Here's a map/list of all the theatres taking part in #PlaywrightsFlashmob tomorrow - #playwrights, drop in to your local theatre any time tomorrow between 11am - 2pm + follow #SupportPlaywrights #PlaywrightsFlashmob for up-to-date info through the day

I’m covering the first week (ish) of the #edinburghfringe Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the Observer - lmk if you’ve got a piece of theatre I can see between 3rd-7th inclusive, and I’ll do my best to schedule a visit!

🗳️ Today - VOTE! (And don't forget your photo ID) #GeneralElection2024

Are you a creative or cultural practitioner wanting to develop? 🤔 Our Developing your Creative Practice fund could help you take some time to focus on evolving your work. Find out more and apply by 22 August 👇 buff.ly/4ddyfgq #LetsCreate

Today we launch a new guide ‘Devised and collaborative theatre’, which covers projects where more than one person is the author, for example in devised work, musicals + opera It covers how copyright works with multiple authors, how to design strong collaboration agreements +

.The Writers' Guild has launched new guidelines to determine "who counts as a writer" in collaborative theatre productions. Read more 👉 thestage.co.uk/news/writers-g…

#Writers - you find out details and sign up for the meet-up Edinburgh Festival Fringe this Saturday here (it's free and open to all!) forms.office.com/pages/response…

Have you got tickets to Taking The Stage? A 4 day festival celebrating women in the arts MK Gallery from 16-19 Oct. See plays from Suzette Coon, talks with Lesley Gannon 🎩 & Ita O'Brien plus Q&As with Jenny Sealey Winsome Pinnock Lynda Rooke & more playsthethingtheatrecompany.co.uk/projects/takin… #theatrenews

1/ WGGB strongly opposes ITV s recent decision to appoint a Head of Generative AI Innovation, whose role will include using technology to help create ‘shows, films and digital-first content’

Moving to Bluesky? Let me know so I can give you a follow @wggblesley.bsky.social

Today, alongside Equity + The Society of Authors, we have launched a petition calling on Director-General of the BBC Tim Davie to rethink plans to eradicate audio drama from BBC Radio 3 – which will be devastating for writers, other creative workers and audiences Sign the petition to

WGGB member Alison Hume MP speaking in the Commons this afternoon on the Data Bill and how #AI is leading to theft on "an industrial scale" of #writers' work

Following a question from Pam Duncan-Glancy MSP today Scottish culture secretary Angus Robertson has called on the BBC to meet with Equity, BECTU and the Writers' Guild to discuss River City.

Following the devastating news about the cancellation of River City, please sign this petition set up by our sister union Equity which has reached 6,000 signatures in just 24 hours Pls also say when you sign why River City is so important to the writing community in Scotland

Following the news about Meta's mass theft of writers' work to train AI, we're joining the #DoTheWriteThing day of action today - Make a noise on social media - Write to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy MP - Tell Meta they don't have the right to use your books

Today we're joining with The Society of Authors outside Meta's offices to protest the use of pirated works to train their AI models Here are some ways you can join the day of action: writersguild.org.uk/do-the-write-t… #MakeItFair

The in-person generative AI protests have begun. Authors today protesting the unauthorized use of their books for AI training at Meta’s UK offices. Expect lots more protests like this.

We’re talking writers’ rights in Parliament this evening at the All Party Parliamentary Writers Group summer reception

We did it! Delighted to announce the Arts Council's governing body has approved a taskforce to investigate issues affecting women in the arts inc childcare & pay gap. Thanks to our partners on the 5 yr Women in Theatre research project inc The Writers' Guild bit.ly/acetaskforce

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