Working class people involved in the arts are seen as doing a hobby by most gatekeepers. Where as for the middle/upper classes the arts is viewed as a career choice. That's the key difference between working class and middle class producers of culture

📣 Happy #OpportunityTuesday! 📣 Every Tuesday I share 10 #artsopps, commissions, open calls & applications closing soon. Here are this week's! Always PAID (or free/cheap for training) & for a range of artists; emerging to mid-career, 16-80+ THREAD 👇🏻👇🏽👇🏿

#OnThisDay in London's theatrical history, 1809: The ‘Old Price Riots’ begin. 67 nights of protest & disruption take place in reaction to price rises & removal of the cheapest seats in the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. wp.me/p74yfw-eM

It’s totally find that someones phone went off in the matinee. It’s totally fine that you didn’t answer it and it got louder. It’s totally fine that it happened during the SILENT moment of Me and the Sky It’s totally fine I couldn’t hear the key at the end of the song

Academy Of Ideas. Menticide A Killing Of The Mind: youtu.be/1GLIUsaJq8o

Another reminder to support your fellow creatives. You know how much it means to you when others engage, reciprocate.

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🧹The witch who inspired a play 📍Marble Arch, 1621 Elizabeth Sawyer, ‘The Witch of Edmonton’, was executed after it was claimed she'd been lured into serving Satan by a dog called Tom. Her story hit the capital’s book stalls within days and it quickly became a stage adaptation

Writer of Human Issue produced by 🎭 Savage theatre Co Dean Moynihan’s debut novel 'Finally Woken' makes ‘Best First Novel’ shortlist bookguild.co.uk/blog/post/29/

Savage Theatre Co are accepting submissions for a one man play for a middle aged male actor londonplaywrightsblog.com/?p=122679

Tickets are on sale for the #londonplaywrightsfestival2021 Lion & Unicorn Theatre 6th-11th Dec! Join us to celebrate all things new writing and see the work of 10 exciting new playwrights!🤩🤩 Read all about it & book tickets here: londonplaywrightsblog.com/?p=122463

The lights across London’s theatreland will go down for two minutes at 7pm on Monday #SondheimRIP🎭 theguardian.com/stage/2021/nov…

🎭 Savage theatre Co joined Twitter 5 years ago today. 🎈🎭 #MyTwitterAnniversary

🎼"Don't forget the songs That made you cry 🎵 And the songs that saved your life Yes, you're older now 🎶 And you're a clever swine But they were the only ones who ever stood by you "🎵🎭 youtu.be/kBNmIs7agAM

"Let’s embrace art in public spaces and transform culture in the UK" "The opportunity is there for the taking and would be transformative for artists and audiences." ~Lyn Gardner thestage.co.uk/opinion/opinio…

It’s official! #Lewisham2022 has begun and is currently in action across the borough. The flag is up and flying! Join us across the borough for a cultural explosion like no other. Full programme: wearelewisham.com/event/artonyou… #ArtOnYourDoorstep

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A theatremaker is anyone involved in the making of theatre. We’re not regular people, nor do we seek the ‘normal’ life. We desire creativity, freedom, stories, illusion, applause, a team, agency, travel – in fact: a life filled with imagination. Every day. nickhernbooksblog.com/2022/05/27/the…