Will the Edinburgh Festivals go ahead this summer? And if they do, what will they look like? There’s a lot riding on the answer to those questions – the livelihoods of thousands of artists, the fate of hundreds of businesses in the Scottish capital, the health of the UK’s performing arts industry as a whole. If a 2019 report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research is … [Read more...] about Edinburgh Festivals 2021: a blended spirit
The play must go on
Last spring, after the coronavirus pandemic forced the closure of theatres nationwide but before the culture sector was offered any substantial government support, interviews with artistic and executive directors had an emotional edge to them. More than one broke down in tears over the phone to me – the prospect of mass redundancies, of insolvency, and of permanent closure was … [Read more...] about The play must go on