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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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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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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
22 October 2024Kick Some Class: Neil Griffiths explains Arts Emergency's vital work
View InterviewArts 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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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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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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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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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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Blog
11 March 2022The sitcom: A celebration of northern life
View BlogSitcoms celebrate northern working-class life more effectively than any other form of media. I explore how two of my favourites, Dinnerladies and The Royle Family, do this whilst still being exceptionally funny.
