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ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Outside cover 2015.indd 1 19/04/2016 16:32:34 Outside cover 2015.indd 2 19/04/2016 16:32:34 EQUITY ANNUAL REPORT 2015 THE EIGHTY FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT Adopted by the Council at its meeting held on 22 March, 2016 for submission to the Annual Representative Conference 21-23 May, 2016 Equity Incorporating the Variety Artistes’ Federation Guild House Upper St Martin’s Lane London WC2H 9EG Tel: 020 7379 6000 Fax: 020 7379 7001 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.equity.org.uk Annual report 2015 cover_contents.indd 5 19/04/2016 17:13:54 Annual report 2015 cover_contents.indd 6 19/04/2016 17:13:54 CHAPTERCONTENTS 1: GENERAL A. ANNUAL REPRESENTATIVE CONFERENCE ...............................................................................................................7 B. BALLOTS .................................................................................................................................................................. 7 C. LOBBYING ACTIVITY ................................................................................................................................................7 D. MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION ..................................................................................................................10 E. RECRUITMENT & RETENTION ...............................................................................................................................12 F. CLARENCE DERWENT AWARDS .............................................................................................................................12 CHAPTER 2: INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANISING A. GENERAL ..............................................................................................................................................................13 CHAPTER 3: LIVE PERFORMANCE A. GENERAL ..............................................................................................................................................................15 B. LONDON THEATRE ................................................................................................................................................16 C. COMMERCIAL AND SUBSIDISED THEATRE ...........................................................................................................19 D. ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE ...................................................................................................................................26 E. ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY ...........................................................................................................................28 F. INDEPENDENT THEATRE ARTS (Formerly Small Scale Theatre) ............................................................................30 G. OPERA ..................................................................................................................................................................31 H. SINGERS ................................................................................................................................................................36 I. BALLET AND DANCE ...............................................................................................................................................36 J. VARIETY AND CIRCUS ............................................................................................................................................40 K. LOW PAY & NO PAY ...............................................................................................................................................45 CHAPTER 4: RECORDED MEDIA A. CINEMA FILMS .....................................................................................................................................................48 B. TELEVISION ...........................................................................................................................................................51 C. TV AND NEW MEDIA COMMERCIALS ..................................................................................................................56 D. CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT ..................................................................................................................................58 E. AUDIO, RADIO & RECORDING ...............................................................................................................................58 CHAPTER 5: INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES A. BRITISH/AMERICAN EQUITY EXCHANGES .............................................................................................................63 CHAPTER 6: INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ACTORS A. EUROFIA ...............................................................................................................................................................64 B. FIA Presidium, Executive and English Speaking Group .........................................................................................64 C. FIA World Live Performance Conference ..............................................................................................................65 CHAPTER 7: RELATIONSHIP WITH OUTSIDE BODIES A. AMNESTY ..............................................................................................................................................................67 B. BRITISH COPYRIGHT COUNCIL ..............................................................................................................................67 C. BRITISH EQUITY COLLECTING SOCIETY (BECS) ......................................................................................................67 D. DANCE UK .............................................................................................................................................................67 E. EQUITY CHARITABLE TRUST (FORMERLY EQUITY TRUST FUND) ...........................................................................67 F. THE EVELYN NORRIS TRUST ...................................................................................................................................68 G. EDUCATIONAL RECORDING AGENCY (ERA) .........................................................................................................68 H. FEU (FEDERATION OF ENTERTAINMENT UNIONS) ...............................................................................................68 I. THE INTERNATIONAL PERFORMERS AID TRUST (IPAT) ...........................................................................................69 J. LIBERTY ..................................................................................................................................................................70 K. PERFORMERS ALLIANCE .......................................................................................................................................70 L. PPL ........................................................................................................................................................................ 71 M. SECTOR SKILLS COUNCIL ......................................................................................................................................71 N. TRADES UNION CONGRESS ..................................................................................................................................71 O. BAPAM .................................................................................................................................................................75 P. CDET ...................................................................................................................................................................... 75 Q. DRAMA UK ..........................................................................................................................................................76 R. JUSTICE FOR COLOMBIA ....................................................................................................................................76 S. GHANA TWINING ................................................................................................................................................76 CHAPTER 8: COUNCIL A. MEETINGS ............................................................................................................................................................77 Annual report 2015 cover_contents.indd 7 19/04/2016 17:13:54 CHAPTER 9: APPEALS AND STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEES THE APPEALS AND STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEES ..............................................................................................78 CHAPTER 10: NATIONAL, AREA, INDUSTRIAL & SPECIALIST COMMITTEES A. NATIONAL COMMITTEES ......................................................................................................................................79 1. Northern Ireland ..............................................................................................................................................79 2. Scotland ...........................................................................................................................................................81 3. Wales ...............................................................................................................................................................85 B. REGIONAL COMMITTEES ......................................................................................................................................90 1. Midlands Area .................................................................................................................................................90