Arts venues urge PM to act over post-Brexit touring crisis
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image captionThe boss of Shakespeare s Globe theatre is among the letter s 300 signatories
The Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Opera House and Ed Sheeran s manager have signed a letter urging Boris Johnson to avert a crisis which is threatening our industry since Brexit.
More than 300 arts figures warned the prime minister of a mountain of costly bureaucracy and red tape for EU tours.
Their letter said the government had a limited window before work will be lost and businesses will go under .
The government said it was working flat out to help touring artists.
kmfm More than 300 creative organisations have signed a letter to demand that Boris Johnson delivers on his promise to fix the Brexit crisis for their industry.
Organisations such as the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), the British Fashion Council and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society have warned the prime minister that work will be lost and businesses will go under if nothing is done to support the creative industries in the aftermath of
Brexit.
It comes after hundreds of prominent musicians called on the government back in January to resolve the free movement issue to
allow them to tour in Europe again.
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Applications now open
Comedians and venues can apply for a share of a £75,000 funding pot to help them come to the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
The comedy came from a crowdfunding campaign and a series of online events, as well as backing from investment platform AJ Bell.
Applications are now open for five grants of £5,000 and ten grants of £2,500, for any participants who registered for the 2019 or cancelled 2020 event.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society says priority will be given to projects that aim to improve for access to the Fringe for underrepresented groups.
Applications will close at 10am on Monday May 3 and full details are available here.