Britain clamps down on fringe and profit share theatre.

Fri, 3 July 2009, 09:48 am

grantwatson34 posts in thread

There's a bit of a ruckus in the UK at the moment, due to Equity campaigning to force a national minimum wage for actors onto all fringe and profit share theatre productions. They argue any companies or performance groups who can't afford the thousands of pounds per week in wages most shows would require is to (a) magically source government funding and sponsorship, or (b) become amateur companies. More info here (assuming this link works better than the last one).

After ten years in the

Fri, 3 July 2009, 09:44 pm

Logos

After ten years in the UK. The Fringe scene runs from tiny pub theatres who will put on shows that maybe earn the co op the princely sum of 2 pounds each to spaces like the Orange Tree in Richmond that pay Equity rates at all times. Yes it would be disastrous for the Fringe scene if the NMW was forced on all of these places. First of all many of the venues that are prepared to risk new work simply would move to tried and true favourites to get bums on seats. The process of moving up through the fringe in London does work. I saw it myself a number of times but then agents and managements actually go to shows in the UK. Is that all there is? Well if that's all there is my friend, then let's keep dancing. www.tonymoore.id.au

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Britain clamps down on fringe and profit share theatre.— grantwatson3 July 2009

Interesting— Labrug3 July 2009
- Penny— Leon Ousby4 July 2009
Fringe in the UK— Walter Plinge3 July 2009
contracts— mike raine3 July 2009
- Expanding on a Contract— crgwllms5 July 2009
  - Well— Logos5 July 2009
    - Read the original article. — crgwllms5 July 2009
      - ···
        Voice of Reason— Labrug5 July 2009
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        Well— Logos5 July 2009
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        Running the co-op— crgwllms5 July 2009
After ten years in the— Logos3 July 2009
Ah, the fringe.— Leon Ousby4 July 2009
Not fair!— Rebecca Jo5 July 2009
- Agree— Leon Ousby5 July 2009
IF we're not getting— Rebecca Jo5 July 2009
- Of course the problem with— grantwatson6 July 2009
  - Absolutely— Logos6 July 2009
My wife did 3 Shakespeares— Logos5 July 2009
What annoys me IS Profit— Rebecca Jo5 July 2009
No More Broken Promises — Walter Plinge5 July 2009
Rebecca (and the Michael— Na5 July 2009
Irate about rates— crgwllms8 July 2009
- Oh...— Labrug8 July 2009
Agreed— Walter Plinge9 July 2009
fringe, profit share, the grey area— Helen Brett11 July 2009
- All good points,— crgwllms12 July 2009
  - Guilt As Charged— Labrug12 July 2009
  - fringe— mike raine13 July 2009
    - Cringe— crgwllms14 July 2009
Agreement— Logos13 July 2009
Amateur and professional... a definition— Walter Plinge27 July 2009
- Yes, it is....but it's not that simple.— crgwllms28 July 2009
  - Analysis in Theatre— Labrug28 July 2009

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