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Germany

Berlin theatre manager quits amid bullying, sexual harassment claims

Employees have “reported incidents of abuse of power, bullying, verbal violence and sexual harassment.”

France

Actor brings political message to César film awards

Actor Corinne Masiero presented the Best Costume Award dressed as a donkey covered in fake blood with "Give us back the art Jean," written on her back as she stripped naked, making a reference to Prime Minister Jean Castex after theatres and cinemas remain closed because of the pandemic.

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Watch: Artists perform in Paris to highlight 'asphyxiation of culture'

Around 30 of them performed outside the French capital's Gare du Nord station, reading or performing on small theatre stages.

Turkey

Turkey bans Kurdish-language play, organisers say

Turkish authorities have put a stop to performances of Kurdish-language play "Beru" in an Istanbul theatre, according to organisers.

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Five artists self-quarantine in glass rooms for theatre performance

Five artists will isolate themselves in glass rooms for 14 days as part of a theatre performance that imitates COVID-19 quarantine.

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Open-air theatre reopens with strict guidelines as restrictions lifted

Brighton open-air theatre reopens to the public for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown, with reduced capacity and strict social distancing guidelines.

United Kingdom

UK arts sector 'warmly welcomes' €1.7bn COVID-19 rescue package

The UK government says the "biggest ever one-off investment" in culture will help theatres, museums and galleries, music venues and cinemas to remain open.

United Kingdom

UK theatres, on 'brink of ruin', criticise government reopening plan

The UK culture secretary's plan to reopen theatres has been criticised.

Culture news

Final curtain? How coronavirus might have killed off London's West End

The show must go on. But what if it can't?

United Kingdom

UK's iconic Old Vic theatre facing financial collapse due to pandemic

The institution's funding primarily derives from ticket sales. British theatres and cinemas do not yet know when they'll be able to reopen.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. “Generation Corona” will miss out on life’s opportunities. New creative spaces can help ǀ View

There is expected to be a “tsunami” of coronavirus cases in hospitals at the moment. In the short-term, the country must prioritise saving those lives. In the long-term, however, the futures of “Generation Corona” must be protected.

Living

How the power of the creative arts will help solve the climate crisis

These organisations you haven't heard of are bringing music and theatre to the forefront of the climate conversation.

Italy

Coronavirus: How much will the Italian theatre industry lose?

In an industry famous for fame but characterised in reality by scant employment and just scraping by, the public health crisis is killing more than individuals.

Green News

This 23-year-old is on a mission to make theatre carbon neutral

Meet Alice Boyd, the eco-minded theatre maker bringing sustainability to the stage.

United Kingdom

'Creative genius': Satirist and director Jonathan Miller dies aged 85

Jonathan Miller, satirist and director of opera and theatre, dies aged 85

Living

Review | Claire Foy and Matt Smith star in eco-anxiety masterpiece

Laugh-out-loud funny and simultaneously morbid. 'Lungs' is at The Old Vic theatre in London.

United Kingdom

Five people injured as roof of London theatre partially collapses

Several injuries were reported and more than a thousand people evacuated after the roof of a theatre in London's West End partially collapsed during a play.

Green News

'We're somewhere between an erotic date night and a sex party'

Immersive theatre group House of Kittens has a new show, and it would make a great couples' night out.

Albania

Protesters occupy Albanian National Theatre in attempt to save historic building

The fate of Albania’s national theatre remains in the balance as protesters continue their occupation. They’re fighting a battle with the government who’ve awarded a bid to knock the 1939 building down and construct a new one, along with residential towers blocks to be owned by private investors.

World

Jordanian community rallies to support local theatre to promote the arts in Amman

A passion for the performing arts, and a desire to bolster his country’s cultural scene, saw Dr. Abdelsalam Qubailat set up the Al Shams Theatre in Amman three years ago.