Upcoming Events

Next Month's ABTT NorthNet Members’ visit is to Hull & Beverley

25th Aug 2010

The next NorthNet visit has now been confirmed and will be starting at Hull Truck Theatre, moving on to The New Theatre, Hull, with the option of an afternoon visit to Qdos Production Facility in Beverley.

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PLASA International Rigging Conference - Book early for discounts on delegate passes

13th Sep 2010

Pioneering two-day event to bring rigging, venue and safety communities together. It will be held alongside two the PLASA 2010, at Earls Court, London on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th September.

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NorthNet 2011 'Spanner Award' nomination flyer

5th Apr 2011

Nomination papers for the Philip Windsor 'Spanner' Award are now available.

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News Headlines

NOS Consultation

31st Aug 2010

At the AGM one of the items presented to the membership was the National Occupational Standards (NOS).  Maggie Saxon asked that the membership of the ABTT engaged with the process so that as an industry we can be at the forefront of the scheme.

It is important that as many people as possible participate so that we can ensure that the standards being developed are necessary and relevant to our industry.

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Theatre Building A Design Guide

31st Jul 2010

The ABTT launches its eagerly awaited new guide to designing theatres Follow this link purchase your very own copy!

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ABTT Statement with regards to the withdrawal of the Code of Practice for the selection and use of temporary access equipment for working at height in theatres

31st Jul 2010

The ABTT has temporarily withdrawn the Guide to Access for Work at Heights in Theatre Code of Practice. (COP011)

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Save Our Sound Campaign

31st Jul 2010

Act now to put pressure on the government to compensate the sound industry when analouge radio frequencies are withdrawn

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The Theatre’s Trust welcomes the DCMS Ministerial Statement

30th Jul 2010

The DCMS remains the Statutory body for theatres but becomes independent of the DCMS taking responsibility for appointing its own trustees

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Arts & Business should be stripped of subsidy - Starr

30th Jul 2010

National Theatre executive director Nick Starr has called for Arts & Business to have its £4 million of public funding removed to help mitigate cuts to front-line cultural organisations in the autumn spending round.

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Scottish government asks national companies to prepare for cuts

30th Jul 2010

Scottish arts organisations are bracing themselves for significant budget cuts over the next three years, although they are unlikely to be as deep as those inflicted in England.

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Arts funding: A time to cull?

30th Jul 2010

A thoughtful piece on the arts, funding, and how the sector might prepare and respond in the The Stage

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First glimpse of Doncaster’s new performance venue

28th Jul 2010

Details of Doncaster’s much-awaited new £22.5million performance venue have today been revealed.

The computer generated image shows the latest design of this unique venue that will become the cultural anchor of Doncaster’s £300million Civic and Cultural Quarter (CCQ).

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Review of Arm's Length Bodies

26th Jul 2010

A number of our public bodies are set to be merged, abolished or streamlined.

This is part of the Government's drive to cut costs and increase transparency, accountability and efficiency.

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Ed Vaizey denies arts funding decision is imminent

22nd Jul 2010

Culture minister Ed Vaizey has quashed rumours that a decision on arts sector funding is imminent, insisting that the Treasury will not decide the Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s budget until the government spending review in October.

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Election to Council of the ABTT

21st Jul 2010

At the ABTT AGM held on Tuesday 20th July 2010 the following members were elected to the Council;

- Stephen Hocking      (Elected)

- Brod Mason              (Elected)

- Ted Moore                (Elected)

- Jeff Phillips               (Re-Elected)

- Anton Woodward    (Re-Elected)

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Maurice Marshal MBE 1934 - 2010

20th Jul 2010

The ABTT is saddened to hear of the passing of one of its most esteemed members, Maurice Marshal MBE.

Maurice died on Saturday the 10th of July after a long illness and will be sadly missed not only by his work colleagues at Stage Electrics and the Northcott Theatre but also by the theatre industry as a whole.

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Derry/ Londonderry wins City of Culture

16th Jul 2010

Londonderry has been chosen as the UK's inaugural City of Culture.

The announcement was broadcast live from Liverpool on the BBC's The One Show on Thursday night.

Derry, which was short-listed alongside Birmingham, Sheffield and Norwich, will take the mantle in 2013.

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Gwent Theatre challenges ACW cuts

15th Jul 2010

Gwent Theatre is challenging Arts Council Wales over the reasons behind its decision to withdraw funding, saying the cut would “almost certainly spell the end” for the venue.

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You can cut us but don’t kill us say the UK’s cultural leaders

15th Jul 2010

Today, many of the leaders of Britain's most prominent cultural institutions - speaking on behalf of organisations across the whole country - appealed directly to the Prime Minister not to cause irreparable damage to our most economically successful sector in the imminent Spending Review.

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Theatre Buildings at Risk register adds 14 entries

14th Jul 2010

London’s Hackney Empire, the Acorn Arts Centre in Cornwall and Glasgow Coliseum are all new additions to this year’s Theatre Buildings at Risk register published by heritage body the Theatres Trust.

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Noises off: The hidden cost of recession in the theatre

14th Jul 2010

The culture secretary wants the arts to be funded by private donations and corporate sponsors. But even free money comes at a price

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ACE warns funded organisations to plan for 10% cuts in 2011

13th Jul 2010

Arts Council England chief executive Alan Davey has written to all regularly funded organisations telling them to prepare for at least a 10% reduction in their subsidy next year.

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Cheers from gallery as plan to turn theatre into a car park is voted out

9th Jul 2010

Cheers and shouts of “thank-you” echoed around the Council House last night after plans to demolish part of the former Hippodrome Theatre in Derby were thrown out. Every member of Derby City Council’s planning control committee spoke out against a proposal to demolish the building, which dates from 1914, and replace it with a multi-storey car park.

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Turning point for Derby Hippodrome

8th Jul 2010

Campaigners fighting a two-year battle to save Derby Hippodrome have won a key victory after council officers recommended the local authority reject developer Christopher Anthony’s application to demolish part of the venue.

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Aberdeen theatre on track for restoration grant

6th Jul 2010

A listed theatre in Aberdeen that has fallen into disrepair and has not been used as a performance venue since the sixties could be restored, after being identified as a “priority project” for lottery and other funding.

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Shrek musical to open in West End

2nd Jul 2010

Award-winning Broadway stage show Shrek The Musical is to make its London debut next year, the Theatre Royal has announced.

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SM Awards announced

23rd Jun 2010

Sarah Lynch, company stage manager for the Druid Theatre in Galway, Ireland, has been named the winner of the individual award at this year’s National Awards for Stage Management, sponsored by The Stage.

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Mayor launches London 2012 online arts diary

2nd Jun 2010

London 2012 planners launched online calendar the Culture Diary today and are inviting people to register arts events taking place during the Olympic year.

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Bronze Award Training Course, Manchester is Now FULL

14th May 2010

The Bronze Award for Theatre Technicians training course taking place at the Royal Northern College Of Music (23rd - 27th August) is now FULL.

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100 years of the London Palladium

16th Apr 2010

The London Palladium celebrates its 100th Birthday on Boxing Day 2010.

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A Man of the Theatre Takes the Helm at ABTT

16th Dec 2009

At its annual Christmas Party, the ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH THEATRE TECHNICIANS’ (ABTT) revealed to its members, industry leaders and invited guests, its new CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ANDREW DE ROSA.

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Save Our Sound UK Campaign

9th Dec 2009

Please support the Save Our Sound UK Campaign

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Save our Sound

14th Nov 2009

BRITISH ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY LAUNCHES ‘SAVE OUR SOUND UK' CAMPAIGN

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