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Emerging Companies Zoom: STAGE ONE Friday 19 June 2020 2pm – 3.30pm 1) INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT (PAINES PLOUGH and ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE) Charlotte Bennett and Katie Posner (PP) · Intent of these sessions: sharing and transparency · Based on conversations organisations have been having du

At the beginning of the year, like many of us, I had a few different plans for projects that have since changed or been cancelled all together. With teastain theatre we were planning a devised show: WOOF. Inspired by a particularly uneventful but frustrating experience of being cat-called last year.

I've been dabbling in and out of books for they past few weeks. I've just started 'Nasty Women'. It's a collection of essays, interviews and accounts on what it is to be a woman in the 21st century. And the women do not hold back... "Nasty woman" was a phrase used by Donald Trump to refer to opponen

During my last counselling session, I was asked: “What would your child self think of you?” I felt a lump in my throat as I responded, “She’d be disappointed in me.” But by the end of the session, I realised something. My expectations for myself have always been set too high, so of course I never me

Following on from Mariana's post about the 'Casting Couch' check out this video, a satire about casting, funny, but sadly all too true. I would love to know your thoughts ladies? What experiences have you had? As a female director, I definitely experience misogyny Comedy Short: Leading Lady Parts -

For one week, Wix Partners from leading digital agencies are hosting interactive sessions about varying topics—from web design and SEO to marketing and managing your business. Very interesting strategies to increase our online visibility. On the first session today, Nathan Buchan and Hannah Martin

Hey All, So it's day 10 for me... and I thought it was time to share the things I've thought, experienced, learnt about myself and others. First things first I've realised how much I need the interaction of others; be that colleagues, loved ones, friends or even strangers. Physical touch, greetings

As we come to the end of 2019 and about to enter a new decade, who are the women that have inspired us in 2019? Here are some inspiring women from around the world..... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-50042279 Image- Gina Martin who campaigned to make 'upskirting' illegal and got the bill passed in

Google has just reminded me that today is the birthday of Camille Claudel, an amazing (female) sculptor. She seems to have had a lot to deal with in her life, and may have suffered with mental illness, but she managed to create beautiful art and express herself, at a time (she was born in 1864) wh

http://www.rosauk.org/uncategorized/the-november-digest/ With this month's general election filling front pages and news feeds, with party leaders touring the country to wax lyrical about their grand plans for the UK. I thought it would be interesting to know what the major party stances are on the

I’d love to support more black-owned businesses, especially at this time but more frequently in future. I follow on Instagram: ‘Goddess Projects’ @thegoddessprojects ‘Desserts by Dre’ @dessertsbydre ‘BLK Liverpool’ @blk_liverpool ‘Sumuyya’ @sumuyya Who do you follow/buy from?

As creatives, it's our time to use our voices. “As an activist, you have to act.” I attended the "Finding Your Voice" event by the Fawcett Society which empowered me to think about how I approach my art. As someone who supports positive change in the world. I try to seek value in all my pursuits e

Inspired by Sarah's post, and similarly my therapy sessions, I want to discuss women's bodies and body types, especially with it getting closer to summer. I'm not particularly good at wording things how I think them in my head but I'm going to have a go haha! I'm personally on the heavier side and

Is anyone interested in doing my survey on MBTI personality types? I was just thinking it might be interesting to see if we all have wildly different results or really similar, as we've all got creative interests… So I've made my first ever Google poll! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe

Hi Everyone, I done my first online workshop today with Matt Woodhead and Helen Monks from LUNG theatre about Verbatim Theatre, after Rebecca shared a link to workshops taking place all this week as part of the National Student Drama Festival. I found it really useful and kind of got my head bac

On 2nd September 2018, to be exact. I found myself typing away like crazy late at night. What was the inspiration? All the things I would say to my ex if I had the chance. I found writing the script for this film was very therapeutic, it helped me voice what I had felt for many years...'That I fail

Hi Everyone, I would like to share with you a book that I've been reading during quarantine: "Brilliant Freelancer: Discover the power of your own success" by Leif Kendall. It's a great book for all kinds of freelancers, designed to help people start out, or keep going. I found great advices that

Some days ago, a friend of mine asked me to fill a questioner about “Casting Couch”. I was not familiarized with this term so I was immediately intrigued about all those questions. I just couldn’t imagine myself, as an actress, going through a situation like that. Straight after I start to search f

During my 1:1 with amelia yesterday, looking at film, we came across this from film maker Sally Potter, I think it's a brilliant statement that can apply to any creative work.... 1. The best time to start is now (don’t wait) Take responsibility for everything (it saves time) Don’t blame anyone or a

This subject came up, on Wednesday, and I thought I would signpost you all to some sites and networks... that may be useful in the future. http://www.pipacampaign.com/ PIPA supports carers and parents in performing arts, in many ways. They also have a best practice charter which employers can sign

Unconscious gender bias remains a significant barrier to women’s career advancement. It is also difficult to identify and present. Only 5% of CEO's are women, there are more with the name John, than there are women. We still have some way to go..... What do we think about it? What can we do about it