Independent Theatre Council

New ITC/Bectu, Equity and WGGB Handbook | ITC Independent Theatre Council The 2025 Handbook has arrived! It has a lot of information in it and is designed to be a non-contractual supplement to your FWA agreements. What’s new about this handbook? Unlike the previous handbook...

⭐ We're incredibly proud to release our new 2025 handbook for good practice in the performing arts.
Working alongside @bectu.bsky.social, @equityuk.bsky.social and @writersguildgb.bsky.social to ensure everyone can work under safe and fair conditions

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Young People's Theatre: From Challenge to Change
We'll be presenting a session specifically for theatre organisations producing work for and with young people.
Find out more: www.itc-arts.org/events/event...

Looking to help with funding?
This course teaches successful bid writing techniques for those seeking funding for their organisation or projects.
www.itc-arts.org/events/event...

Our next webinar explains the different corporate and charitable structures available, their benefits and drawbacks, and the application processes.
Find out more: www.itc-arts.org/events/event...
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Board Members Survey As the management association for the independent performing arts sector, ITC exists to support leaders, including your board. However, board members are often less familiar with ITC and the ways we c...

For ITC to engage more effectively with boards, we are asking trustees to complete this quick survey. It will only take them 5 minutes to complete and could win your company a free place on an ITC training course in a prize draw.
Please share👇
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Arts Council England Project Grants – Major Concerns  | ITC Independent Theatre Council Earlier this year ITC wrote to ACE to express concerns about leaked plans to change ACE Project funding in very unhelpful ways. ACE put these plans on hold, planning to revisit them in September after...

ITC's summary statement of recent ACE issues:
www.itc-arts.org/arts-council...

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Get your show on the road with ITC's tour booking course.
Find out more: www.itc-arts.org/events/event...

With their Grantium system currently closed, please reach out to ITC if you need advice or assistance

Arts Council England’s most recent update on their grants management system: www.artscouncil.org.uk/applying-fun...

ITC's new forum will be hosted by @20storieshigh.bsky.social
Focusing on their Access Manifesto, created with @graeaetheatre.bsky.social

Find out more:
www.itc-arts.org/events/event...

Thanks to @itc-arts.bsky.social for hosting an afternoon for NPO leadership.

Lots of useful info shared, and great to meet with people in person and hear their stories you sometimes miss on a screen

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ITC’s leadership support event for NPOs today at one of our member’s, ArtsAdmin, lovely studios

There’s actually no legal maximum workplace temperature, just a provision that this should be “reasonable”.🌡️

The Theatre Safety Committee, a pan-industry body that includes ITC, has produced guidance to give more detail on what you can do to keep your staff safe in the heat.
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Access to Work call to action to ITC members  | ITC Independent Theatre Council Along with thousands of organisations and practitioners, we have signed the open letter to the Secretaries of State about the threat to Access to Work. We have also written and sent a letter on behalf...

Access to Work call to action to ITC members 

Along with thousands of organisations and practitioners, ITC is incredibly concerned about the impact of Access to Work changes.

www.itc-arts.org/access-to-wo...

Join Our Team!
Not long left to apply:
Do you have excellent listening and problem-solving skills, and enjoy varied, interesting and rewarding work?
Find out more: www.itc-arts.org/opportunity/...

Great to work with @writersguildgb.bsky.social on this

Dormant bank accounts to boost young people's access to the arts Millions from dormant bank accounts will be channelled into assisting young people's involvement in music, drama, and sport, the government has revealed

Millions from dormant bank accounts will be channelled into assisting young people’s involvement in music, drama, and sport, the government has revealed 👇

ITC is proud to agree a deal that supports companies and writers to produce new work
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Playwrights receive significant fee rise and new digital rights in major update to ITC / WGGB agreement

Read what's happening:
www.itc-arts.org/playwrights-...

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The Creative Business Panel is a landmark survey of creative businesses. The survey can be completed by a leader of any creative industries company with more than one employee.

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We have released a statement on the impact of recent proposed policy changes & benefits reform within the Pathways to Work: Reforming Benefits and Support to Get Britain Working Green Paper.

graeae.org/resource/gra...

Our community cannot & should not take this further assault on civil liberties!

Today is the last day of the extension.
Please feed into the review if you are, have been, or hoped to be funded by @artscouncilengland.bsky.social

Developing your company after the Fringe:

Jackie Elliman from ITC will be available to answer your questions on the legal issues Fringe companies may encounter when they want to develop and grow.
Jackie is running individual sessions between 12 noon and 2 pm tomorrow at The Old Court House

Blue graphic with pound signs and the following text: Writers - have you been asked to work for free? Join our call for evidence to help us identify the scale of the problem and how to tackle it! Submit your evidence and find out more via www.writersguild.org.uk/free-work #FreeIsNotAnOption

Writers, have you been asked to work for free?

Then join our call for evidence on the type + amount of free work that's been requested of you over the past 12 months to help us identify + tackle the problem

Open to non-members too!

#scriptskyuk #screenwriting

writersguild.org.uk/free-work/

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I’m profoundly sad to say that as of today, I’ll no longer be able to do my job as co-artistic director of #Touretteshero because of a recent decision by #AccessToWork to cut my support by 61%. Read & share this post, the hardest I've had to write: www.touretteshero.com/2025/05/23/a... 1/4

ITC is recruiting!
Do you have excellent listening and problem-solving skills, and enjoy varied, interesting and rewarding work?
Find out more:
www.itc-arts.org/opportunity/...

A Summary of ITC's submission to ACE Review following consultation with ITC Members

A summary of ITC's submission to the ACE Review following consultation with our members
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Looking for a new challenge?
Take a look at our jobs board for opportunities at

@triggerstuff.bsky.social
@fedscottheatre.bsky.social
@mercurytheatre.bsky.social
@kalitheatreuk.bsky.social
@thickskintheatre.bsky.social

and more www.itc-arts.org/industry-opp...

A Summary of ITC’s submission to ACE Review following consultation with ITC members | ITC Independent Theatre Council DCMS has launched a survey to support the review of the future of Arts Council England and how creativity is nurtured and developed. As a management association, ITC works to amplify the voices of its...

'ACE’s mandate does not need to change, but the flexibility to deliver on its own strategy needs to improve.'

Read ITC's summary of submission to the ACE review following members' consultation 👇

www.itc-arts.org/a-summary-of...

Arts Council England review - survey questions

DCMS are extending the Arts Council England Review survey 'due to high demand'. The survey now closes on 30th June 2025.

www.gov.uk/government/c...