UK Government Unveils $2BN Rescue Package For Theatres, Independent Cinemas & Arts Venues

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fund to protect the UK’s arts and cultural industries will be used to save grassroots music venues from closing their doors.In a statement, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden confirmed that £2.25 million of emergency funding will be used to secure the futures of up to 150 venues across the country.“Without our grassroots music venues, we wouldn’t have The Beatles, Adele or Elton John.

coronavirus on live music and theatre.Chair of the House of Commons culture select committee Julian Knight MP said the recent £1.57bn support package for the industry was “nothing more than an Elastoplast over a gaping wound”.The committee said the cultural industries were likely to face mass redundancies and there could be a lasting impact on diversity, opportunities for audiences and workers, and the UK’s position as a cultural world leader.The help available was hampered by the “lack of

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coronavirus pandemic.It follows the UK government announcing an unprecedented £1.57 billion in grants to support the arts sector.The country’s Economy Secretary Fiona Hyslop announced the news during the First Minister’s daily briefing yesterday (July 11), revealing that the Music Venue Trust had worked with the government to secure the funding, and that it will be used to “quickly provide” stability to small venues as they remain closed over the coming months,” as the Sunday Post reports.It

LONDON -- The British government has announced more than 1.5 billion pounds (almost $2 billion) to help the country’s renowned arts and cultural institutions recover from the coronavirus pandemic, after some theaters and music venues warned that without support they might never open again.

The pandemic-ravaged U.K. music sector will receive a much-needed infusion as part of a £1.57 billion ($1.96 billion) rescue package for the arts announced by the government on Sunday. Thousands of organizations in live music, performing arts and theaters, museums, galleries and independent cinema, will be able to access eme

coronavirus crisis – before the government stepped in with a  £1.57billion arts bailout.Last night, the UK government revealed plans for an unprecedented cash injection to help the arts, culture and heritage industries “weather the impact of coronavirus” – providing music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites with emergency grants and loans.After COVID-19 restrictions first forced venues to close, the MVT launched the Save Our Venues campaign with a

their £1.57billion arts bailout.Last night, the UK government revealed plans for an unprecedented cash injection to help the  arts, culture and heritage industries “weather the impact of coronavirus” – providing music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites with emergency grants and loans.However, the AIF have told NME thay they have been unable to get reassurance that festivals will be allowed this money, fearing that they may have been “left outside the

The British government has unveiled a £1.57 billion ($1.96 billion) lifeline for the country's beleaguered arts and culture sector, including theaters and independent cinemas. The rescue package — announced Sunday evening — comes amid a renewed call for help from the British arts industry, which has been pushed to the brink by the coronavirus pandemic, with many famed venues facing closure and thousands of workers already having lost their jobs.

a £1.57 billion support package handed to the arts sector by the government yesterday (July 5).The bailout will provide music venues, independent cinemas, museums, galleries, theatres and heritage sites with emergency grants and loans.The money is the biggest one-off investment in UK culture ever, helping companies, venues and institutions to survive the coronavirus pandemic without going out of business.Announcing the new funds, Boris Johnson said: “From iconic theatre and musicals, mesmerising