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24 October 2024
Kick Some Class: Here's what we learned
Over 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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23 October 2024
My class convenience store: What class means to me
Social class is a little bit like a supermarket, isn't it? Stick with me on this one.
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22 October 2024
How to break that Class Ceiling: Advice from a working class author
Working 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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22 October 2024
Kick Some Class: Neil Griffiths explains Arts Emergency's vital work
Arts Emergency is a national charity helping to broaden access to culture careers via mentoring. CEO and co-founder Neil Griffiths spoke to Voice about his organisation's complex mission.
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18 October 2024
Kick Some Class: Jasmine Padgett on Newcastle arts space Cobalt Studios
Cobalt 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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16 October 2024
Silver Spoons vs. Plastic Spoons: What class means to me
This blog is a personal take on what class means to me.
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8 October 2024
Kick Some Class: CJ Webley talks bringing working class voice to theatre
Birmingham-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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4 October 2024
Kick Some Class: Liam Pape on supporting working class comedy
Liam 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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21 September 2024
North and South Divide
Creating a piece about social inequality my first thought was to research and write about the North and South divide in England. From growing up in Grimsby and then moving to London it's shocking the differences in attitude, transport and educationÂ
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12 September 2024
Kick Some Class: Dr Teresa Crew explains what class actually means in 2024
Dr Teresa Crew from Bangor University is an expert on the difficult topic of social class. So she was just the sort of clever person we wanted to speak to ahead of our Kick Some Class series.