On my way to perform in #ourcarnalhearts at @umspresents #feelingblessed See you soon Rachel Mars @louisemothersole Rhiannon Armstrong @kelly.e.burke ums.org/performance/ou…

🚨🚨🚨 JUST ANNOUNCED: The Scottish Government has completely abandoned its plans to cut funding for Creative Scotland, after more than 15,000 people signed our urgent petition to #StopTheCuts. 🎉🎉🎉

My excellent niece Laura Wickens is running the London Marathon for SSAFA who have been a massive support for our family after my nephew suffered a brain injury following a car crash. Please support her if you can. tcslondonmarathon.enthuse.com/pf/laurawicken…

I wonder what the departing ADs are preparing to leave for their successors….. Money in the bank to play with? A reinvented business model which works? Juicy projects in the cupboard? A happy workforce primed for change? A refreshed Board? A clean slate with no strings….?

I’m delighted to be the Creative Scotland Clore Fellow for 2023. Thank you team An Tobar and Mull Theatre for supporting me to do it.

Really fed up of arts orgs and artists turning on each other rather than asking big questions about why we get so little funding from government given our wider worth to the economy, soft power, identity and wellbeing of the nation.

Oh no Kenneth you've got me started! Every case is different, & let's be clear these jobs are generally well paid & a huge privilege, but fwiw here's my take on the post-covid challenges that are making the roles feel more difficult than ever (all of which relate to resources)🧵

Worth your time. Tarek is thoughtful and smart. I think the thoughtful and smart arts leaders are running out of road in the current model- for all the reasons Tarek spells out here. I am not optimistic about what replaces the smart and thoughtful ones

Applications for our Pilot opportunity for credited and/or agented writers are now open until noon on Tue 26th Sept 📣 Writer Daf James explains how his upcoming BBC One drama Lost Boys and Fairies was developed with Duck Soup Films as part of the scheme @dafydd__james

Setting off on the two day quest to reach my first #cloreleadership19 residency. Grateful for this view from the ferry and grateful for everyone at An Tobar and Mull Theatre for supporting me to accept the Creative Scotland fellowship. Also grateful that the rain held off for while I took this pic

Arts funding is Scotland is dire. I wrote a poem ‘Shoestring’ because that’s how it is.

🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The Scottish Government is breaking its promise on arts funding, and trying to reimpose a £6.6 million cut to Creative Scotland. Scotland's arts and culture needs backing, not broken promises. Please join me in signing the Campaign for the Arts petition. campaignforthearts.org/petitions/scot…

KEEP SIGNING!🚨The Scottish Government is breaking its promise on arts funding, and trying to reimpose a £6.6 million cut to Creative Scotland. Scotland's arts and culture needs backing, not broken promises. Please join me in signing the Campaign for the Arts petition. campaignforthearts.org/petitions/scot…

From 30 Oct I’m going to be working Storyhouse - and I need some help! The search is on for new Trustees with experience in: Safeguarding & Mental Health Arts Programming & Practice Access & Inclusion Interested? Please take a look: storyhouse.com/news-stories/s…

Want to work with us at Julie's Bicycle? We're looking for a Head of Programmes to join our passionate team, working at the intersection of culture and the climate, nature & justice crisis. Find out more & apply by 8 November >> tinyurl.com/bdfjab4s #CreativeClimateAction

BREAKING: The SNP Scottish Government will more than double investment in arts and culture, so that in 5 years our investment will be £100m higher than it is now. This is a huge vote of confidence of our cultural sector. #SNP23 #Culture #Scotland

Remember it’s the last two months of the london ticket bank. Free culture for people that can’t access it. No checks, no having to prove your situation. Just a ticket that lets you access culture when times are tough. Sign up here if you haven’t already culturalphilanthropyfoundation.co.uk/ticket-bank-ma…

Hey Headmasters I've been a client for more than a decade and today one of your staff hung up on me mid phone conversation (I wasn't being rude). Have booked to go elsewhere now, but you may want to have a chat with staff at the Maddox st branch cos they just lost my custom

If you are interested in directing, acting, sound/lighting/set design, stage managing, producing or movement/fight directing, come and sit in on our rehearsal room and we’ll pay you £50 for your time. It’s a chance for you to learn from professionals in the industry.

Playwright Barney Norris (Barney Norris) has been selected as the Green Party candidate in Salisbury (Salisbury Greens) ahead of this year’s expected general election, as he urged others in the sector to consider "direct political engagement".👇 thestage.co.uk/news/playwrigh…