Nick Williams: Last News

The boss of Perth Theatre and Perth Concert Hall has revealed most of their audiences travel by car.

The show did go on for Perth Theatre’s production of Jack and the Beanstalk after two days of panto performances were cancelled due to a COVID outbreak among the cast.

Perth and Kinross would move out of level zero restrictions.Full crowds will return to Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre after the announcement.There was relief at Horsecross, the charity and creative organisation behind the theatre and concert hall.And chief executive Nick Williams revealed it was now full steam ahead for the latter part of the year.He told the Perthshire Advertiser: “Following the first minister’s announcement about the easing of most COVID-19 restrictions, we’re pressing ahead with our plans to reopen with a full autumn programme in Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre, including the return of our much-loved Christmas panto.“The people of Perth have been without live performance for too long and we can’t wait to get

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Perth Theatre is set to welcome customers once more in September. The news was revealed during an update from the Horsecross chief executive Nick Williams to the Perth and Kinross Council's scrutiny committee on Wednesday, May 12 The reasoning behind the decision was questioned by Perth City Centre councillor Andrew Parrot.

Perth has called the Scottish Government’s current physical distancing rules “a disaster” and is calling for urgent focus on the pathway for reopening indoor arts venues. Nick Williams, chief executive of HX, the Perth charitable trust behind Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre, strongly attacked the lack of a road map towards reopening venues.

Perthshire musician Ian McLaren to write a song - ‘Keep Going Together’ - which will be released today, Friday, March 19.Chief executive of Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre Nick Williams, said: “We started our daily Keep Going Together blog the day our venues were forced to close due to the COVID-19 crisis.“Since then, every day without fail, the team has posted moments of culture and community for our audiences and friends to discover while they can’t enjoy live performances in our buildings.“Three-hundred-and-sixty-five days without live shows in Perth Concert Hall or Perth Theatre is not a milestone that we ever wished to reach, but we felt it important to mark the moment to highlight the fact that we are still here, there is light

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Perth and Kinross arts scene.The body behind Perth Theatre and Perth Concert Hall has been hit hard by the pandemic and will shed 12 full-time, 24 part-time and 69 zero-hours positions.The process was concluded on Wednesday (October 7) following months of negotiations with staff members.Perth and Kinross Council convener calls for clarity in wake of exams cancellationThe Perth-based arts group had originally mooted that 120 jobs faced the axe but following a £750,000 grant from Creative Scotland 15 of those roles were saved.Nick Williams, chief executive of the organisation, said: “We concluded the process (on Wednesday) and can now release the total number of redundancies across Horsecross Arts and Horsecross Trading.“It is worth

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The man at the helm of Perth Concert Hall has announced they hope to pilot some live audience events in autumn.But Horsecross Arts chief executive Nick Williams this week told councillors uncertainty due to COVID left him and his team with real difficulty in trying to plan anything.Mr Williams was providing an update to Perth and Kinross Council’s scrutiny committee on Wednesday.The Horsecross chief executive, responsible for Perth Theatre and Perth Concert Hall, said he and his colleagues were “very sceptical” they would be able to open venues any time soon.He said this left them with the “difficulty in planning for anything at the moment.”But that has

Dumped butane cylinder could have killed refuse staff Horsecross had previously said it was having to cut 120 roles out of a workforce of 168 due to the global pandemic.The body, which runs Perth Theatre and Perth Concert Hall, has since faced criticism from some workers for its handling of the situation.But the latest news will bring some respite to the crisis-hit organisation, which also saw a mass resignation from its board at the end of last year after an external audit on the raised “serious concerns” its governance and management. Pill the size of a Jelly Baby a new weapon in the fight against bowel cancer Horsecross Arts chief executive Nick Williams said: “Since the COVID-19 crisis hit, we’ve been following up every potential

Pitlochry Theatre and Horsecross Arts have welcomed the prospect of receiving part of a fund worth £10 million, set to offer oxygen to the region’s struggling arts organisations closed by the coronavirus.Arts venues have been appealing for months that they need funding to survive, with little prospect of shows or concerts being held in the coming months.Perthshire school 'didn’t close for financial gain’On July3, Scottish culture secretary Fiona Hyslop announced the Performing Arts Venues Relief Fund, a ring-fenced £10 million pot to help venues which cannot yet reopen.And on July 5, the UK Government announced a £1.75 billion funding package, with almost £100m of that going to Scotland.Nick Williams, chief executive of Horsecross Arts, the

Perth’s major arts venues, Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre have closed to the public. The decision by Horsecross arts in response to coronavirus was announced at 4.40pm on Tuesday, March 17.