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Culture Recovery Fund – Arts Council England release list

Arts Council England have now published the full list of recipients for phase 1 of the Culture Recovery Fund  With further announcements expected in the coming weeks, the news offers much needed hope to a sector which has been decimated by Covid-19 and the resulting lockdowns which followed. With the government announcing further restrictions, including the …

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Culture Secretary: Theatres open by Christmas

Oliver Dowden has reportedly stated that he wants British theatres reopen by Christmas, even hinting that the need for social distancing may be removed. While the UK Culture Secretary may have created excitement and given grounds for optimism, the fact that cases of Coronavirus are rising in all parts of the UK still means that …

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Lloyd Webber tests plan to re-open theatres

Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced a planned test-run to reopen the London Palladium in July, inspired by a production of The Phantom of the Opera in South Korea which has remained open despite the Coronavirus pandemic. Lloyd Webber told BBC Radio 4 that “the local producers have done extraordinary work there”, and that the Phantom production has …

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