The first survey (from 2020) was the largest survey of its kind and directly influenced the announcement of the CRF as well as the production of the Routes To Recovery report. Freelancers Make Theatre Work hope The Big Freelancer Survey will become an annual survey which aims to provide a detailed report of the past 12 months.

The second Big Freelancer Survey is entitled ‘Open to all, but not open all hours – Hopes and fears of the future of the UK’s entertainment industries.’ It asked about background, financial situation, work in the entertainment industry over the past 18 months and freelancer’s hopes and fears for the future of the industry. All answers are anonymous.

You can read the full report now here or you can read the Executive Summary below which is also available to download here.

Both the full report and exec summary are screen readable and an audio version will be available shortly.