With the upcoming anniversary of the #Me Too revelations there will be a certain amount of reflection and some soul searching on what has come to pass so far and what action still need to be taken to address the issues that so many in the industry have or are facing.
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Michaela Coel – MacTaggart Lecture
I posted about this year’s MacTaggart lecture on Twitter on the day of the lecture, Michaela Coel is one of only a handful of women invited to deliver this lecture. A few weeks on and having watched this several times, I wanted to say more. Michaela Coel’s lecture takes us from her early childhood, Saturday…
#YesOrNo: did you get the job?
So imagine you go for an interview – lets say CEO of a major corporation called The X Company. You spend days preparing, researching the company and it’s
Lyn Gardner – Where next for theatre criticism?
There has been wide spread criticism from those in the theatre world over the last couple of weeks at The Guardian’s decision to terminate the contract of the critic Lyn Gardner. Gardner has been with The Guardian for 23 years but her contract will expire on 1st June 2018. Gardner’s contract had included 130 reviews…
Equity’s new president
Equity has a new president, and for the second time in the union’s 88 year history, a female president – the actress Maureen Beattie. Beattie, a current vice president who has been an Equity Councillor for 4 years, was elected unopposed after nominations for president and the union’s ruling council closed. The current president Malcolm…
Emma Rice – moving on
Today is Emma Rice’s last day as Artistic Director of The Globe Theatre. Much has already been said about Rice’s time and in particular her use of light and sound, in the debate that has at times become somewhat acrimonious. On this occasion I am going to try not to add any fuel to that…
Women behind the camera, Oscars and a minute step forward.
Generally speaking I am not a big follower of the “Awards season” which finished with the Oscars on the 4th March. However this year’s season and in the Oscars in particular threw up a couple of nominations of note. Greta Gerwig, director of Ladybird, became the 5th female director to be nominated for the Best…
David Lan – Last days at the Young Vic
This week saw the departure of the Artistic Director of the Young Vic, David Lan after 18 years leading the venue. Lan’s time as Artistic Director has been extraordinary in both what he has achieved in both productions and artistic support at the venue, whilst overseeing a complete regeneration of the physical building itself. The…
One Week In – A Spot of Creativity
A quick spot of creativity to get the New Year going. 64 Million Artists is a national project to unlock everyone’s potential through creativity. Each January it launches the January Challenge with daily emails with a creative challenge. It is not about being a brilliant artist, it is about having a go, challenge yourself and share…
Creatively Speaking – a blog
Welcome to Creatively Speaking, a blog about life as a working performer and creative practice in UK today. I intend Creatively Speaking to look at what it is to be a working artist, in my case performer, voice artist and workshop facilitator; what are the issue we live with and the success we have: I…