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Thursday, May 05, 2022
Equity Makes Demands of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group After Cancellation of CINDERELLA
www.broadwayworld.com: Equity, the trade union for performers and creative workers, has published a further statement and its demands of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group, following the cancellation of the London production Cinderella.
1 comment:
Sophie howard
said...
I think that it’s really important that live performance worker and performers advocate for their rights. Equity members working on Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella were told on Sunday 1 May that the show will end on 12 June. Not only was the news shared on a Sunday before a bank holiday - meaning those affected could not contact their agent for support - but we understand that some cast members and stage management heard the news first through social media or the press. This is unacceptable - all creative workers deserve to be treated with dignity at work. In addition, new cast and stage management had recently been hired and were due to start work soon. These performers had planned their lives around what they thought was going to be their next job, including expected future earnings, accommodation arrangements and even turning down other work. That they have been told they have lost this work now, points to the long running precarity of the entertainment industry, perpetuated by poor management and a lack of respect for our members - which is why Equity is fighting for better working rights across the sector.
1 comment:
I think that it’s really important that live performance worker and performers advocate for their rights. Equity members working on Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella were told on Sunday 1 May that the show will end on 12 June. Not only was the news shared on a Sunday before a bank holiday - meaning those affected could not contact their agent for support - but we understand that some cast members and stage management heard the news first through social media or the press. This is unacceptable - all creative workers deserve to be treated with dignity at work. In addition, new cast and stage management had recently been hired and were due to start work soon. These performers had planned their lives around what they thought was going to be their next job, including expected future earnings, accommodation arrangements and even turning down other work. That they have been told they have lost this work now, points to the long running precarity of the entertainment industry, perpetuated by poor management and a lack of respect for our members - which is why Equity is fighting for better working rights across the sector.
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