Donations are doubled! Every donation to Make Space for Girls goes twice as far until midday on 15 October thanks to the @biggive.bsky.social We campaign for parks to be designed with teenage girls in mind - which they currently aren’t! Donate now: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... #WGMF

Tonight marks the final performance of #SmallActsofLove Thanks to everyone who brought this story to the stage, and everyone who came out to celebrate the return of the Citz And thank you to those who shared their stories and pain – this work stands as a tribute to your strength and compassion💙

Dress the part: London exhibition celebrates 60 years of film and TV period costumes

In London, hate will never win.

Designed specifically with freelancers in mind, the Creative Freelancer’s Climate Almanac is a companion for artists, independent creatives, community practitioners and producers, created by Julie’s Bicycle. juliesbicycle.com/resource/cre... #ArtsAndClimate #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

“It’s a secret garden”: National Theatre turns roof into a riot of colour with dye plants

This should be headline news - the implications are horrifying …

Fantastic to see Citizens Theatre in Glasgow reopened 🎉 It is a major project in which Theatres Trust has been closely involved over the past decade, including an Advisory review, planning application support and two small but significant grants www.theatrestrust.org.uk/latest/news/...

Written by playwright Frances Poet, with music by Ricky Ross and directed by Dominic Hill, Small Acts of Love is produced by the Citizens Theatre in association with the National Theatre of Scotland BOOK NOW www.nationaltheatrescotland.com/events/small...

‘Restoring humanity’: Paris exhibition showcases 5,000 years of history in Gaza

I’m not giving up anytime yet , most freelance artists can’t afford to !

We’re launching our sustainable materials guide this Wed on Zoom. Created by designers and makers, it shares knowledge about materials from a practical perspective and is the result of some fantastic work from project lead Hamish Muir and the rest of the team. Do join if you can.

The UK Government announcement of the #VJDay80 commemorations outlines the activity IWM is planning www.gov.uk/government/n...

Sad day! final ever trip to @4dmodelshop.bsky.social I have been using their shop and services for nearly 40 yrs from student days to now. They blame a combination of #Brexit costs , national insurance, rent etc . Depressing that such a unique ,vital supplier to the design world is no longer viable

Dear heads of state: Donald Trump won’t love you back. He may be the worst boyfriend the world has ever seen | Marina Hyde

Freelancers Make Theatre Work was established to listen to the freelance community and ensure their voices are heard.⁠ ⁠ Everyone involved in Freelancers Make Theatre Work is an active member of the industry. ⁠ #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

“It’s a false economy [to make cuts] because they are so cheap and so effective internationally, and hopefully driving the economic growth this government wants.” Lord Mendoza sits on the UK Soft Power Council and was the last government's commissioner for culture. www.ft.com/content/2981...

NEW REPORT 👉 Arts, Culture and Heritage: Recent Trends in UK Workforce and Engagement in England. Creative PEC’s ‘State of the Nations’ series analyses the latest data across four thematic areas to inform the development of creative industries policies. pec.ac.uk/state_of_the...

Male bias in medical trials risks women’s lives. But at least the data gap is finally being addressed | Caroline Criado Perez

VE Day Tower of London memorial to all those who lost lives civilian and military. The fragility and importance of peace , lest we forget.

Trump’s attack on the film industry is a sign of xenophobic contempt | Jesse Hassenger

Poppy planting underway for WW2 VE80th commemoration at The Tower . A privilege to be back creating a new installation.

🎭 The final curtain is falling… Today’s your last chance to take part in The Big Freelancer Survey. 🕛 Closes midnight tonight – 21st April 👉 linktr.ee/BigFreelance... Take 10 mins. Be heard. #BigFreelancerSurvey #FinalCurtain #Freelancers

The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK's main subsidised theatres last year was down by almost a third compared with 10 years earlier, BBC research suggests. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #Theatre

Important to raise this ongoing issue of backstage skills shortages. the Theatre Artists Fund is also running 20 pilot schemes aiming at retaining talent in our sector in mid career through 2 year placements. Nice pic of my Red Velvet design , which is of ira Aldridge playing Othello in 1825

Great too to see The Guardian highlight the Campaign for the Arts' analysis in their coverage: local government culture spending per person in England has been cut by more than HALF since 2010 📉

In which a do not lament the decline of 23andMe. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🤍 Tickets for the Citizens Theatre’s reopening show #SmallActsOfLove are now on sale! Written by @francespoet.bsky.social, with music by Ricky Ross and directed by Dominic Hill, Small Acts of Love is a story about love and friendship in the face of the most extraordinary adversity BOOK NOW 👇

Ümit Bektaş is one of Turkey’s most talented photographers. His photos here are going viral. You’re not looking at AI: these are real photos from Turkey’s current pro-democracy protests. Despite mounting police repression, the demonstrations are expanding. Erdogan hopes protesters will tire out.

Well worth a listen Bob was an inspiration to me when I first started out

NEW: Elon Musk’s X has suspended accounts of Turkish opposition groups, suppressing footage of anti-government protests. So, best we share all the footage we can here! This was last night’s massive demo against Erdogan’s government, which follows the arrest of his rival Ekrem İmamoğlu. 🇹🇷 #Turkey

My review of the rather excellent new book by Suzanne O’Sullivan, the Age of Diagnosis www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

Trump dreams of a Maga empire – but he’s more likely to leave us a nuclear hellscape | Alexander Hurst

Great thread explaining what Generative AI is, and isn't.

1/ The Government’s proposed plans on copyright and AI will weaken writers' copyright protections and allow AI companies to use creators' work without permission or payment. But we are fighting back!

Climate action globally is under threat. It’s hugely urgent to seize initiative from rightwing populists. We need to change tactics: start by building climate resilience in local communities where people can feel tangible benefits – we’re calling it climate popularism. @rupertread.bsky.social & me🧵

I worked on #roryMullarkey’s wonderful version of the Cherry Orchard with the late great director #MichaelBoyd for #BristolOldVic . Michael also spoke Russian having trained in Moscow so it was a wonderful collaboration with Rory , both with a subtle understanding of the Russian sensibility

"'Sounding English' isn’t the point. It’s a Russian play, set in Russia, 125 years ago... if anything, 'sounding Russian' is the point" Today, we have Rory Mullarkey on his new version of Chekhov's "most beautiful" play, Three Sisters, and why the magic is in its maintaining its mystery...

🎥 Submissions for Shaping The Arts are open! What would you fix about freelancing in the arts? Share your voice in this groundbreaking new documentary. Find out more and get involved today: https://buff.ly/40OvHB0 #FreelancersmakeTheatreWork #ShapingtheArts

🔥 The brutal yet undeniable truth about the UK arts sector. 💷 The UK’s creative industries are an economic powerhouse and a cornerstone of our national identity. It’s time for bold investment, not neglect. 🎭 Culture isn’t a luxury - it’s essential. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Memo to President Trump: you are wrong to leave the World Health Organization. You should think again | Gordon Brown

“In truth, none of Trump's promises to the American people can be met in a world failing to deal with climate change.” A good, if understated, letter in The Times about the barrelling menace of Trump and his ruinous “Drill, baby, drill!” tyranny.

Really enjoyed Lonely Londoners show at The Kiln, Kilburn. Powerful tales of Black Britons of the Windrush generation.

Very excited and proud! Well done all. Congratulations to everyone involved, particularly the brilliant young people we worked with.

Twenty-somethings in London: this is a ridiculously good offer on a very enjoyable play.

Morten Morland’s Times cartoon: January 9, 2025

'Labour can’t afford not to invest in the arts because the returns – not just to the economy but to the wider health and well-being of the nation and gross national happiness – are so abundantly clear.' - Lyn Gardner in @TheStage https://buff.ly/4a2w1Ah #FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

Beautiful chamber version of #LaTraviata for which I was lucky to have been able to set design on location @grangepark.bsky.social for @operaglassworks.bsky.social available online till 16 th Jan