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The UK's Creative Industries Independent Standards Authority - or CIISA - has formally launched a new online reporting service via which anyone working in the film, TV, music and theatre sectors can report issues and concerns relating to harassment, discrimination and other harmful practices within those industries.

In my recent perusing of the Lambeth Fringe programme I came across an intriguing show that really made me want to find out more about it. Presented by Aether Scriptorium, 'Am I Back' is by Alan Ho, who multitasks as director and performer alongside his role as writer. The show explores the themes of blindness - physiological and metaphysical - misunderstanding and pursuit of the truth, and is about what happens to a man when he regains his sight.

The arts charity that currently runs the Summerhall complex in Edinburgh has expressed concerns about redevelopment plans that were recently published by the property company that has agreed to acquire the site. That company, AMA Homes, plans to keep some parts of the Summerhall complex operating as an arts centre while converting other parts for use by retail and hospitality businesses, and for apartments, a hotel and student accommodation.

FESTIVAL STUFF Sounding The Archive: The Emily Penrose Diaries | Conway Hall | 17-18 Oct We're hardly ever lost for festival stuff, are we? And we're also into spooky season, which will then lead into festive, jangly, glittery Christmas stuff. What a happy thought. And with that happy thought, let's happily make our way again to the lovely Bloomsbury Festival and an event at Conway Hall that I am intrigued by: a performance focused on the diaries of academic historian Emily Penrose. More here.

The property company that plans to redevelop the Summerhall site in Edinburgh has confirmed it wants to "retain the site's cultural role" while "bringing new activity and investment to the wider complex". It also hopes that Summerhall Arts will continue to be involved in running the cultural side.

Arts Council England publishes new handbook and pledge for freelancers Arts Council England has launched a new Freelancers' Handbook to offer practical support to the significant number of people in the creative industries who work on a freelance basis. There is also a new Freelancers' Fair Work Pledge, which it is encouraging creative organisations to embrace.

FESTIVAL STUFF The Notion Of Recompense | Old Red Lion Theatre | 13-15 Oct And now - for it is October and we are entering spooky season - a pick from Grimfest, which takes place at the Old Red Lion, Barons Court, Drayton Arms and Bread & Roses Theatres. You can find links to all the venues and therefore the shows here, but you could definitely also take a look here to find our more about 'The Notion Of Recompense', which looks at generational trauma through a folk horror lens.

As you may be aware, Lambeth Fringe is currently up and running, and there's a huge amount of brilliant creative stuff to take in. One of the shows that we're excited about is 'Saving Myself', a one woman show, written by Tim Stubbs Hughes, directed by Julia Stubbs and starring Jessamy James. It's a play that's already graced the Brighton and Camden Fringes, and with any luck, it will be appearing at another big festival before too long.

Equity says it is close to securing AI protections for film and TV actors, including around consent, remuneration and transparency, revealing that talks with PACT, which represents film and TV producers, are now "at an advanced stage".

The UK's Creative Industries Minister, Ian Murray, told delegates at the Labour Party Conference this week that the UK government hopes to implement its promised ticket touting ban "quicker than we initially intended". The minister's comments followed reports in The Guardian last weekend that the Department For Digital, Culture, Media & Sport has now assembled "a sizeable bill team" to draft legislation that will introduce the ban and to then steer that legislation through Parliament.