Delighted to share this brilliant opportunity from our friends at @rtyds.bsky.social to support three working class mid-career directors to develop their practice in a mid-scale theatre for 18-months. Applications close on Thursday 18 September at 10am. www.rtyds.co.uk/associate-ar...

Our residencies are back! We've partnered with Bristol Old Vic, Leeds Playhouse & @liveveryplay.bsky.social for our Fair Play Associate Artistic Director Residency - paid opportunities for 3 mid-career working class directors. Deadline: 18 Sep, 10am Online Q&A: 1 Sep, 4pm More info: bit.ly/45a8P0V

Our next three Actions for Change for Fair Play are: Sustainability, Time & Financial Accessibility. If the sector adopted all six of these actions, we believe it could be transformational for artists & companies from working class & low socio-economic backgrounds in sustaining their careers.

As part of Fair Play, we've developed six Actions for Change. We believe that these actions implemented across the sector could make real change for artists, companies & creative workers from working class & low socio-economic backgrounds. The first three actions are: Ownership, Evidence & Equity.

Cat Shoobridge, our Co-Creative Lead for Fair Play, is in @artsprofessional.co.uk talking about Surviving on a Shoestring - our bespoke finance equity programme: www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/theatre-initiative-aims-to-support-freelancers-using-the-benefits-system

Introducing the Fair Play Associate Artistic Director Residency, where three building-based theatres (outside of London) can partner with us to each host an experienced working class director. Deadline for theatres to apply: Thu 10 Jul, 12noon More info: www.rtyds.co.uk/associate-artistic-director

Former Young Vic leader Kwame Kwei-Armah and 2:22 A Ghost Story director Matthew Dunster have backed a slate of new initiatives tackling "class-based exclusion" within British theatre 👇

We're very delighted to announce our five Fair Play Advocates, who are: actor, playwright & director Kwame Kwei-Armah OBE; actor & writer Julie Hesmondhalgh; actor & director Matthew Dunster; and theatre directors Nancy Medina & Matthew Xia! Read more on our website: bit.ly/4lqihns

We recently met Cat & Sue from @rtyds.bsky.social #RTYDS, at #BurnleyEmpire & learned all about their #FairPlay programme to address the barriers experienced by working class artists, and how they help them to sustain a career within the #theatre industry by tackling socio-economic inequality 👏

✨We’ve had a glow up✨ Introducing our new logo for Fair Play, our nationwide programme of work that addresses the barriers experienced by artists who are working class or from low socio-economic backgrounds. Find out more: www.rtyds.co.uk/fair-play

Hi 👋 We are RTYDS & we're running Fair Play, a nationwide initiative addressing socio-economic inequity in theatre. Our vision is an industry where working class leaders can thrive & where our theatre sector is robust, socially just, & able to recognise, develop & nurture working class talent.