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July 2014
Red Ladder supporters start #GisATenner
On Tuesday it was announced that Leeds-based theatre company, Red Ladder was to receive a 100% cut to its Arts Council funding. Well, that was Tuesday. Today an independent campaign has been set up to save the UK’s leading radical theatre company. Tweeting from @saveredladder a team of supporters has launched an online fundraising campaign in […]
Bernard Atha CBE to step down as chair of Red Ladder’s board
We are very sad to announce that our Chair Bernard Atha CBE, who has been with us for over thirty years, has declared his impending retirement. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Bernard for the incredible hard work and dedication that he has provided to Red Ladder and were it not for […]
100% funding cut for Red Ladder
Red Ladder is to receive a 100% cut to its Arts Council funding, it has been announced today. The cut will be effective from April 2015, and in real terms represents a reduction in funding from £162,000 in financial year 2014/2015 to zero. The company’s only other current source of core grant in aid is […]
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