  I have been told many times that the creative industries, which includes theatre, is not as important as other industries because they don’t contribute to the UK’s economy as greatly. 

  Knowing that this is completely untrue, I wanted to give you a few facts and figures to show you just how…

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• Making the invisible visible with our new project

  28 May 2020

  We are absolutely delighted to announce that we have been awarded emergency funding from Arts Council England (ACE)...

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• Intimacy on set – why Intimacy Co-ordinators are in demand

  21 May 2020

  The role of an Intimacy Co-ordinator is relatively new within the TV, film and theatre industry and one that is in high demand since the #MeToo movement.

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• We shall be back!

  8 May 2020

  ​There has been a great deal of discussion around when theatres will reopen...

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• Live theatre vs. online – which is the best experience?

  22 April 2020

  With the lights out, many of us are now getting our theatre fix via electronic devices.

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• Finding the positives in these dark times

  8 April 2020

  As our beloved industry continues its fight through these dark times, the strength, resilience and positivity of theatre and our people shine through...

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• Coronavirus and how to support our industry

  27 March 2020

  Friday 20th March 2020 will be a date that sticks in my mind for a very long time...

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