Currently, skilled workers from outside the EU need to have a job offer with a salary of at least £30,000 to work in the UK. EU citizens are not bound by such restrictions and do not need a permit to work in the UK due to freedom of movement. – The Stage
Tag: 01.29.20
What The Font You Use Says About You
“The font you use is a form of non-verbal communication. If you meet in person, tone of voice, clothes and body language carry a huge amount of information. If you write someone a letter you have all these tools available in your handwriting. But as soon as you sit down at a computer, especially if you’re working in a program that defaults to Times New Roman, we suddenly become identical and we don’t like that.” – The Guardian
Harriet Frank Jr., Half Of One Of Hollywood’s Great Screenwriting Teams, Dead At 96
She and her late husband, Irving Ravetch, wrote 17 feature films together, among them The Long, Hot Summer, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, The Sound and the Fury, Conrack, and two for which they earned Oscar nominations, Hud and Norma Rae. – The Hollywood Reporter
Bothered And Bewildered Performing Arts Groups Struggle With California’s New Gig-Economy Law
“Assembly Bill 5 is intended to reduce worker misclassification, making it harder for companies to treat workers as independent contractors. … But the law’s ambiguous language — specifically the use of the phrase ‘fine artist’ without actually defining the term — already had led one opera company to postpone a production, prompted other small arts organizations to consider cutting programs and sent others scrambling to raise more money to comply with the law.” – Los Angeles Times
SAG-AFTRA Releases Standardized Guidelines For Employing Intimacy Coordinators
The union for film, television, and radio performers spent six months preparing the document, which gives thorough standards for actors’ contracts, communication between actors and directors/producers, modesty garments, rehearsals and shoots, and so on. – Variety
Citing Multiple Threats, Publisher Cancels ‘American Dirt’ Book Tour
“Jeanine Cummins spent five years of her life writing this book with the intent to shine a spotlight on tragedies facing immigrants,” said the president of Flatiron Books. “We are saddened that a work of fiction that was well-intentioned has led to such vitriolic rancor. Unfortunately, our concerns about safety have led us to the difficult decision to cancel the book tour.” – The Guardian
‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ Will Be First Broadway Show To Play Madison Square Garden
The move to the arena, for one night only (Feb. 26), is meant to give a more diverse audience a chance to see the show; 18,000 tickets will be given for free to New York City public school students. – Variety
Due To Injury, Bryn Terfel Withdraws From Met Opera’s New ‘Flying Dutchman’
The 54-year-old bass-baritone fractured his ankle this week while in Bilbao to perform in a different production of Dutchman; he has returned home to Wales for surgery. The March 2 opening would have been his first Met appearance in eight years. – The New York Times
It’s Official: MoviePass Files Bankruptcy To Go Out Of Business
Unlike Chapter 11, where companies can be reorganized and survive, this gang is dissolving, shutting its doors and everyone has resigned. Four months after the MoviePass service closed down it’s clear it’s not coming back. – Deadline
BBC To Cut 450 Jobs From Its New Operation And Reduce Number Of Stories It Reports
“Never in my career have I felt this organisation is quite under the threat that it currently is. There are many that believe that how we are funded is no longer appropriate when consumers seem to prefer to pay just for what they use.” – The Guardian