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Voice MagPosts Tagged: class
  • Blog Kick Some Class: Here's what we learned
    24 October 2024

    Kick Some Class: Here's what we learned

    by Tom Beasley Editor

    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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  • Blog My class convenience store: What class means to me
    23 October 2024

    My class convenience store: What class means to me

    by Brogan Leigh Flowers Voice Contributor

    Social class is a little bit like a supermarket, isn't it? Stick with me on this one.

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  • Blog How to break that Class Ceiling: Advice from a working class author
    22 October 2024

    How to break that Class Ceiling: Advice from a working class author

    by Oliver Sykes

    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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  • Interview Kick Some Class: Jasmine Padgett on Newcastle arts space Cobalt Studios
    18 October 2024

    Kick Some Class: Jasmine Padgett on Newcastle arts space Cobalt Studios

    by Tom Beasley Editor

    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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  • Blog Silver Spoons vs. Plastic Spoons: What class means to me
    16 October 2024

    Silver Spoons vs. Plastic Spoons: What class means to me

    by Rebecca Douglass Voice Contributor

    This blog is a personal take on what class means to me.

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  • Interview Kick Some Class: Emma McGann talks music and live-streaming
    15 October 2024

    Kick Some Class: Emma McGann talks music and live-streaming

    by Tom Beasley Editor

    Emma 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 Kick Some Class: CJ Webley talks bringing working class voice to theatre
    8 October 2024

    Kick Some Class: CJ Webley talks bringing working class voice to theatre

    by 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.

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  • Interview Kick Some Class: Liam Pape on supporting working class comedy
    4 October 2024

    Kick Some Class: Liam Pape on supporting working class comedy

    by Tom Beasley Editor

    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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  • Interview Kick Some Class: Clare Povey tells us about her working class author prize
    27 September 2024

    Kick Some Class: Clare Povey tells us about her working class author prize

    by Tom Beasley Editor

    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.

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  • Interview Kick Some Class: Robert Muchamore explains his journey to the CHERUB books
    24 September 2024

    Kick Some Class: Robert Muchamore explains his journey to the CHERUB books

    by Tom Beasley Editor

    Robert 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 Kick Some Class: Hannan Majid on his animation club for working class kids of colour
    20 September 2024

    Kick Some Class: Hannan Majid on his animation club for working class kids of colour

    by Tom Beasley Editor

    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.

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  • Interview Kick Some Class: Claudia Jessie talks going from council estate to Bridgerton
    17 September 2024

    Kick Some Class: Claudia Jessie talks going from council estate to Bridgerton

    by Tom Beasley Editor

    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.

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  • Interview Kick Some Class: Ali Rashley on how Television Workshop helps working class kids
    13 September 2024

    Kick Some Class: Ali Rashley on how Television Workshop helps working class kids

    by Tom Beasley Editor

    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.

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  • Event MUCK for London premiere
    12 May 2022 – 14 May 2022

    MUCK for London premiere

    by Simon Franklin

    A 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 TV’s obsession with poverty porn has gone too far
    20 March 2022

    TV’s obsession with poverty porn has gone too far

    by Faith Martin Kickstart

    Shows such as Rich Kids Go Skint further escalate stereotypes of poverty 

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  • Blog Jeremy Kyle Show: Death on Daytime proves Kyle only cared about exploitation
    15 March 2022

    Jeremy Kyle Show: Death on Daytime proves Kyle only cared about exploitation

    by Faith Martin Kickstart

    The private school boy bully who took it too far

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  • Blog Common People: Class appropriation in music
    8 February 2022

    Common People: Class appropriation in music

    by Faith Martin Kickstart

    An investigation into the battle between class appropriation and appreciation within the music industry

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  • Event Drawing the Line
    9 May 2019 – 25 May 2019

    Drawing the Line

    by Beccy Smith

    The 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. 

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