In the last week, I have run past two film sets in my neighbourhood. You might think this is normal in London, but I was quite surprised as the locations were (i) an acid grassland and (ii) a building that had sat empty for the last few months having previously Read more…
Lockdown is easing. I used the Tube for the first-time last weekend (and witnessed a shocking amount of non-compliance on the compulsory mask rule) and I might go to the pub for the first time this weekend. Things are returning to some sort of normality. However, that should not mean Read more…
If you are self-employed and eligible, you need to act quickly to claim the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (“SEISS”). The deadline for the first round of grants is on Monday, 13 July 2020. I wrote about SEISS in a recent article focused on actors, but of course, all self-employed people Read more…
It is a difficult time for the acting industry with theatres closed and TV and film productions suspended, if not altogether cancelled. Unfortunately, despite their suggestions to the contrary, there is very little government support available to the talent in the industry. There are two principle government schemes giving grants Read more…