Nicole Joseph

#TamboAndBones is epic, funny and provocative 💥 last day to see it in Leeds!

Mariah Louca on trans representation in UK theatre The visibility of trans female actors is growing on screen, says Mariah Louca, but the UK’s theatre industry needs to build inclusion into the casting system

Trans women desperately need more visibility in UK theatre, writes actor and writer Mariah Louca 👇

Casting Call for Slung Low Shorts 6 Plays 18 Roles 4 Performances If you are visually impaired, please contact info@wrongsemble.com for an accessible casting breakdown.

Leeds Theatrical Types! Slung Low Shorts is back after 5 year hiatus with 6 new plays this summer.

Casting details are below. Please share with any West Yorkshire-based actors.

My headshot with the behind the glass logo and teal colour way

I had such a fantastic time being a guest on Brontë Parsonage Museum Behind The Glass podcast.

Chatting all about Anne, my commissioned writing and a special poem inspired for the episode.

Listen here and on all your usual podcast platforms www.buzzsprout.com/2317582

Local Boys in Bradford, 1972, by Don McCullin.

Gonna take this opportunity to say that I can personally deliver no script for as little as 7 million, and I know some other writers who can do it for as little as five million.

Associate Artistic Director - Disability Arts Online We are looking to appoint an experienced theatre Director to work closely with Artistic Director Lisa Spirling on the delivery of Stratford East’s vibrant and eclectic artistic programme. The successf...

🎭 @stratfordeast.com is looking to appoint an experienced theatre Director to work closely with their Artistic Director on the delivery of their vibrant and eclectic artistic programme.

Closing - 25 Feb
Location - London
££ - £45K FTE

disabilityarts.online/opportunity-...

Nairobi Producer Exchange - Bradford Producing Hub The Bradford - Nairobi Producer Exchange is fully funded exchange programme for Bradford-based producers from the African Diaspora with online training and residencies in Nairobi and Bradford

Bradford Producers from the African Diaspora

The Nairobi Producer Exchange in partnership with @bradford2025.co.uk is LIVE!

💷 £1000 placement fee
✈️ Fully funded travel and expenses
🫱🏿‍🫲🏿 Online training and mentorship

Info session: 20 March
📬 Apply by: 30 March

👉 bdproducinghub.co.uk/funding-oppo...

Freak Zone Playlist - Augustin Bousfield's Bradford City of Culture 2025 Playlist - BBC Sounds Augustin Bousfield celebrates the music of Bradford, City of Culture 2025.

This #Bradford playlist on BBC Sounds is well worth a listen. An eclectic mix of music by local artists, selected by @augustinbo.bsky.social. Thanks for posting about it @worriedaboutsatan.bsky.social. 🎶

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Bradford clean air zone saves NHS over £30,000 a month in first year After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarter

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“After one year of the zone, nitrogen dioxide from traffic was lower, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by 25% and those for heart problems decreased by 24%”

"I think self-indulgence can be really radical." Writer, actor and comedian Temi Wilkey on her one-woman show Main Character Energy, which opens at Soho Theatre later this month. Plus: three shows to see next week.

Here is this week's issue of The Crush Bar, feat. Temi Wilkey, whose show Main Character Energy runs @sohotheatre.bsky.social later this month.

Plus, there are three show recommendations @manipulatearts.bsky.social, @royalcourt.bsky.social and The Globe.
thecrushbar.substack.com/p/i-think-se...

Ask a Literary Agent Q&A - Jessica Jones from Independent & Camilla Young from Curtis Brown YouTube video by Without a Paddle

Here is the recording of our #SupportPlaywrights Ask A Literary Agent Q&A with Jessica Jones of Independent Talent & Camilla Young of Curtis Brown, led by me, @mogster.bsky.social & Jane Christie.

90 mins of brill questions and even briller answers.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdY7...

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Photo of Eleanor Manners, incoming Artistic Director of Theatre Centre. Eleanor is in a rehearsal room, smiling as she points towards something across the room, behind the camera. A young person stood in the background behind her. Photo credit: Oliver Dixon.

We are absolutely thrilled to announce Eleanor Manners as our next Artistic Director! Eleanor joins Executive Director & CEO Emma Rees from April 2025.

Young Artist Development Programme 2025 – Beyond Borders Last year we launched our first zine, The Department for Wonder and Play (the other DWP), as part of the Young Artists Development Programme (YADP). We’re very excited to announce that we’ll be produc...

Touretteshero’s Department for Wonder & Play zine & development programme is back & recruiting UK based, disabled, neurodivergent & chronically ill young creatives aged 14-26, more info & how to apply here: tinyurl.com/3yep8dpz Supportive, low pressure opportunity #SpreadTheWord

Amazing thanks!

Hi Lauren I’d love to be added please!

Anne Brontë portrait

Happy birthday to Anne Brontë the youngest girl sibling of the famous family who I can relate hard to. It’s been such a unique privilege to research and be inspired by her amazing life and words over the last year at the Brontë Parsonage Museum. #BradfordGals ✍️

My fab colleague Fran has taken my words and made them into a fancy blog post! Check it out

Screenshot of a Guardian article, reading: "Drama schools have been particularly hard hit by the previous government’s decision to cut funding for arts subjects to prioritise Stem subjects, which fall within the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Top-up funding for creative and performing arts courses, which are expensive to run, was frozen at £16.7m in 2024-25, resulting in a real-terms cut due to inflation. In 2020-21 the grant was worth £36m, before it was cut nearly in half by Gavin Williamson, the then education secretary. Nick Hillman, the director of the Higher Education Policy Institute, said although many of the affected smaller specialist institutions were world leading, a high proportion were struggling. Courses are expensive to deliver because of a high student-to-staff ratio and they lack the economies of scale enjoyed by larger institutions. “It risks becoming a national catastrophe for these institutions that specialise in areas where the UK is traditionally top notch,” Hillman said."

The absurd idea that the arts (or anything for that matter) should somehow be cheap, profitable, and still world-leading at every stage from primary school to post-grad still seems to have a stranglehold on policy-makers despite the damage we're seeing daily

A satisfyingly tidy desk

A tidy desk = a tidy mind. That plus moving over to this platform feels like a breath of fresh air! Ready for my first dedicated writing day of the year.

Shout out to my 4 followers, hope to see more of you soon 😂