4.5% increase for playwrights

After lengthy negotiations, last week WGGB negotiators agreed an uplift in minimum fees for playwrights contracted under UKT/WGGB/SSP subsidised theatre agreement.  This means that the fee for a play commissioned in a large theatre (MRSL level 1) is now a minimum of £9,869.35. The uplift took effect on 1st May 2019.

WGGB general secretary Ellie Peers (right) said: “Our national agreements in theatre mean that playwrights working for UKT theatres – as well as those working under our ITC and TNC agreements – benefit from regular uplifts in minimum fees.

“The creative industry is worth over £100 billion a year to the UK economy and it is only right that playwrights receive credit and proper remuneration for their contribution.”