For every live arts event you’ve ever visited, there are thousands of people making it happen - on stage, off stage, in the wings, in the office, doing accounts, sitting at the sound desk, rigging lights, making costumes, raising money, selling drinks, setting up stages... (1)

...doing risk assessments, chaperoning children, selling tickets, designing programmes, creating content, cleaning toilets, securing sites, thinking about access, updating websites, contracting artists, funding commissions, making tough and sometimes impossible decisions... (2)

That’s before we get to the professional artists who get up on stage night after night to share their talent with you.

Tonight venues up and down the country will light up in red to draw attention to the dramatic situation the UK’s arts and culture sector is in (3)

Don’t underestimate the level of risk which your favourite venues, arenas, organisations, and freelancers are facing as a result of COVID-19. That challenge is nowhere near its conclusion (4)

We really are the best in the world at this, but we need a lifeline.
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