No Culture Day
I'm currently helping to organise the easiest campaign you've ever been asked to be apart of - No Culture Day.
2016
I’m aware this week the internet has become a plethora of endless lists about 2016; Top 10 Celebrities who Died, Top 43 People from X Factor who Almost Died, Top 10 Great Blonde Dictators - Click Here Because the Answer will Really Shock You etc. but still I’m going to yet again compile my year.
A Local Blog for Local People
Those of you who follow my social media intently will know three things - I have a complex relationship to the work of Chas & Dave, Wayne Sleep and I have the same taste in footwear and I’ve recently moved to the seaside, namely Westcliff on Sea.
Notepad Warrior | Online Workshop
After the success of our first round of warrior workshops, with 40 artists across three continents - we're doing another round and you're invited to get involved!
PWIYM | The First of the Reviews...
Fellow Weirdos, if you've been living away from social media, local radio stations, lefty press and niche London TV channels you may have missed the fact I opened a new show at Roundhouse this week - Putting Words in Your Mouth.
CAMP NYE ON SALE!
For the past three years Scottee and his gang of weirdos have sorted your New Years Eve celebrations! We've given you Lauren Harries doing the conga, Black Lace doing the conga and Margarita Pracatan sort of doing the conga ...and then almost falling off stage.
Are Fat Men *Just* Funny?
From James Corden to Danny DeVito, Johnny Vegas to Matt Lucas – in show business the fat guy is often the funny one, but still no one wants to sit next to a fatty on the bus.
Local Gossip
I recently relocated my studio and home to the beautiful Southend on Sea! Already I've met some really brilliant artists, all of whom have been super welcoming and encouraging.
THE DOOR | HULL
We're unveiling a new performance installation in Hull this week! Shortly before it lands in one of the cities neighbourhoods, local advertisements, flyer drops and social media posts will let punters know where it roughly is and when it's happening - what it won't tell is what's on the other side.
Any Excuse | Peterborough
We're giving ten groups of mates from Peterborough the chance to spend dawn or dusk with each other, in a wood fired hot tub with a bottle of bubbles and some sweet things in a beautiful experience you'll never forget!
Never Forget.
I’m angry, angry that yet again queer people have been killed for being themselves. Angry that someone was able to get hold of a gun in a country that values access to weaponry greater than the lives of those killed by them.
Making Stuff About Stuff Workshop
Our next weekend of performance making is fast approaching! Explore making short performance, variety, theatre and live art about stuff that matters - politics, sex, sexuality, gender, poverty, race, class, identity and then some!
Sobering Words
Today marks the start of my sixth month of sobriety. After a friends passing comment noticing how much I liked a drink, a bout of depression and yet another prosecco hangover I decided to hit the sauce on the head.
Casting Call: Putting Words in Your Mouth
Roundhouse Associate Artist Scottee is making a show about tension and aggression within the LGBTQI* community. The show debuts in November at Roundhouse and will be performed by queer and trans* BAME performers.
Another Theatre 2016 Rant
Unless you’ve been hiding under your tumblr this week you’ve probably not missed twitter bursting with #Theatre2016 tweets from angry arty folk with interesting haircuts.
How can Institutions Better Support Artists?
Yesterday I rolled out of bed earlier than traditionally acceptable on a Saturday for East CVAN’s ‘Working Together’ symposium. The symposium was billed as exploring the impact of artists on institutions.
PAY US FOR THE WORK WE DO
This morning The Stage has revealed the earnings of artistic directors and executive directors of some of our subsidised institutions. The league table published alongside brilliantly demonstrates who the biggest earners are – there’s no prize for guessing where they work.