ANNUAL REPORT 2017 Outside cover 2017.indd 1 01/05/2018 13:02:14 Outside cover 2017.indd 2 01/05/2018 13:02:14 EQUITY ANNUAL REPORT 2017 THE EIGHTY SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT Adopted by the Council at its meeting held on 30 April, 2018 for submission to the Annual Representative Conference 20-21 May, 2018 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 2017 cover_contents FINAL.indd 5 01/05/2018 12:56:18 Annual report 2017 cover_contents FINAL.indd 6 01/05/2018 12:56:18 CHAPTERCONTENTS 1: GENERAL A. ANNUAL REPRESENTATIVE CONFERENCE ...............................................................................................................7 B. ELECTIONS & REFERENDUMS ..................................................................................................................................7 C. LOBBYING ACTIVITY ..................................................................................................................................................7 D. MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION .......................................................................................................................8 E. RECRUITMENT & RETENTION ..................................................................................................................................9 F. CLARENCE DERWENT AWARDS ..............................................................................................................................11 CHAPTER 2: INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANISING A. GENERAL .................................................................................................................................................................12 CHAPTER 3: LIVE PERFORMANCE A. GENERAL .................................................................................................................................................................14 B. LONDON THEATRE .................................................................................................................................................15 C. COMMERCIAL AND SUBSIDISED THEATRE ............................................................................................................17 D. ROYAL NATIONAL THEATRE ...................................................................................................................................22 E. ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY ...........................................................................................................................24 F. INDEPENDENT THEATRE ........................................................................................................................................25 G. OPERA .....................................................................................................................................................................26 H. SINGERS .................................................................................................................................................................32 I. BALLET AND DANCE .................................................................................................................................................32 J. VARIETY, CIRCUS & ENTERTAINERS ........................................................................................................................35 CHAPTER 4: RECORDED MEDIA A. CINEMA FILMS ........................................................................................................................................................43 B. TELEVISION .............................................................................................................................................................46 C. TV AND NEW MEDIA COMMERCIALS ......................................................................................................................49 D. CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT....................................................................................................................................50 E. AUDIO, RADIO & RECORDING .................................................................................................................................50 F. JOINT INDUSTRY STUNT COMMITTEE ....................................................................................................................52 CHAPTER 5: INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES A. BRITISH/AMERICAN EQUITY EXCHANGES ..............................................................................................................54 CHAPTER 6: INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ACTORS EUROFIA ......................................................................................................................................................................55 CHAPTER 7: RELATIONSHIP WITH OUTSIDE BODIES A. AMNESTY .................................................................................................................................................................57 B. BRITISH EQUITY COLLECTING SOCIETY (BECS) .....................................................................................................57 C. ONE DANCE UK .......................................................................................................................................................58 D. EQUITY CHARITABLE TRUST (FORMERLY EQUITY TRUST FUND) ..........................................................................58 E. THE EVELYN NORRIS TRUST ...................................................................................................................................58 F. EDUCATIONAL RECORDING AGENCY (ERA) ...........................................................................................................58 G. FEU (FEDERATION OF ENTERTAINMENT UNIONS) ................................................................................................59 H. THE INTERNATIONAL PERFORMERS AID TRUST (IPAT) ........................................................................................59 I. LIBERTY ....................................................................................................................................................................60 J. PERFORMERS ALLIANCE .........................................................................................................................................60 K. PPL ..........................................................................................................................................................................61 L. SECTOR SKILLS COUNCIL .......................................................................................................................................61 M. TRADES UNION CONGRESS ...................................................................................................................................61 N. BAPAM ....................................................................................................................................................................63 O. CDET .......................................................................................................................................................................63 P. DRAMA UK ...............................................................................................................................................................63 Q. JUSTICE FOR COLOMBIA ........................................................................................................................................63 CHAPTER 8: COUNCIL A. MEETINGS ...............................................................................................................................................................64 CHAPTER 9: APPEALS AND STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEES THE APPEALS AND STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEES ..............................................................................................65 Annual report 2017 cover_contents FINAL.indd 7 01/05/2018 12:56:18 CHAPTER 10: NATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL & SPECIALIST COMMITTEES & REGIONS A. NATIONAL COMMITTEES ........................................................................................................................................66 1. Northern Ireland .....................................................................................................................................................66 2. Scotland ..................................................................................................................................................................68 3. Wales .......................................................................................................................................................................71 B. REGIONS .................................................................................................................................................................78 1. Midlands .................................................................................................................................................................78 2. Northern .................................................................................................................................................................82 3. South East ...............................................................................................................................................................88 4. South