ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Outside cover 2018.indd 1 30/04/2019 15:41:16 Outside cover 2018.indd 2 30/04/2019 15:41:16 EQUITY ANNUAL REPORT 2018 THE EIGHTY EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT Adopted by the Council at its meeting held on 29 April, 2019 for submission to the Annual Representative Conference 18-20 May, 2019 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 2018 cover_contents.indd 5 30/04/2019 15:30:42 Annual report 2018 cover_contents.indd 6 30/04/2019 15:30:42 CHAPTERCONTENTS 1: GENERAL A. ANNUAL REPRESENTATIVE CONFERENCE ...............................................................................................................7 B. ELECTIONS & REFERENDUMS ..................................................................................................................................7 C. LOBBYING ACTIVITY ..................................................................................................................................................7 D. MARKETING AND COMMUNICATION .......................................................................................................................9 E. RECRUITMENT & RETENTION ................................................................................................................................11 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 ...................................................................................................................................39 E. ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY ...........................................................................................................................41 F. INDEPENDENT THEATRE ........................................................................................................................................41 G. OPERA .....................................................................................................................................................................43 H. SINGERS .................................................................................................................................................................47 I. BALLET AND DANCE .................................................................................................................................................48 J. VARIETY, CIRCUS & ENTERTAINERS ........................................................................................................................50 CHAPTER 4: RECORDED MEDIA A. CINEMA FILMS ........................................................................................................................................................59 B. TELEVISION .............................................................................................................................................................61 C. TV AND NEW MEDIA COMMERCIALS ......................................................................................................................63 D. CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT....................................................................................................................................64 E. AUDIO, RADIO & RECORDING .................................................................................................................................65 F. EQUITY DISTRIBUTION SERVICES ...........................................................................................................................66 CHAPTER 5: INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGES A. BRITISH/AMERICAN EQUITY EXCHANGES ..............................................................................................................67 CHAPTER 6: INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ACTORS EUROFIA ......................................................................................................................................................................68 CHAPTER 7: RELATIONSHIP WITH OUTSIDE BODIES A. AMNESTY .................................................................................................................................................................70 B. BRITISH EQUITY COLLECTING SOCIETY (BECS) .....................................................................................................70 C. ONE DANCE UK .......................................................................................................................................................71 D. EQUITY CHARITABLE TRUST (FORMERLY EQUITY TRUST FUND) ..........................................................................71 E. THE EVELYN NORRIS TRUST ...................................................................................................................................71 F. EDUCATIONAL RECORDING AGENCY (ERA) ...........................................................................................................72 G. FEU (FEDERATION OF ENTERTAINMENT UNIONS) ................................................................................................72 H. THE INTERNATIONAL PERFORMERS AID TRUST (IPAT) ........................................................................................72 I. LIBERTY ....................................................................................................................................................................72 J. PERFORMERS ALLIANCE .........................................................................................................................................72 K. PPL ..........................................................................................................................................................................72 L. SECTOR SKILLS COUNCIL .......................................................................................................................................73 M. TRADES UNION CONGRESS ...................................................................................................................................73 N. BAPAM ....................................................................................................................................................................74 O. CDMT ......................................................................................................................................................................75 P. JUSTICE FOR COLOMBIA .........................................................................................................................................75 CHAPTER 8: COUNCIL A. MEETINGS ...............................................................................................................................................................76 CHAPTER 9: APPEALS AND STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEES THE APPEALS AND STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEES ..............................................................................................77 Annual report 2018 cover_contents.indd 7 30/04/2019 15:30:42 CHAPTER 10: NATIONAL, INDUSTRIAL & SPECIALIST COMMITTEES & REGIONS A. NATIONAL COMMITTEES ........................................................................................................................................78 1. Northern Ireland .....................................................................................................................................................78 2. Scotland ..................................................................................................................................................................83 3. Wales .......................................................................................................................................................................86 B. REGIONS .................................................................................................................................................................92 1. Midlands .................................................................................................................................................................92 2. Northern .................................................................................................................................................................96 3. South East .............................................................................................................................................................100 4. South West ............................................................................................................................................................102 C. INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEES