Leading UK Theatres Say They Commit To Better Gender Balance

“Gender equality organisation Tonic Theatre analysed productions staged on September 13. This found that of the 24 productions staged across the top 20 theatres in receipt of the most Arts Council England core funding, women accounted for just 8% of writers, 37% of performers and 38% of directors. Women made up 17% of sound designers, 22% of lighting designers and 57% of set designers.”

source ArtsJournal http://www.artsjournal.com/2014/09/leading-uk-theatres-say-they-commit-to-better-gender-balance.html

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