We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Vastly experienced music industry executive Caron Veazey has joined the board of directors at DICE. In addition to working alongside the artist development, content, and leadership teams, Veazey will also utilise her leadership experience in diversity, equity and inclusion spaces. Veazey is the founder of …
The Ticket Bank to make London culture more accessible
New London initiative, The Ticket Bank, will make around 1,000 tickets available each week for those that do not normally have access to cultural events and activities. The scheme will be launched in the new year and will see unsold theatre tickets given to those struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. The Ticket Bank will also …
National Theatre unveils first large-scale, post-COVID tour
The National Theatre has revealed its first large-scale tour since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ocean at the End of the Lane production will tour 29 venues over a 40-week run across the UK and Ireland, including five Theatre Nation partners. Adapted by Joel Horwood from the novel by British author Neil Gaiman, the production will …
National Theatre accounts illustrate scale of pandemic “crisis”
The UK’s Royal National Theatre saw its finances decimated during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic with income halving and down by more than £50m. In its accounts for the year to March 31, 2021, the London theatre and wider group registered income of £54.8m, compared to £106.4m in the previous year. The theatre …
Curtains drop on West End shows due to Omicron variant
London’s West End is continuing to be affected by the spread of the Omicron variant, after almost half of the capital’s major theatres had to cancel performances because of Covid infections. Of the 46 full members of the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) that had planned to perform shows at the weekend, 22 were forced …