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yasmeen-arden.bsky.social @yasmeen-arden.bsky.social · Mar 5

2 beautiful new episodes of Our Voices ✨

Small Truth Theatre @smalltruththeatre.bsky.social · Mar 5

✨️BRAND NEW EPISODES of OUR VOICES 3✨️

Get your headphones on, have a stroll in the sun and listen to two new gorgeous plays!

Flying (Ant) Children’s Day by Coral Wylie and The Inter-Imaginary Collider by Olivia Mace.

Enjoy 🌞

caravantheatre.co.uk/our-voices

A box with headahots of the entire company.

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yasmeen-arden.bsky.social @yasmeen-arden.bsky.social · Feb 26

🤔🤔🤔

Susie Dent @susiedent.com · Feb 26

Word of the Day is ‘ingordigiousness’ (18th century): extreme greed at the expense of principles.

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Small Truth Theatre @smalltruththeatre.bsky.social · Feb 21

✨️ANNOUNCEMENT✨️

First in our magical new series of OUR VOICES 3

Flying (Ant) Children’s Day

Written by: Coral Wylie
Directed by: Anastasia Osei-Kuffour
Starring: Sara Dawood & Ashley D Gayle
And young people: Lorenzo, Remmy, Loveday, Lola, Vee, Skyla and Evan
Sound Design: Nicola T Chang

A collection of headshots of all creatives involved.

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Small Truth Theatre @smalltruththeatre.bsky.social · Feb 21

✨️ANNOUNCEMENT✨️

The second play in our brand new OUR VOICES 3

The Inter-Imaginary Collider

Written by Olivia Mace
Directed by: Audrey Sheffield
Starring: Laura Hanna & Maanuv Thiara
Sound Design: Nicola T Chang

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Michelle Payne ✌🏻 @chellesta.bsky.social · Jan 28

Follow @smalltruththeatre.bsky.social 🩷🩷🩷

Small Truth Theatre @smalltruththeatre.bsky.social · Jan 27

Hello Blue-sky! We're so happy to be here ✨️
As a company that spreads joy, we are keen to be part of this new platform! We have a new Caravan series of digital plays coming very soon. Follow for more updates and content. Big love 💖

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Lilly Driscoll @lillydriscoll.bsky.social · Jan 27

The lovely @smalltruththeatre.bsky.social are now on Blue-sky! Give them a follow 💖

Small Truth Theatre @smalltruththeatre.bsky.social · Jan 27

Hello Blue-sky! We're so happy to be here ✨️
As a company that spreads joy, we are keen to be part of this new platform! We have a new Caravan series of digital plays coming very soon. Follow for more updates and content. Big love 💖

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yasmeen-arden.bsky.social @yasmeen-arden.bsky.social · Jan 27

We are here!
Come and join the caravan of love 💝

Small Truth Theatre @smalltruththeatre.bsky.social · Jan 27

Hello Blue-sky! We're so happy to be here ✨️
As a company that spreads joy, we are keen to be part of this new platform! We have a new Caravan series of digital plays coming very soon. Follow for more updates and content. Big love 💖

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yasmeen-arden.bsky.social @yasmeen-arden.bsky.social · Jan 23

Much needed look back at conversations about hope x

Anna Jordan @annaruthjordan.bsky.social · Jan 23

Two years ago I had a conversation with the incredible Julie Hesmondhalgh about how to find hope in the darkest of times. Thought it might be worth another share. No less relevant than it was then, probably more. #Hope #Writers #Theatre #Juliehesmondhalgh

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp1j...

Conversations About Hope: Anna Jordan talks to Julie Hesmondhalgh - A Webinar

YouTube video by Without a Paddle

www.youtube.com

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yasmeen-arden.bsky.social @yasmeen-arden.bsky.social · Dec 17

“not only could arts investment be valuable for individuals and the health service as part of a preventative health agenda, but also any cuts to arts funding or provision have to be considered a public health risk with individual/societal economic ramifications”

www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds

Engaging with arts improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’

www.theguardian.com

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Arts Professional @artsprofessional.co.uk · Dec 16

New job #ad: Executive Director / Joint CEO, the Albany, Deptford. Salary: £70,000. #artsjobs

Executive Director / Joint CEO - Arts Professional

We are looking for an experienced and strategic senior leader to complement our Executive team.

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yasmeen-arden.bsky.social @yasmeen-arden.bsky.social · Dec 7

Whaaaa?!

Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · Dec 7

'The women were considered prostitutes and could be forcibly taken to the university’s private prison and sentenced to weeks of confinement by the vice-chancellor. More than 5,000 were arrested in the 19th century alone.'

Cambridge University urged to apologise over jailing of thousands of ‘evil’ women without evidence or trial

A 1561 charter granted powers to imprison young working-class women found walking with undergraduates after dark

www.theguardian.com

yasmeen-arden.bsky.social @yasmeen-arden.bsky.social · Dec 1

I just enjoyed “A Castle for Christmas” way too much! 🎄🏰❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💚❄️🎄

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Anna Jordan @annaruthjordan.bsky.social · Nov 24

this Tuesday! #Playwrights #Screenwriters come to the event of the YEAR. Pls share. All levels of experience welcome. #SupportPlaywrights

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yasmeen-arden.bsky.social @yasmeen-arden.bsky.social · Nov 18

More loving support from @annaruthjordan.bsky.social and a whole host a of brilliant playwrights x

Anna Jordan @annaruthjordan.bsky.social · Nov 18

HOW DO YOU GET YOUR PLAY ON? This was the top question when Support Playwrights ran a #NoSillyQuestions initiative. We spoke to 12 brilliant playwrights & here's what they had to say! Writers incl #ChrisBush, @tommortonsmith.bsky.social, @hannykha.bsky.social .....

open.substack.com/pub/supportp...