Covid-19
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Freelance Hardship Fund Details Published
How to apply for the CS £5m emergency fund
Creative Scotland has published details of who is eligible for the £5m Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers and how to apply when it goes live on Monday 26 October 2020 at noon.
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Performers eligible for £5m hardship fund
Creative Scotland confirms eligibility:
Creative Scotland has confirmed that actors, dancers and other performers will be eligible to access the Scottish government’s £5 million Hardship Fund for Creative Freelancers.
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Dance Base Cash Crisis
Dance Base takes Crowdfunding route:
Dance Base, Scotland’s National Centre for Dance, has put out an emergency appeal on Crowdfunder to raise £25,000 so it can continue with its outreach work.
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Lyceum’s Live Xmas
Live Shows planned for Christmas:
The Lyceum Theatre has revealed plans for a live family production in December, staged in a dramatically re-shaped auditorium to enhance social distancing.
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£955K for Ed Theatres
Second wave of Covid funds announced:
Six Edinburgh organisations have received a total of £955,698 as part of the £5m Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund, the second round of government support, administered by Creative Scotland and announced on Thursday 24 September 2020.
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Help Save the King’s
Capital Theatres in desperate straits:
Edinburgh’s Festival, King’s and Studio theatres have put out an emergency appeal for money and vocal support, in the face of going dark permanently.
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Letter to FM
Full text of Capital Theatres’ letter to the FM:
This is the full text of the letter sent from Capital Theatres to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday 9 September 2020.
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King’s Double Jeopardy
Jobs or King’s, Capital Theatres tells FM:
Capital Theatres has sent a stark warning to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon that without emergency funds it will either have to sack workers or risk the King’s theatre closing for good.
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£57m for culture
Another £57m consequentials allocated:
The Scottish Government has allocated a further £57m of the £97m barnet consequentials reserved for the covid-19 response to the cultural sector.
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Theatres get re-opening date
Indicative date set for Sept 14 2020:
Theatres and live music venues will have a limited reopening from Monday 14 September 2020, according to plans announced by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon in Holyrood today, Thursday 20 August.