How can we attract a diverse workforce into the arts sector? Robert West says arts organisations can start by dismantling the barr…

Charlotte Arrowsmith, who is performing in two plays with the RSC this summer, explains the challenges and opportunities involved…

The casting of deaf actor Charlotte Arrowsmith in a current RSC production illustrates how committing to diversity does not mean b…

A paid internship scheme provides theatre company Third Angel with essential administrative support – and develops talent th…

More than 100 people and organisations have signed The Cultural Inclusion Manifesto, making an urgent plea for strategic partnersh…

Limited opportunities are preventing the authentic voices of disabled directors and writers from being heard. The sector needs to…

Research aims to increase understanding of the hidden challenges facing disabled artists and musicians when recording, performing…

Nathan Geering explains how a hip-hop dance production has helped give a voice to young people in the care system.

Vital Spark is a national initiative aiming to create more inclusive and diverse performances for children and young people. Tara…

An evaluation finds that interactive three-month musical programmes had “particularly strong effects upon people’s com…

To be completely accessible and inclusive, Circus Starr realised that it had to improve one of the least glamourous aspects of its…

A Leeds-based collective has named a lack of accessible toilets, snobbish staff and ‘mega-expensive’ coffee among cont…

Data from the Government’s Taking Part survey also suggests that 2017/18 saw record levels of arts engagement in England as…

By taking a robust approach to understanding the social class make-up of the workforce, the cultural sector can address entrenched…

The research centre will aim to “pre-empt the needless wheel-spinning, data-churning and combative cross-talking that has ch…

Two reports commissioned by Arts Council England found that cost and lack of confidence are major barriers to youth engagement.

New funding aims to bring disabled artists into the mainstream of European dance and theatre, and build a network committed to pre…

The scheme, which offers free theatre tickets to young Black people, is hoping to expand following two successful crowdfunding cam…

New research has found three quarters of Deaf and disabled gig goers feel discriminated against when booking tickets for live musi…

Working with a children’s hospice has allowed Birmingham Hippodrome to make its productions accessible to families who might…

A collaboration with the Wolfson Foundation will see theatres of all sizes eligible for up to £20k in funding this year to m…

Raquel Meseguer triggered a security alert when she lay on the floor at the Southbank Centre. She shares the work she has been doi…

A lack of online information is leaving many publicly funding arts venues inaccessible to deaf and disabled members of the public,…

Oldham Coliseum’s new extension will provide access for everyone to future-proof itself in a borough that is home to many pe…