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April 14, 2008

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West Yorkshire Playhouse receives inflationary rise

February 1, 2008

Following today’s announcement by Arts Council England, West Yorkshire Playhouse is able to confirm that it will receive an annual 2.7% increase on its current funding level in line with inflation, for the three year period between 2008 and 2011.

As a result of this increase, the annual grant for West Yorkshire Playhouse via Arts Council England will increase to £1 533 147 in 2008-9, rising to £1 574 542 in 09/10 and then £1 617 054 in 10/11. West Yorkshire Playhouse is one of a number of arts organisations to receive an inflationary rise following the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review, which sees an extra £50 million investment in the arts via Arts Council England between 2008 and 2011.

On news of the inflationary rise, Playhouse Artistic Director and Chief Executive Ian Brown said: Read more

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Harrogate Theatre faces Arts Council cuts

February 1, 2008

North Yorkshire’s highly regarded Harrogate Theatre has been informed that it has lost its appeal against the Arts Councils proposal to cut their annual funding. However the Arts Council did acknowledge the work and role of the Theatre in the District and has decided to reduce the grant by 64% rather than the intended 75% This means the annual grant will be reduced from £400’000 to £150’000. Harrogate Theatre is one of 190 arts organisations, which received letters in December outlining withdrawal or drastic cuts to their Arts Council grants from April.

Harrogate Theatre will continue to provide a dynamic, challenging and entertaining arts service for the District and this news sees no short term changes to the artistic programme. A production of Saturday Night & Sunday Morning, adapted by Amanda Whittington and directed by Joyce Branagh, opens on Friday 22 February and the plans for this calendar year remain unchanged with the second phase of a major refurbishment scheduled for the summer of 2008. Read more

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Pianist Imogen Cooper with Britten Sinfonia

January 22, 2008

The Britten Sinfonia was formed in 1992 and alongside their established excellence in the performance of Viennese classics have premiered works by modern composers such as Harrison Birtwhistle as well as more unlikely interpretations of jazzers like Frank Zappa, Miles Davis and Gil Evans. Last year saw the company receive the Royal Philharmonic Society award “for its aspirations in presenting music countrywide in a stylish and accessible manner”.

This month they come to The Venue at Leeds College of Music with internationally renowned pianist Imogen Cooper to perform works from three centuries. Cooper was born in London, daughter of musicologist Martin Cooper, and studied in Paris and Vienna. She has performed in Europe and the US with the Boston and London Symphony Orchestras, New York, Vienna and Dresden Philharmonic Orchestras as well as the Northern Sinfonia.

Her recordings include the last six years of Schumann’s solo works and she will be performing these as part of the International Piano Series in London. Widely known for her interpretations of Schubert and Schumann she has also premiered work by Thomas Ades and Deirdre Gribbin. Read more

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