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dermot daly @dermotdaly.bsky.social · 1d

These two make great friends.
Released a day apart, they’re almost twins.
Maybe putting both on reading lists and in libraries might be a good thing to do.
Maybe.

The front covers of ‘Do It Yourself: Making Political Theatre’ written by my good friends Common/Wealth and my edited volume ‘Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School’.

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Routledge Books @routledgebooks.bsky.social · 7d

We are thrilled that announce that Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School has published and share news of the upcoming national book launches.

You can spy more on the book (and order) here - spr.ly/63325A9zaD

A book titled 'Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School,' edited by Dermot Daly, is displayed. The cover has a blurred image of a person, set against a blue backdrop.

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dermot daly @dermotdaly.bsky.social · 17d

Publication Day: It’s out, it exists!

The cover of my first edited collection - ‘Being Black and British: Before, During and after Drama school’

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Nottingham Playhouse @nottmplayhouse.bsky.social · 18d

Applications for Homegrown 2025/26 are now open!

This year-long programme for ages 18-25 is designed to support those who are keen to work professionally in theatre.

Apply by 5pm on Wed 1 Oct.

Apply for Homegrown Performers: bit.ly/47ClpFA
Apply for Homegrown Creatives: bit.ly/4e4s7Yv

A group of young adults, all wearing grey tracksuits, stand in a circle in a performance space. One of them stands on a stepladder in the centre, reading from a book.

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dermot daly @dermotdaly.bsky.social · 23d

The link…

Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School book launch

Book launch event for Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School.

www.stratfordeast.com

dermot daly @dermotdaly.bsky.social · 23d

LIVERPOOL: @liveveryplay.bsky.social welcome us on Oct 24th at 19h30 to launch ‘Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School’. The incomparable Keisha Thompson & local hero Paislie Reid join me to dig into the book & its themes, working out how it & they speak to Liverpool now.

Dermot Daly Book Launch - Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School - Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse Theatres

A launch event for Dermot Daly's new book Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School...

everymanplayhouse.com

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dermot daly @dermotdaly.bsky.social · 26d

MANCHESTER: The third of the launches of ‘Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School’ is at Factory International on Oct 23rd, kicking off at 18h00. Join chapter contributor (and legend) Keisha Thompson & I talking about the book, Manchester, making theatre & monochrome pictures.

Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School

Join writer Keisha Thompson and editor Dermot Daly for a discussion and Q&A on their new book about Black British Actors

factoryinternational.org

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dermot daly @dermotdaly.bsky.social · 27d

LONDON: The second launch for ‘Being Black and British’ (published by @routledgebooks.bsky.social) will be at @stratfordeast.com on Oct 3rd at 17h30 with contributors @excalibah.bsky.social, @drhannahrobbins.bsky.social, Hannah Alkhalu & Nuna Sandy moderated by Dr Samia La Virgne. (Link to follow)

dermot daly @dermotdaly.bsky.social · Sep 1

‘Being Black and British: Before During and After Drama School’ is released on September 22 but is available to pre-order from TODAY.

Pre-order now - directly from the publisher on the link, your favourite bookshop, or your institutional or local library.

Launch event(s) to be shared…

Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School

Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School is about being Black, being British and being an actor before, during and after training. Written by Black writers working in and around ...

www.routledge.com

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dermot daly @dermotdaly.bsky.social · 28d

LEEDS: The first of five launches for the book is open for booking… I’ll be in conversation with the Vice Principal & Head of Drama about and around the book before a Q&A on Oct 1st at 18h00. Book your ticket?

(London, Manchester, Liverpool, Leicester [online], keep eyes out for events near you)

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dermot daly @dermotdaly.bsky.social · Sep 1

‘Being Black and British: Before During and After Drama School’ is released on September 22 but is available to pre-order from TODAY.

Pre-order now - directly from the publisher on the link, your favourite bookshop, or your institutional or local library.

Launch event(s) to be shared…

Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School

Being Black and British: Before, During and After Drama School is about being Black, being British and being an actor before, during and after training. Written by Black writers working in and around ...

www.routledge.com

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dermot daly @dermotdaly.bsky.social · Aug 29

Sad we were presenting at exactly the same time!

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Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme @rtyds.bsky.social · Aug 20

Our residencies are back!

We've partnered with Bristol Old Vic, Leeds Playhouse & @liveveryplay.bsky.social for our Fair Play Associate Artistic Director Residency - paid opportunities for 3 mid-career working class directors.

Deadline: 18 Sep, 10am
Online Q&A: 1 Sep, 4pm
More info: bit.ly/45a8P0V

Associate Artistic Director Residency (artists page) - Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme - RTYDS

Fair Play Associate Artistic Director 2026-2027 RTYDS is partnering with three building-based theatre companies (outside of London) to each host a mid-career director or theatre maker from a working c...

bit.ly

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Company Three @companythree.bsky.social · Aug 1

Are you interested in using drama as a tool in your work with young people? We want to share our practice and ways of working to widen opportunities for young people in theatre and beyond.

Follow the link to apply: https://loom.ly/mLXA5bE
📅 Applications close Tuesday 12 August

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Nick Hern Books @nickhernbooks.bsky.social · Jul 31

Out now – Bruntwood at 20.

We're proud to have been the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting's publishing partner since its inception. We're delighted to publish this anthology which reflects its inestimable impact across the last two decades.

Get your copy now: www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/bruntwood-at...

Anthology cover of Bruntwood at 20: Five Plays from the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting.

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · Jul 31

An idiot’s guide to the fringe: 10 ways to be a bad producer, according to Ellie Keel👇

Ellie Keel on 10 ways to be a bad Edinburgh Fringe producer

As the Edinburgh Festival Fringe commences, Ellie Keel highlights some of the biggest mistakes one can make as a producer and how to avoid those pitfalls

www.thestage.co.uk

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Red Ladder Theatre Company, Leeds @redladder.bsky.social · Jul 28

New on the blog, #disabled actor and director Lara Wilson on finding confidence in her artistic identity, and the importance of the arts giving "a voice to people who aren’t normally seen."
www.redladder.co.uk/i-thought-if...

Lara stood behind her wheelchair holding the handles. Caption: “I thought if I called myself a ‘disabled actor’ people wouldn’t want to work with me. But it’s important, it’s part of my identity.”
Lara Wilson, actor/director

Lara on stage with finger raised pointing dynamically at another actor. Caption: “Leeds Conservatoire and especially Erin Carter, who is head of drama there, encouraged me to embrace having a wheelchair and to use it as a creative tool...That was a liberating moment for me and boosted my self-belief.”

Lara sat in a chair giving feebback to an actor sat opposite with script in hand. Caption: “We need to show young people, no matter who they are or what their background, that they can have a career in the arts.”

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · Jul 27

The University of Edinburgh has received the race and history review which it commissioned, detailing the institutions links to slavery and colonialism. It has published the review here
www.ed.ac.uk/about/race-r...