Each yellow marker represents someone under 21 who has signed up to come to the ENO for FREE From London and beyond, we have over 20,000 members of our under 35s discounted ticket scheme Help us to continue making opera accessible to everyone 👉 chng.it/g8wyqDdb #LoveENO

This is a very dark day. I cannot believe that Rishi Sunak has chosen this battle amongst all the other priorities he is facing! It's yet another vicious attack on the #trans community - one of the most marginalised, hated & misunderstood in our society. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…

Chatham’s Pentagon Centre lit up like never before by our friends Lucid Creates and watched by hundreds of young people carrying lanterns they’ve created. Fantastic! We can’t wait to explore the rest. It’s on tomorrow evening too - don’t miss it ✨ #MedwayLightNights

Amazing Medway Light Nights tonight!! Beautiful extraordinary work from local and national artists, community groups and schools. What a treat! #medwaylightnights #lovechatham #lovemedway #wearemedway LoveChatham

Amazing to see #Tape at the Dockyard Chatham. The closest thing you'll get to an alien encounter. All made out of tape! Huge thanks to AΦE for making this amazing thing happen. #Medway #Art #Creativity

This is fantastic, congrats to all who pulled it together!! Great news for creative industries, great news for Chatham! Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries Arts Council England Dockyard Chatham

🏳️‍⚧️ We have permission to appeal the judgment which rejected our attempt to challenge the extreme delays faced by the trans community in trying to access healthcare from NHS England. But we have to raise £50k to take the case to the Court of Appeal. glplive.org/ebg

1/5 🗞️This month, Icon joins Arts Council England's National Portfolio alongside some of the country's leading arts organisations. lyngardner reflects on the 'NPO' journey and what this means for Icon and the sector in The Stage bit.ly/3o7LH0U

2/5 🗞️'...Often [these newcomers] make work in different ways, they co-create with communities using the considerable expertise of professional artists while also recognising that artists may not be the only creative experts ...' The Stage

3/5🗞️'...The Medway-based Icon, which for 20 years has been quietly and painstakingly working with the people of Kent to tell their stories and create a sense of pride in place and space' The Stage

4/5 ℹ️ You can find out more about Icon's 'NPO' plans at our website, with new opportunities for young people and a brand-new outdoor co-production to be announced soon. bit.ly/3zMHMcv

5/5 🙏 Thank you, Arts Council England Arts Council England, South East for supporting our journey and hello other new NPOs mentioned @company_three Mortal Fools Touretteshero The Old Courts LUNG and more. 👋

Announcing Day 1 of #MedwayRiverLit - the launch at Chatham Library; followed by a 'poetry crawl' of Intra, the old High St; Kent Daydreams for young people aged 14-18; then Forward Prize winner, Caroline Bird! Friday 2 June, 2pm onwards. rb.gy/l5i59 Medway Arts

MEDWAY! Seen anything popping up around Chatham Town Centre this week? 👀 REFRESH MEDWAY officially launches at #ChathamCarnival this Saturday! Institute of Cultural and Creative Industries Ideas Test Medway Council zesttheatre.com/refresh-medway

Look out for the Icon team at Boing and Chatham Carnival tomorrow. The team will be leading games workshops and telling you about the free drama and theatre-making activities coming up at Icon. We look forward to seeing you there.

A warm welcome to our new Theatre Club team who will run our biggest summer holiday project ever! 👋 The three-week programme offers feee drama activities and lunch for up to 1200 young people on free schools meals. 7-25 August | Ages 8-14 buff.ly/44lnTH9 MedwayGo

📣 AUDITION NOTICE - PROFESSIONAL DANCERS 📣 Icon Theatre, ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company and Amina Khayyam Dance Company with The Dockyard Chatham are auditioning dancers for our next major production. 📅 Deadline: Wednesday 18 October ➡️ lnkd.in/gxrvVrMR 📷: Manuel Vason

📣 There's still time to join community company for Icon's next theatre production, being staged at Chatham Dockyard in 2024. 🎭 Community theatre-making workshops start this Sat 4 Nov, 1.30pm–3.30pm. 📍Dockyard Chatham ➡️ No experience necessary.   buff.ly/48xSt2U

📣 NEW SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT! Presenting GHOST SHIPS with Icon and Amina Khayyam Dance Company Staging Dockyard Chatham 25-28 September 2024 ℹ️Find out more: bit.ly/3T3ypyw

SO EXCITED FOR THIS SHOW!!!! BER_RING IT ON!!!!