Tom Beasley Editor

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.

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.

Alexandra Haddow is a stand-up comedian and previous winner of the West End Comedy Club's working class bursary. She discusses how the support of others helped her get to Edinburgh and smash the class ceiling.

Clare 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.

Hannan 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.

Claudia 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.

Ali 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.

Working class representation in the arts is in a really bad place. But we've been talking to the people trying to make that better, and the stars who have smashed through the 'class ceiling', for a new series on Voice.

I had planned to review All Elite Wrestling’s enormous All In event, which took place at Wembley Stadium over the Bank Holiday weekend. But actually, I thought I’d try to win the non-wrestling audience over with one particular story.

Warrington-based musician Lewis Gill has swapped performing in various prog rock groups for a solo career as a composer of classical music inspired by his hometown. He talks to Voice about his new line of work.

Barricade is a thought-provoking short film about a teenage girl who experiences sexual harassment on her way to school. West Midlands-based writer and director Alice Johannessen told Voice all about it.

I'm Tom Beasley and I'm the new editor of Voice. I can't wait to chat about all things cultural, while desperately trying to convince everyone that pro wrestling is the purest form of art.