Job Losses in U.K. Theaters Escalate to 5,000, Says Union
“The clock is still ticking to save the future of the theater industry and these figures demonstrate the scale of the crisis it is facing,” head of Bectu Philippa Childs said. “Despite details of the arts recovery package being announced we are still nowhere closer to the money being distributed.”
“Freelancers are crying out for help and support and having to rely on charity and their entrepreneurial instincts of going out to find a job in other parts of a heavily damaged economy. Their future in the industry is deeply uncertain. Funding from the arts recovery package is expected to reach theaters in October. That must be fast-tracked and the money must be made available to theaters and its workforce in the coming weeks, not months,” Childs added.
It is estimated that the U.K. theater industry employs around 290,000 people and 70% of those people are freelance.
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