Covid: Wales’ film and TV industry ‘not giving up’
With Wales hosting the shooting of TV shows like His Dark Materials and movie Wonder Woman 1984 the nation is now a global player in entertainment. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-56339226
Budget 2021: What do young aspiring actors make of it?
Having struggled since last March when gig venues, cinemas and theatres were forced to close, the Budget announcement could not have come soon enough for the arts sector. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-56216469
JAB TO NORMAL Vaccine passports MIGHT be needed for cinema & theatre to save dying businesses as firms plan ‘no jab, no job’ contracts
VACCINE passports could be needed to go to the cinema and theatre under plans being pushed by some ministers to help get “dying” businesses open again faster. Boris Johnson is being urged to reconsider his opposition to issuing jabs certificates, … Continued
New plans for Swansea’s Palace Theatre
THERE are few locations which have hosted as much drama, laughter and joy in Wales, and now for nearly 14 long years it has been sadly silent. The Palace Theatre in Swansea, which has been closed since 2007 and suffered … Continued
Scarborough cinema developer ‘surprised’ at council decision to cut ties
A developer has said it will look to recover more than £12 million from Scarborough Council after the authority refused to extend its contract with the firm. Source: https://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/news/
The folk of Whitley Bay and Monkseaton flocked to the Regal cinema – what became of it?
Opening as the Regal cinema on Cauldwell Lane, Monkseaton, in 1939, the place went through several incarnations before it finally closed at the dawn of the millennium. Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/gallery/folk-whitley-bay-monkseaton-flocked-19893925