No one seems to be too concerned about how the Creative Arts is slowing dying
There is a lot of concern to get football back and to open the pubs but nothing about the Arts. The Government seems unwilling to help struggling theatres, etc.
This sector employs 100's of thousands of people and contributes more to GDP than football and fishing combined and possibly more than agriculture. It is not just the financial impact, the cultural loss will be immense.
Some interesting articles:
https://www.euronews.com/2020/06/14/...don-s-west-end
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/...anent-shutdown
Quote:
“There are just under 1,100 theatre buildings in the UK, around the same as Asda and Morrisons stores combined,” Bird said. “Just over 50% are charities or trusts. They are in every town and village area, at the heart of communities.
“Our latest survey told us 70% of theatres or production companies will run out of cash, go out of business, by the end of this year. Unless there is a change in some of the government support you will see more and more theatres like Birmingham Hippodrome make difficult decisions about their workforce in order to preserve themselves.”
Both men called on the UK government for additional support for the creative industries, citing examples such as Germany’s €1bn (£890m) cultural fund, as venues struggle and tens of thousands of workers failed to qualify for support schemes.
Trubridge said that nearly 40% of members of the Musicians’ Union didn’t qualify for either self-employment income support or furlough schemes.
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https://www.classicfm.com/music-news...atre-and-arts/
One thing does puzzle me: if you can sit together on a plane for 2+ hours, why can't you sit in an auditorium?