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Arts Council England Launches Taskforce To Address Gender Inequality In The Arts
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 1, 2025

In a historic move, Arts Council England has agreed to establish a year-long taskforce to investigate the under-representation of and discrimination against women in the arts. The announcement follows five years of sustained advocacy and research by the Women in Theatre project, run in partnership with organizations including The Writers' Guild of Great Britain, Equity, WOW, ERA 50:50, Black Womxn in Theatre, Parents and Carers in Performing Arts (PiPA), and others.

Arts Council England Invites Leading Women In Theatre To Historic Meeting
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2024

Arts Council England has invited the attendees of a historic Women in Theatre research project meeting in March back to the Arts Council to hear what actions it has decided it is possible for ACE to take to address the under-representation of and discrimination against women in the arts.

First Female Playwrights Chosen For Inaugural Women In Theatre Lab Announced
by Stephi Wild - Apr 19, 2024

The first female playwrights chosen for the inaugural Women in Theatre Lab have been announced.

FEMINIST THEATRE - THEN & NOW Out From Supernova Books On This May
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 10, 2024

Celebrate 50 years of Feminist Theatre with the release of 'Feminist Theatre - Then & Now' by Supernova Books.

Festival Honouring Women In The Arts Returns To Milton Keynes
by Stephi Wild - Mar 22, 2024

Milton Keynes-based theatre company, The Play's The Thing, brings its four-day festival which celebrates inspirational women from theatre and the arts to Milton Keynes Gallery from 16th - 19th October.

Leading Women in Theatre Meet with Arts Council England to Mark End of Research Project
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 21, 2024

Leading women in theatre, including Jude Kelly and Lesley Gannon, met with Arts Council England to conclude a five-year research project on gender equality.

Women in Theatre Lab Launched to Support Female Playwrights in UK
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 18, 2023

The Women in Theatre Lab has been launched to support female playwrights in the UK. The scheme will mirror existing writing schemes in the US and Australia and has been set up to combat gender disparity in the theatre industry.

Casting Announced For GRENFELL: VALUE ENGINEERING - SCENES FROM THE INQUIRY
by Marianka Swain - Sep 6, 2021

Casting is announced for the not-for-profit production of Grenfell: Value Engineering – Scenes from The Inquiry, which will run at the recently renovated Tabernacle in Notting Hill from 13 October - 13 November and Birmingham Repertory Theatre from 16 - 20 November.  

Arts Council England Agrees To Work With Leading Women In Theatre To Improve Gender Equality
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2020

Arts Council England has agreed to provide a written response to and in person meeting on recommendations for gender equality emerging from last week's major Women in Theatre Forum at Trafalgar Studios in London.

Sphinx Theatre, University Women In The Arts And The December Group Announce Major Women In Theatre Forum
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2020

The UK's leading women's theatre company Sphinx Theatre, University Women in the Arts, the mentoring programme to improve the transition for women from studying the arts to working in the arts, and the December Group, a new group of leading women in theatre, have announced a major forum on Women in Theatre in the UK.

WRITE, SHOOT, CUT Short Film Screening and Network Announces Program for 3/12, Edinburgh, UK
by BWW News Desk - Mar 12, 2012

Write Shoot Cut, a Monthly Short Film and Networking Night, has announced the programme for its Edinburgh launch on March 12th.