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Equity backs campaign to reinstate classes at Seven Dials Playhouse

Backed by union Equity, the new campaign strives to reinstate regular and accessible classes at the rebranded Actors Centre in London.
The actors centre before and after its rebrand to Seven Dials Playhouse
The actors centre before and after its rebrand to Seven Dials Playhouse

In February, the Actors Centre was relaunched as the Seven Dials Playhouse, offering a year-round theatre programme with workshops, classes and seminars in response to the themes of each play, created in tandem with each visiting company. 

In response to the rebrand, a campaign called Actor at the Centre was launched, led by former members and tutors of the Actors Centre who have criticised the organisation for a ‘lack of transparency’ over the changes. 

The group, which is backed by stars such as Sheila Hancock and Mark Rylance, argues that there was a lack of consultation over the decision to change the charity’s business model to a receiving venue, and say the decision to abolish regular classes marks the ‘loss of a vital resource for actors’. 

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