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Subsidised theatre performances must be explored as industry waits for ‘moonshot’, says Bectu
9 September 2020
Prime Minster Boris Johnson has announced new restrictions to control the spread of…
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Absolute certainty needed for theatre audiences to return this year, says Bectu
7 September 2020
Culture secretary Oliver Dowden has announced that the government is exploring re-opening…
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Bectu welcomes BFI research setting out green route map for future film productions
4 September 2020
Bectu has welcomed a British Film Institute report that sets out a route map to help film…
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Two new freelance roles within Bectu/CULT Cymru to support creatives returning to work during COVID-19
2 September 2020
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, CULT Cymru has received funding from Creative Wales to…
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Bectu starts work on independent TV racism reporting body
28 August 2020
Bectu has commissioned broadcasting diversity champion Marcus Ryder to report on options…
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A theatre set designed by Grace Venning. Photo: Linda Carter. Used with blog by Natalie Parsons, 6/6/20 about coronavirus pandemic and theatre designers
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Double the insolvency risk in arts and entertainment highlights need for sector specific support
27 August 2020
Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed the arts and…
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Freelance working practices to be discussed by TV Coalition for Change
24 August 2020
Major broadcasters and TV industry bodies have signed up to take part in historic…
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Bectu joins call to extend SEISS until 2021
19 August 2020
Over 120 organisations including Bectu have signed a letter to the Treasury calling on the…
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Bectu members took part in the #WeMakeEvents #RedAlert protest on 11 August highlighting the economic crisis facing the live events sector. Photo shows the Tate Modern lit up in red
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Sharp decline in arts jobs reinforces urgency of swift action from government, says Bectu
13 August 2020
The news that the arts, entertainment and recreation industry has seen the largest…
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Bectu highlights Culture Recovery Fund concerns to Oliver Dowden
12 August 2020
Bectu has written to culture secretary Oliver Dowden outlining challenges theatres and the…
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