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‘One slip and I’d be lost in the flood’: shocking report reveals dangers of jobs in the arts

From dancers breaking bones to camera crews forced to take terrible risks, stage and screen jobs can be hugely hazardous, says a scathing new report. We meet workers who feel ‘disposable’ – and the groups pushing for change

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Staff working in ‘brutal’ conditions at some of UK’s biggest festivals, union says

Some staff work 18-hour days, some sleep on floor and some have no access to drinking water, finds research

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‘I fell asleep driving around London’: TV workers on fear, danger and fatalities in an industry in crisis

Accidents on set and road collisions suffered by exhausted crew are on the rise. But the demand for great shows continues. Are broadcasters pushing staff too far?

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More than half UK’s film and TV workers still unemployed after Hollywood strikes

Bectu survey shows just 6% of workers have seen a full recovery in employment a year on from joint industrial action by Sag-Aftra and the Writers Guild of America

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 calls in law firm to investigate after death of TV producer working on true crime show

An external law firm has been brought in to examine the case

Evening Standard

Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley join calls for UK creative industries anti-harassment body

Emerald Fennell, Cara Delevingne and Naomie Harris also among 25 signatories asking companies to fund the the Creative Industry Independent Standards Authority

The Guardian - UK

Sacked S4C chief calls for investigation into Welsh-language channel

Exclusive: Siân Doyle asks culture secretary to launch inquiry into taxpayer-funded channel and its chair

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Most TV and film crews feel safety has been compromised, says survey

Survey honouring cameraman who died filming a car stunt in 2017 has found safety protocols and training need to improve

The Guardian - UK

UK unions welcome deal to end actors’ strike after ‘incredibly difficult period’

A ‘tentative agreement’ has been reached between US actors’ union Sag-Aftra and the Alliance of Motion Picture and TV Producers.

The Independent UK

UK film and TV workers: share your experience of finding work

We want to hear from people in the UK film and TV industry about their experiences and if they’ve changed career

The Guardian - UK

UK fashion stylists have formed a union – here’s what you need to know

The Celebrity Stylist Union hopes to improve conditions for creatives. By Katie Wright.

The Independent UK

Toby Hayward-Seers obituary

Other lives: Union official responsible for recruiting many new members for Bectu and, in his spare time, a popular DJ at east London venues

The Guardian - UK

Union hits back at Doune the Rabbit Hole organisers blame over 'boycott' calls

The news was confirmed on Wednesday evening - with the organisers saying the festival would not return.

Daily Record

Bands and staff at cancelled Scottish music festival 'owed more than £1 million'

Doune the Rabbit Hole festival organiser in dispute with union over upfront payment of performers and crew

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Daily Record

Doune the Rabbit Hole festival cancelled as ticketholders told to contact bank for refunds

The move comes in the wake of calls for performers and other people working at the event to be paid ahead of working.

Daily Record

Anger as Scots music festival bosses who ran up £893k debt to hold 2023 event

Doune the Rabbit Hole owed money to 250 creditors, including Amy Macdonald and Belle and Sebastian.

The Guardian - UK

Anger as intruder tries to take photos in 2:22 West End dressing room

Sophia Bush, who has joined the cast of the West End thriller, said the unidentified man had made the experience ‘ugly and scary and sad’

The National (Scotland)

Police 'ripped off' journalist's press pass during coronation arrest

A JOURNALIST has told how a police officer “ripped off” his press credentials while arresting him for covering climate activists protesting…

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Investigation launched over claims of bullying at Welsh TV channel S4C

Law firm brought in by board of publicly funded channel amid claims of culture of fear

Wales Online

Investigation into allegations of 'bullying and a toxic culture' at S4C

S4C's chairman has said that "necessary steps" would be taken if bullying allegations were proved to be true

Manchester Evening News

Unruly singing, theatre etiquette and how not to act like an idiot

"Quite how we teach people to be “less self-entitled”, or “not to act like an idiot” which seems to be a very big issue here, is beyond me"

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ve had to stop people fighting and urinating in their seats’: the ugly new side of theatre audiences

On Good Friday, police were called to a performance of The Bodyguard – and there have been numerous other examples of audiences behaving badly. With crowds heckling, screaming, livestreaming and even copulating during shows, what can be done?

The Guardian - UK

Bat Out of Hell musical stopped due to disruptive audience member

Incident at Peacock theatre in London comes amid growing concerns about antisocial audience behaviour

The Independent UK

Anti-social behaviour from theatre audiences increasing, union warns

Bectu said workers have suffered more extreme incidents following the pandemic, including physical aggression and sexual harassment.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve been spat at’: half of UK theatre staff consider quitting over audience behaviour

Bectu launches safer theatres charter as survey reveals 45% of workers may quit due to shocking levels of antisocial behaviour by drunken theatregoers

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