Women playwrights lose the limelight. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

And the Hugo Berge fund, 400+ applicants for grants of £5K– 5 will be successful. Unsustainable odds, and the over-subscription is more evidence of the crisis. There is almost no trickle down, with the important exception of supporting work from other cultures.

“Individual artists don’t wear ‘closed’ signs”. I think that @alecfinlay.bsky.social is starting a really important conversation in the below about the current lack of freelance work. Opportunity is scarcer than ever, and every freelancer I’ve spoken to is feeling the pressure of “what next?”.

A grandma celebrating the birthday of her #dog. The dog didn’t even look at the food, the eyes were all on grandma... 🥺 #dogday

I’m a bit late in posting this (life!) but my 6th episode of River City, opening the new season, is now available on BBC iPlayer. Writing for River City was a dream of mine, and I feel so grateful to have had the opportunity to be part of such a brilliant team these past few years ❤️

🚨🚨🚨 Greta Thunberg Posted 3 minutes ago 'The Swedish government must protect their citizen! Greta Thunberg has been kidnapped by the Israeli military.' www.instagram.com/reel/DKqP-2Q... #GazaFreedomFlotilla #AllEyesonDeck #GazaGenocide #FreePalestine

BREAKING: Israeli Forces Board Gaza Aid Flotilla and Detain 12 Crew Members Zeteo contributor Greta Thunberg was on board the ship.

Elena Witham MSP speaking in today's debate in Scottish Parliament about BBC Scotland’s decision to end River City. Our campaign to save the show received cross-party support & our petition has almost 12,000 signatures. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/tell-bbc-scotland-to-save-river-city

The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK’s main subsidised theatres has fallen by nearly a third over the past decade according to research by the BBC 👇

Today is the anniversary of my dad Donnie being lost at sea. I was only five so it was a long time ago, but it’s still always a difficult one. Another year gone, but never forgotten. Here’s to you, dad 🥃

Meet the casts for this week's First Look readings! 🎉 This lovely lot will be bringing Morna Young and Jess Brodie's new plays to life for the very first time. Don't miss this unique opportunity to witness the early stages of these scripts in development. 📅 Tue 8 & Thu 10 Apr, 7PM

Hear a bit more about Rose Tinted by Morna Young ahead of its First Look reading next Tuesday! 🌹 A story of trauma, an imaginary friend, and the colour pink, Rose Tinted explores the choice between fantasy and reality. 📅 Tue 8 Apr, 7PM

There is a really easy to use template here for emailing MSPs about River City ❤️ equity.eaction.org.uk/SaveRiverCit...

NEW: A campaign to save the BBC Scotland show River City has been backed by multiple MSPs from across political parties, including Culture Secretary Angus Robertson.

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Ahead of the First Look reading of Morna Young's new play Rose Tinted in April, why not catch up on the journey of the play coming together! Here she tells us about her creative process and what's gone in to the development of the script... 📰 www.traverse.co.uk/news/check-i...

What am I reading? This is mental.

📢 JUST ANNOUNCED 📢 This April we're bringing you new work-in-progress plays as part of our new First Look readings. Be among the first to witness the early stages of scripts in development! 🌷 Rose Tinted by Morna Young, Tue 8 Apr @ 7PM 🌀 Gush by Jess Brodie, Thu 10 Apr @ 7PM

A lot will be made, and rightly, of the consequences of this for the industry here in terms of the future - but at the risk of stating the obvious, River City is also a vital employer of a vast and varied and experienced workforce right here and now. www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/riv...

Following the devastating news about the cancellation of River City, please sign this petition set up by our sister union @equityuk.bsky.social which has reached 6,000 signatures in just 24 hours Please also say when you sign why River City is so important to the writing community in Scotland

We are calling on BBC Scotland to save Scotland’s only domestic TV soap and rethink plans to cut the hugely popular Glasgow-based show, River City.

Spoke to Jack Thorne about Adolescence and the "devastating" drama funding crisis. If not solved, he says shows like Adolescence could simply disappear. Thorne calls on government to introduce a streamer levy and enhanced tax breaks to avert disaster. deadline.com/2025/03/adol...

The loss of Holby City and Doctors was bad enough, but proposing to cancel River City is a step too far, and must be fought, tooth and nail. It is a distinctive Scottish product which must be protected. Once gone, there will be nothing else like it in Scotland. The BBC belongs to ALL of us! 3/

BBC have cancelled Holby, Doctors and now River City, while reducing eps on the likes of Casualty. All these shows, whatever you think of them, are UK centric shows aimed at UK audiences,employing Uk cast / crew. The British Broadcating Corporation is paid for by a UK licence fee (enforced in law)

🚨 URGENT: Tell BBC Scotland to Save River City 🚨 Sign and share our petition now, save one of Scotland's best loved TV shows and protect vital jobs and creative opportunities 👇 www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/te...

There'll be a lot of 'great place for new writer's to cut their teeth' chat around this, which is true, but River City employs a lot of incredibly talented, incredibly experienced writers - what continuing drama represents is a place for writers to make a living.

River City becomes next British long running show to be cancelled in recent years… This is a terrible news not only for employees and their families but also an end to a fantastic talent pipeline. #britishtv #tvshow #bbc #scotland www.televisual.com/news/bbc-axe...

Heart breaking to hear about the BBC axing another continuing drama. River City always punched above its budgetary weight and had some great writers. I hope that BBC Scotland will look to them for their new dramas and not squander experience and talent as the BBC has done too many times before.

Devastating news for the writing community, a huge blow to our members who write for River City, to loyal audiences, and another serious erosion of continuing drama Read our statement in full on the cancellation of BBC River City from 2026 writersguild.org.uk/river-city/

Gutting news for the Scottish screen sector 💔 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I’m quoted on the front page of the Observer today. They are looking back at the effects of the pandemic five years on. I say that it is primarily a story of inequalities. The poorest, disabled, young people have suffered the fallout, but this is easy to overlook www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

International Women’s Day — leaving off the “happy” because it’s a fight. Leaving off “happy” because Google and Apple removed it from their calendars — to ALL women, LGBTQIIA+ women, transwomen, disabled women, women of color, mothers, daughters, sisters, and those who have to go it alone.

✨ ANNOUNCED: Women in Music and Culture List 2025! ✨ Celebrating 13 remarkable women shaping Scotland's cultural scene. From music to theatre, these talents enrich our creative landscape. Read their stories: handsup.link/musicandcult... #HandsUpForTrad #IWD2025

Honoured to be on this list and in such brilliant company ❤️

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

The Scottish have won the AI Wars.

This is the game right here. This is reason for why everything is the way it is. Or as Percy Bysshe Shelley wrote way back in 1821: "The rich have become richer, and the poor have become poorer; and the vessel of the State is driven between the Scylla and Charybdis of anarchy and despotism."

I’m never the most articulate but it was lovely to talk to brilliant Jamie @justgetarealjob.bsky.social

This is not law. It couldn’t withstand legal scrutiny. Don’t comply in advance university presidents. General counsel, don’t panic. Do law, not vibes.

I’m a bit delayed writing this but…. I feel like we’re seeing a lot of white male heavy programming right now, which I’m finding pretty sad given the anti-EDI onslaught in the US. Have I missed any theatre leadership speaking out about the importance and value of EDI lately?

Obligingly following the US into disastrous wars on often innocent populations was always morally craven and deluded, the "special relationship" only ever existed in British minds. Nevertheless stark to see the British war dead of these campaigns openly pissed on in this manner by this total chud

It’s insane to think that the Trump administration was more welcoming this week to the Tate brothers than to the President of Ukraine.

Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

One of my life small pleasures is advance ordering books and being surprised when they arrived. Present me is always grateful to past me for doing that.

@aberdeenartscentre.bsky.social has appointed Eve Nicol as its new programming and creative director. A Glasgow-born theatre director and playwright, Eve brings a passion for grassroots creativity and community connection. ⭕ Read more on POST

The word you’re looking for is “stolen”, not ‘given away’

Creatives! It's the last day to appeal the upcoming AI legislation. The website is here: ipoconsultations.citizenspace.com/ipo/consulta... and the key bit is the section below. TICK OPTION 1. Strengthen copyright! Option 3 - which the government prefer - is no good for us.

Today is the last chance to have your say in the government's consultation on copyright and AI: a decision that could reshape the rights of UK songwriters, composers and creative professionals. Submit your response now. 🔗 Our guide with suggested responses👇 ivorsacademy.com/wp-content/u...

@societyofauthors.bsky.social @writersguildgb.bsky.social @nujofficial.bsky.social and the other creative unions will defend their members' rights. Add your voice to theirs. Fill in the consultation and demand creators are paid if AI firms use their work for any purpose. www.gov.uk/government/c...