Ruva Ngwenya and the Ikettes from ‘Tina: The Tina Turner Musical’. Image: Daniel Boud.
Rising costs of living and economic uncertainty are causing younger Australian arts-goers and audiences to spend less on tickets and be more cautious about what they see, according to a new report released by the Australia Council, which surveyed 1318 recent attendees of cultural events.
Financial reasons are the top barrier to attendance, affecting four in 10 audience members, especially the under-55s, according the audience research.
Rochelle Siemienowicz is Screen Content Lead at Screenhub. She is a writer, film critic and cultural commentator with a PhD in Australian cinema and was the co-host of Australia's longest-running film podcast 'Hell is for Hyphenates'. Rochelle has written a memoir, Fallen, published by Affirm Press. Her second book, Double Happiness, a novel, is out with Midnight Sun on October 1, 2024. Instagram: @Rochelle_Rochelle Twitter: @Milan2Pinsk
