THIS WEEK IN CULTURE + THE CULTURE BUSINESS
TW October Round-Up: The Glitch, Creative UK, Edinburgh Fringe Society
It’s the TW Backstage Round-Up – once a month we select and summarise three key developments in the culture business…
VAULT FESTIVAL’S VENUE RELAUNCHES
London venue The Glitch – operated by Vault Creative Arts – is being relaunched, in part to help fill the gap created by the demise of the company’s Vault Festival. Newly appointed Artistic Director Oli Savage told The Stage, “We’re acutely aware of the loss represented by the festival and we’re keen to plug that gap”.
CREATIVE UK WELCOMES LAUNCH OF GOVERNMENT’S INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
UK ministers have unveiled a green paper which, they say, will “kickstart delivery of the government’s modern industrial strategy” that will “drive long-term growth in key sectors that is sustainable, resilient and distributed across the country”.
FRINGE SOCIETY CEO STANDS DOWN
The CEO of the Edinburgh Fringe Society, Shona McCarthy, has announced she is standing down after nearly ten years in the role. McCarthy joined the organisation in 2015 and will formally leave in spring next year.