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Guitarist Louis Campbell and fiddle player Owen Spafford started playing together as teenagers in the National Youth Folk Ensemble when Sam Sweeney (of Bellowhead and Leveret) was its director. They r...

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Charity Commission admitted it made errors, although judge upheld other criticisms the watchdog made A watchdog report into Kids Company, the children’s charity set up by the late Camila Batmanghelidjh, was “irrational”, “unfair” and “one-sided” in key criticisms it made of the way the charity was managed, a court has ruled. Nevertheless, although the Charity Commission admitted it made errors and would have to rewrite parts of its inquiry report, published in 2022, the judge refused to quash it, and upheld other criticisms the watchdog made of Kids Company. Continue reading...

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The National Theatre is worried about a shortage of skills from costume designers, to set creators, to computer technicians The decline of drama as a school subject has had a serious knock-on effect on the live entertainment business. While it is harder now for a budding star to imagine a stage career, the more immediate impact is on theatres’ skills and craft departments. The problem is a top priority for Indhu Rubasingham, two weeks into her high-profile job as artistic director at National Theatre. Now she and the NT’s executive director, Kate Varah, are announcing a move to boost the supply of skilled workers across the country, from costume designers and makers to set creators and computer technicians. Continue reading...