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29 September 2020
Tomorrow morning Equity members will march through London to highlight the damage the theatre and live events industry are suffering - ask your MP to support the rally by sending them this letter
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24 September 2020
“Today’s announcement is as underwhelming as it is terrifying. Only 40% of our members have received any money to date from the SEISS - and how can 20% of profit be anywhere near enough for people to survive on?"
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22 September 2020
Dr Holly Maples, from East 15 School of Acting, who is also a freelance director as well as an academic, decided to created a research project that looks specifically at the effects of Covid on freelance artists in the UK
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17 September 2020
Pantomime dames, creative workers and people excluded from government support during the pandemic will march, socially distanced, through London to call for continued and further support for the theatre & live events industry
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11 September 2020
Please inform Equity if you are being asked to get a Covid test yourself.
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09 September 2020
Equity is launching an official Non-UK-Born Artists Network that will represent the interests of its thousands of foreign-born members, expand the equality debate and work towards a culture shift in the industry and society as a whole
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08 September 2020
A summary of the decisions and discussions made at the September 2020 meeting of the Equity Council
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07 September 2020
Nominations have opened online for two roles within Equity: the South East Area councillor position and the Race Equality Committee.
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30 June 2022
A new Commercial Theatre Variation Agreement ballot by Equity, the performing arts and entertainment trade union, has been backed by over 98% of those voting on a record turnout for ballots on this agreement.
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03 May 2022
Equity members working on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella were told on Sunday 1 May that the show will end on 12 June. Not only was the news shared on a Sunday before a bank holiday – meaning those affected could not contact their agent for support – but we understand that some cast members and stage management heard the news first through social media or the press. This is unacceptable - all creative workers deserve to be treated with dignity at work.