News & Blog
Keep up to date with all our activities by reading our regular blogs written by actor and theatre practitioner Janine Haynes.
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The Pantomimes and Christmas shows will go online
21 December 2020
We all heard the devastating news last week that many areas in England, including Buckinghamshire, have moved into Tier 3. With this news, many theatres must close again at a time that would usually be their busiest period.
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A cultural explosion is on its way!
11 December 2020
I have missed theatre dreadfully, both working on theatre projects and enjoying the wonderful live experience itself...
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Community podcast – Invisibility in Society
26 November 2020
Just before the current lockdown, we were lucky enough to get together with some incredible, local women to record a podcast as part of our ‘Invisible Visible’ project.
For this part of the project we were interested in talking to people who have felt invisible or not heard in our society,…
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What does a dramaturge do?
11 November 2020
Last year in September 2019 as part of “Taking the Stage - Women in the Performing Arts” at MK Gallery, we showcased a scratch piece called “Becoming The Invisible Woman” by Sarah Wanendeya.
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The long road to recovery – what happens after the Culture Recovery Fund?
29 October 2020
Over the last few weeks, it has been wonderful to see nearly 2000 arts venues all around the UK receiving the much-needed funding boost from the Government's Culture Recovery Fund.
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Invisible Visible – LGBTQ Creative Group
15 October 2020
Earlier this year, we mentioned that we were extremely lucky to receive emergency funding from Arts Council England (ACE) - for which we are incredibly grateful...
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Why are the arts not ‘viable’?
1 October 2020
Once again, the arts industry has been pushed aside by our government and left with no support, job protection, funding - nothing.
I am of course talking about the recent unveiling of the new support scheme that, as Rishi Sunak puts it, “is focussed on those companies that can provide viable…
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Theatre is coming alive again thanks to our courageous industry
21 September 2020
It has been an incredibly exciting few weeks for indoor theatre. I feel like we are finally getting some traction, and we as an industry are starting to move forward...
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Why are arts subjects on the decline?
4 September 2020
‘Arts GCSEs experience 37% drop in past decade.’ This headline from The Stage last month is extremely concerning.
Its research found that this year:
· 424,528 young people were entered for an arts subject at GCSE level, compared to 673,879 10 years ago in 2010 (37%)
· GCSE drama and music entries declined…
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How can we be inclusive without diverse programming?
21 August 2020
A statistic I read back in January really sticks in my mind: ‘61% of artistic directors in 2019 are white men’.