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Maxine Peake hails local theatres as ‘lifeblood’ of communities

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

The Independent UK

Vision for new £24.5m theatre to replace iconic Oldham Coliseum revealed

It comes a week after the Coliseum Theatre said it would close its doors permanently at the end of March

Manchester Evening News

"Not everyone can afford to take their kids to Manchester shows": Sadness as closure looms for Oldham's Coliseum Theatre

In the centre of Oldham, residents are still reeling from what the loss of its theatre will mean for their town

Manchester Evening News

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Historic Manchester pub says Morrissey fans are keeping it open against 'knife-edge fight' to survive and £26k tax bill

The Star and Garter is facing a battle with huge monthly overheads and an "unexpected" tax bill

Manchester Evening News

St Pauls Carnival organisers speak out on bright future for event

The organisation needs to secure vital funding from the community to make the event happen

Bristol Post

Britain's Got Talent youth orchestra awarded £2.1m in funding despite bullying claims

The music charity in charge of the youth orchestra that shot to fame on Britian's Got Talent has been awarded millions in public cash even if its boss faces allegations of misconduct

Daily Mirror

Millions in taxpayers' cash flushed down the pan in 'pointless' research schemes

Taxpayers' money is spent by UK Research and Innovation on schemes including eco-friendly toilets, studies of Italian cinema, and platforms to help people do knitting

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English National Opera to receive £11.46m from Arts Council England

Investment will sustain its work in London for another year after ENO was removed from ACE’s national portfolio

The Guardian - UK

Nadine Dorries hits out at Arts Council England over cuts to opera funding

The former culture secretary said the arms-length body was trying to reverse levelling up.

The Independent UK

ENO needs London home, opera star says amid rumours of a rethink on funding cut

Sir John Tomlinson wades into row over cut to English National Opera’s grant as signs indicate Arts Council may review decision

The Guardian - UK

Depriving London’s theatres of funds is not ‘levelling up’ – it shortchanges us all

Pitting the capital against the regions is a cynical political ploy and the Arts Council’s cuts are a catastrophe for new writing – as well as the entertainment industry

The Guardian - UK

Hampstead theatre director quits after Arts Council 100% funding cut

The London venue known for nurturing Mike Leigh, Harold Pinter, Hanif Kureishi and Abi Morgan ‘can no longer continue solely as a new writing theatre’, says outgoing artistic director Roxana Silbert

The Guardian - UK

Josie Rourke: ‘If Shakespeare was alive now he’d be under commission to Nica Burns’

As You Like It comes to London’s new venue @sohoplace this winter. The play’s director and the theatre’s owner discuss arts cuts, the industry’s gender balance and the pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Renowned architect joins calls to save Kurt Schwitters’ Merz Barn

Daniel Libeskind attacks plans to sell off Cumbrian structure once owned by celebrated modern artist

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Ballet star Tamara Rojo: moving arts cash from London won’t help

English National Ballet will lose about five per cent of its income due to arts funding being moved out of the capital

The Guardian - UK

Centrala warns of ‘devastating’ impact of Arts Council funding loss

UK cultural institution for central and eastern European people forced to seek alternative support

The Guardian - UK

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

Manchester Evening News

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'

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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

Chronicle Live

A One Off drama that turns real life prison experience into art

Review of prison-set drama One Off which is having its premiere run at Live Theatre in Newcastle until November 26

The Guardian - UK

Taking opera to a wider audience

Letters: The dominance of London-based productions excludes them from most of those who do not live in in the city, says Clive Richards. And Raf Orlowski argues against operas in car parks

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

Evening Standard

ENO’s It’s a Wonderful Life star Danielle de Niese: ‘We need opera, we can’t just do Instagram and Tiktok’

The soprano on starring in an opera adaptation of the much-loved film, being at the ENO when its funding was cut and what it feels like on stage when audiences boo

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