Arts funding

Lesley Manville calls for better funding for UK regional theatre

Actor, who won an Olivier for Oedipus, says her ‘bugbear’ is that venues outside London do not get enough money

Chris Wiegand Stage editor

06, Apr, 2025 @7:46 PM

Prudence Skene obituary

Arts administrator who ran Ballet Rambert and oversaw the use of lottery funding for the redevelopment of theatres

Jane Pritchard

02, Apr, 2025 @3:40 PM

Scraps review – posh frocks and meal deals in a class comedy

Daisy Kennedy and Mia Macleod tussle with capitalism, class cliches and the cost of living crisis in this smart two-hander

Chris Wiegand

01, Apr, 2025 @9:21 AM

Arts Council England defends support of classical music amid loss of trust

Arts funding body responds to criticism as Wigmore Hall in London says it will operate independently from 2026

Harriet Sherwood

29, Mar, 2025 @8:00 AM

Tate Modern at 25: ‘It utterly changed the face of London’

It has hosted a huge spider and a pickled shark – and despite financial pressures, there can be little doubt about the gallery’s seismic impact

Vanessa Thorpe Arts and media correspondent

23, Mar, 2025 @12:00 PM

‘Our show fits in a duffel bag’: clowning duo Xhloe and Natasha on scoring a triple fringe whammy

They came out of the blue and electrified Edinburgh with absurdist takes on Americana. Now the US pair are doing all three hits back to back – and dreaming of not having to share a room

Chris Wiegand

18, Mar, 2025 @4:08 PM

Tate cuts 7% of workforce in effort to reduce funding deficit from pandemic

Arts institution says loss of 40 roles achieved through voluntary departures and recruitment freezes

Nadia Khomami

14, Mar, 2025 @1:40 PM

Artists have the power to stand up for truth, says Edinburgh festival director

Performers can fight cynicism in age of Trump, says Nicola Benedetti as she announces 2025 programme

Severin Carrell Scotland editor

13, Mar, 2025 @12:00 PM

Letter: Graham Marchant obituary

Ian Brown writes: Graham had the capacity to manage effectively the competing claims of the artforms he co-ordinated

Ian Brown

12, Mar, 2025 @5:57 PM

Hilary Keenlyside obituary

Management consultant who helped to transform floundering British arts institutions into stable businesses

Helen Marriage

12, Mar, 2025 @4:35 PM

‘The pandemic reinforced existing inequalities – it was a magnifying glass’: how Covid changed Britain

More government borrowing, more abandoned pets, more sourdough baking. Our panel looks at the ramifications of the pandemic on education, health, arts and life in the UK

James Tapper, Anna Fazackerley and Vanessa Thorpe

09, Mar, 2025 @10:00 AM