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 backstage …
High theatre ticket prices could leave workers vulnerable
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 the …