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Blog
24 October 2024Kick Some Class: Here's what we learned
View BlogOver the last two months, we've spoken to amazing working class creatives, including Bridgerton's Claudia Jessie and CHERUB author Robert Muchamore, for our Kick Some Class series about social class in the arts. Here, we reflect on the series.
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Blog
23 October 2024My class convenience store: What class means to me
View BlogSocial class is a little bit like a supermarket, isn't it? Stick with me on this one.
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Blog
22 October 2024How to break that Class Ceiling: Advice from a working class author
View BlogWorking class children's author and poet Oliver Sykes offers his words of wisdom for how people can break through the class ceiling and find their place in the world of the arts.
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Interview
18 October 2024Kick Some Class: Jasmine Padgett on Newcastle arts space Cobalt Studios
View InterviewCobalt Studios is an arts and music venue in Newcastle, trying to make culture accessible to all. Digital and marketing manager Jasmine Padgett chats to Voice about how they help working class voices to be heard.
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Blog
16 October 2024Silver Spoons vs. Plastic Spoons: What class means to me
View BlogThis blog is a personal take on what class means to me.
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Interview
15 October 2024Kick Some Class: Emma McGann talks music and live-streaming
View InterviewEmma McGann is a singer-songwriter from the West Midlands. She spoke to us about her unique route into the world of music and how live-streaming put her working class voice on the map.
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Interview
8 October 2024Kick Some Class: CJ Webley talks bringing working class voice to theatre
View InterviewBirmingham-born playwright and social entrepreneur CJ Lloyd Webley talks to Voice about how he wants to improve the theatre space for people from marginalised backgrounds.
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Interview
4 October 2024Kick Some Class: Liam Pape on supporting working class comedy
View InterviewLiam Pape is the man behind the West End Comedy Club's working class bursary, helping comedians with the hefty costs of the Edinburgh Fringe. He spoke to Voice about the importance of supporting working class voices in stand-up.
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Interview
27 September 2024Kick Some Class: Clare Povey tells us about her working class author prize
View InterviewClare Povey is a children's author and also the person behind the Writers & Artists Working Class Writers prize, holding the ladder for working class people to get their stories published and on to bookshelves.
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Interview
24 September 2024Kick Some Class: Robert Muchamore explains his journey to the CHERUB books
View InterviewRobert Muchamore rose to fame in the noughties for writing the gritty child spy series CHERUB and he now pens a new spin on Robin Hood. He tells Voice how his working class background informed his approach as an author.
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Interview
20 September 2024Kick Some Class: Hannan Majid on his animation club for working class kids of colour
View InterviewHannan Majid and Richard York are the co-founders of the Rainbow Collective Animation Club, which helps kids from working class communities of colour in London make their voices heard through filmmaking.
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Interview
17 September 2024Kick Some Class: Claudia Jessie talks going from council estate to Bridgerton
View InterviewClaudia Jessie is best known for playing Eloise Bridgerton in Netflix's delightful Regency romance series Bridgerton. But before her TV success in fancy frocks and stately homes, she had to smash the class ceiling.
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Interview
13 September 2024Kick Some Class: Ali Rashley on how Television Workshop helps working class kids
View InterviewAli Rashley is the executive artistic director at Television Workshop in Nottingham, which has a 40-year history of bringing amazing working class talent into the TV and film industry. She explains the challenges she has to face.
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Event
12 May 2022 – 14 May 2022MUCK for London premiere
View EventA play for today with a style that’s pure class as brother and sister confront their past to secure their future. MUCK is new play that has been selected for a London premiere at the first Come What May Festival at Park Theatre, 12-14 May
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Blog
20 March 2022TV’s obsession with poverty porn has gone too far
View BlogShows such as Rich Kids Go Skint further escalate stereotypes of poverty
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Blog
15 March 2022Jeremy Kyle Show: Death on Daytime proves Kyle only cared about exploitation
View BlogThe private school boy bully who took it too far
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Blog
8 February 2022Common People: Class appropriation in music
View BlogAn investigation into the battle between class appropriation and appreciation within the music industry
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Event
9 May 2019 – 25 May 2019Drawing the Line
View EventThe riotous follow up to Standard:Elite ( *****VoiceMag, Best Newcomer).
Play your way to a better world in this interactive, political theatre adventure from a multi-award winning young team.
