Creation Theatre, a leading company for site-specific and digital theatre based in Oxfordshire, have announced their brand-new Repertory Company offering full-time PAYE contracts for actors.
The company say they have taken this step to move to a permanent rep company in response to first hand experience of the "negative impacts of short term contracts and precarious freelance system" and is supported by research from the University of Bristol, University of Warwick and University of Exeter.
Creation Theatre's Rep Company will take part in their Winter and Summer shows on an initial two-year contract.
Creation Theatre's CEO Lucy Askew, commented:
The digs system is abysmal and full of horror stories, actors can't get mortgages, and many drop out of the industry after having children. Pressure to be 'nice' the whole time means people tolerate unacceptable conditions, and this can be particularly challenging for diversity and inclusion progress. At Creation, we're drawing a line in the sand; this is a big, bold move but if we can't make the system better then we're not sure we'd want to be a part of the industry anymore.
Lucy Askew, Creation Theatre’s CEO
Creation Theatre
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