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Yoooooo! My next episode of
@BBCDoctors
is on 10th October!
Bloody excited about this one. It's a cute little romance story that highlights Sickle Cell and the treatment of women with chronic illness. I had a blast writing it, hope you'll enjoy watching!
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Dear theatre, can we please start investing in women directors?
Ok?
Thanks, bye.
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📢 They said YES! 📢 🎉🥳🎊My episode of Doctors is officially being commissioned. A special story of the day, no serial - so that's a full half hour of telly conceived & written by me. ZOMG.
ps. I really need the dopamine right now, so allow the jubilant self-promotion, yeah?!
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Holy moly guys. Little old me is running a playwriting course for the bloody national theatre
Me? Who spent their childhood being told to be quiet
Me? A small brown woman who rarely sees herself represented on stage
Me? With my passion, drive and determination. Hells yes me
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Just had a panic attack on the Victoria line and woman next to me knew exactly what was happening and how to help.
As I calmed down on the platform she told me she'd recently had training. I can't tell you how invaluable this is. Let's learn how to take care of each other ❤️
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Oh hai gang. Guess who got offered a junior writer a gig on a TV programme, and the chance to develop their own idea?
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@proletariatitty
I walked away. Finally. I deserve the amount of care I've given so freely with nothing in return.
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AARGH. I have wanted to adapt this for years.
To those that don't get it.. Our stories are literally being taken away from us. THERE ARE BROWN WRITERS ITCHING TO TELL THESE STORIES. COMMISSION US INSTEAD.
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And here we are. My first TV commission! All The Small Things is part of Sparks: New Voices, New Stories. 10 powerful, authentic monologues from emerging UK talent.
Watch them all on
@BBCiPlayer
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Can we have a serious chat about implementing chill-out spaces in arts venues? We *really* need them. The number of sensory/panic meltdowns I've had in toilets is getting embarrassing. Is it a lack of knowledge? Resources? Let's figure it out together?
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In 2008 I applied to Central School of Speech & Drama but ended up going elsewhere.
In 15 minutes I'm about to teach my first class there. This feels mad. How'd I get here?!?!
Celebrate every single win gang. It does wonders for your soul.
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@juliejoy54
Does your mum know that plenty of
#Khans
fought for her freedom in WW2?
#racist
#BritishBornBrown
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ermahgod. ermahgod. ermahgod. I just found out that the trustees have awarded me the full amount I asked for! That's 3 months I don't have to worry about rent and can just focus on writing my first MainStage play.
Hi there Twitter. I just wanted to let you know that after having "apply for a peggy ramsay grant" on my to-do list for over a year I just hit send.
I deserve ice-cream, right?
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"Rejection sensitive dysphoria can cause us to focus so much on whether someone likes us, we can forget to decide if we like them"
ZOMG yes.
RSD is bad enough, but dating involves a fair bit of rejection. Here’s how to make it a little bit easier
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That delicious moment someone offers to pay you to write a brown rom-com, with no trauma (unless I want to include it).
Pinch me.
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Just signed the contract for my first official theatre commission and all my brain is fixated on is that it's a 'short play' (70 minutes) and therefore doesn't count.
Why am I like this?
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Theatre company: we've got a script call out to meet new writers.
Email rejection: your script isn't right for us, we can't offer notes, thanks bye.
Is it just MY brain…or do these two statements not add up? This is not a bitter tweet. I'm genuinely trying to understand.
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Over 3 years since I was first offered it, I finally get to spend a month
@sohotheatre
dreaming up a new idea for a play. Which is both hella exciting and daunting.
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*immediately changes twitter bio to award-winning writer*
#howtostaysaneinapandemic
🏆 VAULT FESTIVAL ORIGINS AWARD 🏆
Awarded for outstanding new work from the Theatre & Performance programme. Shows must have not been performed more than twice prior to their run at VAULT Festival to be eligible.
The Winner for Week 1 is...
⭐️ SANTI & NAZ by
@TheThelmas
⭐️
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OH MY GOD I GOT NOTES BACK ON MY FIRST DRAFT AND THEY'RE NOT DEVASTATING. For someone with rejection sensitivity this is enormous. Usually it takes me 24 hours to recover from feedback.
I tweet shit like this because I want to normalise abnormal responses to everyday situations
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So it's finally public. This is what I've been doing in my part time Manchester shenanigans...
Meet the Northern Voices Writers >>>
Northern Voices is our development scheme for diverse writing talent based in the North of England.
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It's official! Really excited to be making work for the stage I've like on the doorstep of pretty much my whole life.
We're so excited to announce
#EpicEssex
: a special new play to be performed later this Autumn. It celebrates the very best of Essex resilience and spirit, and will be written by four Essex theatre makers: Kenny Emson,
@sadiehasler
,
@g_ting
and
@anneodeke
.
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Holy crapping hell. It's taken me almost 2 days, but I have managed to write my first 8 minutes of TV. It's a first draft that I'm pretty sure will be torn to shreds next week, but that's ok.
The point is that I can do this. Even on the brink of utter darkness, I can do it.
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Do the work. Don't worry about who doesn't love it. Focus on who does. Focus on who might. Plot out your path. Take steps towards it. Waiting for *the* email doesn't have to be static. There's no such thing as *the* email, your career is ongoing. Celebrate the wins. ALL OF THEM.
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📢 Art is not a luxury
📢 Art should not be perceived as a luxury
📢 Everyone should have access to art
📢 Everyone should be encouraged to access art whether that's making it or consuming it
📢 You can not make art with no resources
📢 You can not consume art if it's expensive
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This goes for creative workers as well as audiences. Do you know how much energy, emotion, resilience and courage it takes to push yourself into a space that you have not been radically invited into day after day?
"People have to be radically invited into a space to know that they belong there."
Playwright
@JeremyOHarris
explains 'Black Out' nights of the West End run of 'Slave Play' - inviting only people who identify as Black or Brown to buy tickets for select performances.
#BBCWato
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tell me again how 'soft subjects' and the arts are worthless…
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I can not tell you how excited I am to be leading this program. It is such an honour to be (some) young artists' introduction into theatre and writing.
Get started with playwriting with our free, ten-week course for 16 to 21-year olds, on Zoom, supported by playwright Guleraana Mir.
Places will be prioritised for young people: of colour, from working class backgrounds and/or with disabilities.
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Today I pitched an utterly insane play grounded in the British Asian experience. It's one of the most ambitious ideas I've ever had & I'm growing to really love it. I might not make it past the shortlist, but I can proudly say that I made it this far with a blinding idea.
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I'm so excited to be running this for VAULT 2020. If ya want to learn about playwriting and hang out with me, apply!
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
Applications for
#VAULTFestival
#NewWritersProgramme
are OPEN! Proudly supported by
@NickHernBooks
this practical 8 week course is the perfect introduction to writing for the stage for aspiring
#playwrights
.
Find out more >
#artsopp
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FINALLY had the joy of seeing
#COCONUTplay
on the shelves of
@NTBookshop
@NationalTheatre
with my very own eyes.
Molly, whoever you are, thank you for your insightful analysis and for recommending it. You've widened the reach of the
#browngirlmagic
& made me very happy indeed.
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Whilst we're raging about the Nash's lack of women can we please talk about fringe venues that rave about their all-female seasons? Programming already successful plays is NOT taking a risk it is not groundbreaking. COMMISSION NEW PLAYS BY WOMEN AND THEN YOU CAN HAVE A FUCKING 🎈
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Believe in your work gang.
‘Squid Game’ creator Hwang Dong-hyuk wrote the show in 2009 but was rejected by studios for 10 years.
He once had to stop writing the script + sell his $675 laptop due to money struggles.
Today, it’s
#1
in 90 countries + set to become the most-watched show in Netflix history.
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Someone recommended me for BAFTA Breakthrough and even though I was considering applying for myself the fact that someone else took the time and effort to go to the website and make the recommendation has me 😭
Who was it?!
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Oh hai. I wrote this 😊😊😊
Today on Doctors: Suni and Scarlett have lunch together, while Nina quells tensions between Rosie and Ruhma. BBC One 13:45
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Hi Theatre/cultural/arts organisations & institutions. Can we please PLEASE stop operating in this last minute fashion. It's very entitled to assume that your freelancers/artists are available to drop things, or move their entire schedules around to accommodate you.
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Isn't this what we want from all theatre appointments? Someone who's a product of the work, who understands the power of the work first hand and wants to keep it going & dare I say elevate it?
📢 HUGE NEWS KLAXON 📢
We are ECSTATIC to announce Keisha Thompson as our new Artistic Director and CEO - the first Black woman, Mancunian and, at 32, the youngest person to run Contact! 👑
Read about Keisha’s appointment and history with Contact here:
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@emz0987
@AshleighWildest
I totally agree with you AND am also confused at how she's gotten a longer sentence than some actual rapists.
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I just heard the first thing I've ever written for TV read out loud. Holy moly, this feels epic.
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GANG. Big news. Not only am I going to be able to watch my first ep of DOCTORS being filmed, but I get to be in it. Cue awkward writer fucking every shot up with awkward faces.
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Almost two years since he first left I finally deleted our WhatsApp chat. 16073 messages purged and contact deleted from phone.
I feel sick, but also reinvigorated.
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At 16:51 I was informed I got the thing.
So now I can use the one thing to apply for another thing and then by the time I hear back from that thing maybe I'll have enough energy left to write the damn play.
Anyway….I GOT THE THIIIIIIIIIING. 🥳🥳🥳🎉🎊🎏😭
At what point in the day does "we'll let you know by 31 January 2022" mean? Because I have stuff I'd like to do, but feeling pretty paralysed by the anxiety right now.
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We did it
@afshandl
and I thought up, plotted out & typed up a scene to scene for the pilot of our TV series.
Not for jokes, for an organisation, a BIG organisation. Don't ever let anyone tell you that your ideas won't fly. You just have to find the person that's waiting for it.
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Holy moly, this is something. This is 2 years & more of hard graft. Of not listening to the naysayers, of understanding why you write and acknowledging that forging a career takes time. Watch out world. This brown girl's got drive.
#Offies
#NewNoms
for “Coconut” at Ovalhouse
@Ovalhouse
: BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE: Kuran Dohil; MOST PROMISING NEW PLAYWRIGHT: Guleraana Mir
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OMG I'M GOING TO CANNES.
My new flat and my health is an absolute mess but fuck it. I'm going to watch movies and write and be peak ADHD when talking to people. This will either make my career or turn me into a social pariah 😂
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Guess who survived a half sleeve without resorting to an entire bag of maltesers? THIS BADASS.
Not only is my mindful breathing practice working, but now I'm part epic.
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Been told I don't shout about my work and accomplishments enough.
So in case you missed it, I wrote a short for CBBC and it's on iPlayer. You can watch it now:
And here we are. My first TV commission! All The Small Things is part of Sparks: New Voices, New Stories. 10 powerful, authentic monologues from emerging UK talent.
Watch them all on
@BBCiPlayer
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Last night I led my final
@NationalTheatre
Writing for Theatre masterclass. It was an honour to spend 5 weeks with a group of talented, exciting & dedicated young people. I wish you all the best in your writing & can not wait to see your work on stages around the country v.soon!
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Joining
#SAHMTwitterHour
and sharing a photo of me in my wedding dress. The marriage might not have worked out, but that wedding remains one of my favourite things. There was so much colour and heritage in the clothes. Desi dress really is special
#SouthAsianHeritageMonth
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Just witnessed 3 lads cycle past 10 Downing Street shouting fuck the Tories at the top of their lungs and honestly I'm in love.
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In September 2019 I came up with a bat-shit idea for a play. When I pitched it, someone asked me how I'd pull it off. LOL I didn't know then, but now, after nearly 2 years I know exactly how & IT FEELS EPIC. Writing takes time but when you nail it? OOOF. THOSE ALL CAPS FEELS
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Today is my wedding anniversary. I've thought about it sporadically all day.
As I was getting my make up done I never thought I'd be here, 8 years later single, living with my parents & recovering from years of resurfaced trauma triggered by the breakup.
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It took me almost 10 hours (today) but I have my first ever episode of TV (that will definitely make it to air 🤞🏽) all mapped. Hyperfocus has been strong, food intake has been low. Brain fried. Can't decide what to eat. Help me out please. Thanks.
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ok theatre twitter, need you to tag the orgs/companies/venues/schemes etc that support neurodivergent peeps. I'd like support exploring how to create & implement a writing process that works with my ADHD & utilises my strengths, so I can finally finish a beast of a play.
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I got a D in GCSE drama
I didn't A level theatre studies
I've never studied playwriting formally at university
I've been rejected from *that* London writers group 4 times
What I do have is tenacity, imagination, empathy and a hunger to learn and develop.
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I literally cried when I got the email. It feels incredible to have the backing of
@ace_national
and our cheerleaders
@ThePleasance
@mercurytheatre
I'm one happy theatremaker this morning
Very happy & relieved to say that we got our funding from
@ace_national
to remake
#SantiAndNaz
for our preview tour, ensuring we can present the show to programmers in consideration for a National tour in 2024! Thanks to
@ThePleasance
&
@mercurytheatre
& ACE for your support!
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If you'll allow me a moment of cheese.... I'd like to say it's been a very long time since a man's made me grin like this. I just wanted to acknowledge that. K. Thanks.
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I wish that instead of letting off fireworks mindlessly we really embraced what 5th November is about and ORGANISED A BLOODY REVOLUTION AGAINST THE FUCKWIT TORIES.
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Stop suggesting that ethnically diverse people aren't able to be British. I am British. My cultural references are British. There is nothing wrong with asking to be recognised in the British cultural landscape, on TV, in panto. My story may be different BUT IT'S STILL BRITISH.
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I do solemnly swear to not engage with any more industry zooms where:
-there are no women of colour
-all the panel do is talk about the discrimination they've experienced
-there are no next steps/actions/potential resolutions
-there is no interaction
WHAT IS THE FUCKING POINT?
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Writers! I can not tell you enough how sitting in isolation banging your head against a typewriter/fancy MacBook air is NOT the only way to achieve your dreams. You could also:
Collaborate! Talk to others about your ideas
Speak your story out loud to someone & have them ask Qs
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Directors (who also dramaturg) with experience/interest in gig-theatre...hit me up.
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I'm in the middle of the RSD swamp right now and it's fucking agony. I've got the skills to recognise it for what it is and self-soothe. But the energy required to do that takes a lot of spoons, leaving very little time anything else productive.
RSD is my very least favorite set of ADHD symptoms. Before I knew what it was and how to be aware, I would frequently be embarrassed by my emotional outbursts:
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Fuck I miss theatre. All kinds of theatre. The 'chuck all the glitter at it' West End type of theatre and the 'tiny sweat box above a pub theatre'. I miss the people I see outside theatres and those I make it with. I feel like I've lost a limb.
#MusicalsTheGreatestShow
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I don't understand people who are competitive over their craft. Nothing makes me happier than reading banging scripts written by my peers and mentees. Can't bloody wait to see them do well and get commissions so I have something decent to watch on telly/at the theatre.
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Hi theatre Twitter, quick question. How do we feel about "messy" plays?
By that I mean plays that are clearly thought out, but not "neatly" presented. There might be characters that are well rounded and engaging. The writer might ask lots of questions but not answer them all...
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Theatre.. I beg you. Can we PLEASE get past stereotypes? I don't care how compelling the actor performances are, or how sharp the script is, if it's the same old story about the same old types of characters then I'm bored. We can do better. I know we can.
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For people with young people in their lives interested in learning more about writing for theatre, I'm running this course with some epic mentor playwrights for
@NationalTheatre
Please share- it's FREEEEEEEEE
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For lolz I applied for Cannes Film Festival accreditation. Only went and got it 😂. Guess I'm going to France
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I am an underrepresented writer dedicated to telling untold stories often about underrepresented and marginalised groups. It's a form of activism. It's how I try and make this world a little more fair and balanced.
So yes, I've lost future credits & ££ but most importantly...
The BBC has taken the very difficult decision to bring daytime drama Doctors to an end after 23 years
Read more:
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Shout out to all the black women, and women of colour who come from households that uphold patriarchal and colonial ideals, and use all their strength to get themselves out of situations only to encounter pushback and judgement. I see you.
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Who actually *is* getting ACE funding, or actually any funding at all, because after 4 rejections in less than 6 weeks (to a number of different funders) I'm sort of ready to call it quits. I've spent more time writing applications than writing actual theatre & that's not ok
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Love love love finding out I haven't got something via seeing that someone else has.
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Happy
#WorldTheatreDay
I'll be eating ice cream and going climbing to celebrate my successful DYCP application!
The grant will allow me to continue to make banging theatre myself & also explore how I can contribute to changing the way we teach/mentor playwriting in the UK.
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In January 2011 I landed back in London as a fledgling applied and educational theatre practitioner with big dreams of working for/with the Old Vic education department.
Today I'm on my way to R&D a play I've been commissioned to write by them for primary schools in London.
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This.
For years I took the weight of my ex-husband's emotional health, an emotional affair & 2 breakdowns. When he finally left me, I had my own. I'm still recovering.
All because I was subconsciously taught it was a woman's job to carry a man through life.
Treat women better
ESSAY: South Asian Women are taught to take on a man's emotional burden.
"It hit me when I was a little bit older, nearing adulthood and on the cusp of beginning university. The mollycoddling of boys turned into the mollycoddling of men."
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Today my agent called me to tell me about a conversation he'd had with someone who loved my work. He knows that I've needed a confidence boost for a while. He knows that this is how you nurture, how you imbue writers with the courage to keep fighting in an industry like ours.
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This is your daily reminder to STAY THE FUCK AT HOME.
Someone I know just died.
Don't wait until someone you know does to take this seriously.
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As a resident of Havering I think this is absurd, and sends completely the wrong message. As a Muslim, I stand in solidarity with the Jewish community in their right to be able to celebrate their religious festivals, free of fear and censorship.
Havering Borough Council has cancelled its Hanukkah celebration this year.
The council says the Jewish festival "could risk further inflaming tensions" because of the conflict in the Middle East.
@samholdertv
spoke with the rabbi who was supposed to lead the event.
#Havering
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Feels like a long time since I made an announcement, but I am SO PROUD to be one of the recipients of the
#GenesisKickstarterFund
My mad, messy, ambitious & outrageous idea to write a play about how we talk about honour violence on & off stage will finally see the light of day.
We are delighted to announce the final round of projects that have been awarded grants from our £1 million
#GenesisKickstartFund
. The Fund has been distributed to a total of 95 projects, supporting more than 1,000 freelance creatives in the UK.
Full list:
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ERMAHGOD more brown women in theatre please. This is so exciting.
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Do you think the Arts Council know how much physical and psychological pain we go through to compete an application? For a week I've barely sleep, I've got constant nausea and there's an actual stabbing pain my chest. I love my art but this is truly terrifying & I hate it
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Grief is cruel. It waits until you're flying high and then pounces. Reminding you however well you do, the people you'd usually share it with are no longer here. And when you're too tired to fight it, you just have to sit & cry. It's exhausting.
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Hi. It's come to my attention that I appear to others as capable and in control. This is not true. Apologies for any confusion. I didn't mean to mislead you, but my particular brand of chaos comes with a happy clappy bubbly exterior.
Hope that clears everything up.
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Good morning. Here's your Monday reminder that:
-your self worth is not tied to your productivity, or someone else's opinion of you
-wear a mask
-all lives won't matter until
#BlackLivesMatter
Thank you for subscribing to this extremely random update.
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-wrote two episodes of DOCTORS
-had two episodes of DOCTORS air
-won an award to take
#SantiAndNaz
to Edinburgh Fringe
-survived Fringe
-developed new work for stage & screen
-found a therapist and a modality I love
-overcame a lot of personal crap
-found my self worth
BRAG ABOUT SOMETHING YOU’RE PROUD OF ACCOMPLISHING IN 2023 ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨
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What's most frustrating about this is that cautious programming strategies are perpetuating inequality and a lack of representation both on stage and audiences.
So you're either committed to diversifying & equal opportunities, or you're going to cater to those who can afford it?
.
@Hamps_Theatre
,
@youngvictheatre
, and
@royalcourt
have warned of "devastating" pressures on their finances, as changing audience patterns, rising costs and funding cuts deplete their reserves and force them to adopt more cautious programming strategies.
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People who dream up projects for their theatres, PLEASE I beg you advertise & recruit in advance. It's so frustrating to see callouts for projects I would be ace at & love to do, but they start next month! It's not accessible at all & won't get you the best artist for the gig.
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At age 16 I did my work experience at the Romford Recorder thinking I wanted to be a journalist. Instead I ended up on a very long journey to working in theatre. Today they published a little feature about my work and it's really silly, but it made me feel all warm and fuzzy.
Hornchurch playwright
@g_ting
hoping to inspire next generation with
@NationalTheatre
writing programme
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@elliemidds
Oh god the temperature regulation is the hardest. Too cold, too hot, too everything
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@lyngardner
The amount of work needed to complete it. You literally need to have everything sorted before you apply and then if you're unsuccessful what happens? You pull out .. Have to damage relationships with venues OR you make the show on no budget and no one gets paid
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