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Annual Report 2014 Equity Annual Report 2014 ANNUAL REPORT 2014 EQUITY ANNUAL REPORT 2014 THE EIGHTY FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT Adopted by the Council at its meeting held on 17 March, 2015 for submission to the Annual Representative Conference 17 & 18 May, 2015 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 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 ...........................................................................................................18 D. ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE ...................................................................................................................................24 E. ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY ...........................................................................................................................25 F. INDEPENDENT THEATRE ARTS (Formerly Small Scale Theatre) ............................................................................26 G. OPERA ..................................................................................................................................................................27 H. SINGERS ................................................................................................................................................................33 I. BALLET AND DANCE ...............................................................................................................................................33 J. VARIETY AND CIRCUS ............................................................................................................................................37 K. LOW PAY & NO PAY ...............................................................................................................................................37 CHAPTER 4: RECORDED MEDIA A. CINEMA FILMS .....................................................................................................................................................45 B. TELEVISION ...........................................................................................................................................................46 C. TV AND NEW MEDIA COMMERCIALS ..................................................................................................................52 D. CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT ..................................................................................................................................53 E. AUDIO, RADIO & RECORDING ...............................................................................................................................54 CHAPTER 5: INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES A. BRITISH/AMERICAN EQUITY EXCHANGES .............................................................................................................56 CHAPTER 6: INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ACTORS A. EUROFIA ...............................................................................................................................................................57 B. FIA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE & ENGLISH SPEAKING GROUP .................................................................................57 CHAPTER 7: RELATIONSHIP WITH OUTSIDE BODIES A. AMNESTY ..............................................................................................................................................................59 B. BRITISH COPYRIGHT COUNCIL ..............................................................................................................................59 C. BRITISH EQUITY COLLECTING SOCIETY (BECS) ......................................................................................................59 D. DANCE UK .............................................................................................................................................................59 E. EQUITY CHARITABLE TRUST (FORMERLY EQUITY TRUST FUND) ...........................................................................59 F. THE EVELYN NORRIS TRUST ...................................................................................................................................60 G. EDUCATIONAL RECORDING AGENCY (ERA) .........................................................................................................60 H. FEU (FEDERATION OF ENTERTAINMENT UNIONS) ...............................................................................................61 I. THE INTERNATIONAL PERFORMERS AID TRUST (IPAT) ...........................................................................................61 J. LIBERTY ..................................................................................................................................................................62 K. PERFORMERS ALLIANCE .......................................................................................................................................62 L. PPL ........................................................................................................................................................................ 63 M. SECTOR SKILLS COUNCIL ......................................................................................................................................63 N. TRADES UNION CONGRESS ..................................................................................................................................64 O. BAPAM .................................................................................................................................................................69 P. CDET ...................................................................................................................................................................... 69 Q. DRAMA UK ..........................................................................................................................................................69 R. JUSTICE FOR COLOMBIA ....................................................................................................................................69 S. GHANA TWINING ................................................................................................................................................69 CHAPTER 8: COUNCIL A. MEETINGS ............................................................................................................................................................71 CHAPTER 9: APPEALS AND STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEES THE APPEALS AND STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEES ..............................................................................................72 CHAPTER 10: NATIONAL, AREA, INDUSTRIAL & SPECIALIST COMMITTEES A. NATIONAL COMMITTEES ......................................................................................................................................73 1. Northern Ireland ..............................................................................................................................................73 2. Scotland ...........................................................................................................................................................75 3. Wales ...............................................................................................................................................................77 B. REGIONAL COMMITTEES ......................................................................................................................................82 1. Midlands Area .................................................................................................................................................82 2. Northern .........................................................................................................................................................83 3. South East ........................................................................................................................................................88
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