[ad_1] Bodies from across the live entertainment, theatre and night time industries have called the UK Chancellor’s autumn budget a ‘missed opportunity’. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the autumn budget yesterday (Thursday) and despite calls for an extension to Theatre Tax Relief and a cut to VAT on ticket sales for circus, entertainment and performing arts …
West End workers agree to revised SOLT pay offer
[ad_1] Backstage and front-of-house workers on the West End have accepted a revised pay offer from the Society of London Theatre (SOLT). The new deal includes a 10% increase to minimum pay rates, as well as a number of revisions in the SOLT/Bectu Collective Bargaining Agreement. This covers pay and working conditions for front-of-house and …
High theatre ticket prices could leave workers vulnerable
[ad_1] Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communication and Theatre Union (BECTU) head Philippa Childs has warned that expensive theatre ticket prices could deter audiences, leaving theatre workers vulnerable. Childs told The Stage: “When faced with soaring ticket rates amid the ever-increasing cost-of-living crisis, audiences will have little choice but to cut back on the expense of going to …