Voicebox: Identity and Equality
We believe that the arts, and society as a whole, is better when it is diverse. Better representation, equal opportunities, and a voice for everyone should be an expectation, not a pipe dream. There should be more accurate depictions of LGBTQ+ relationships on screen, more BAME talent celebrated in award ceremonies, and more access for disabled people in theatre. People should be able to see themselves represented and acknowledged in society. Our differences are what make us the same, and we should cherish that, and build upon it to make a better world for all.
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Blog
13 February 2020Gender exclusivity at Reading and Leeds is the tip of the iceberg for the music industry
View BlogThe first Reading and Leeds Festival lineup announcement of 2020 sparked many altercations across social media. However, most of these arguments were not about who was performing, rather, who wasn’t.
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Blog
12 February 2020Cultural Appropriation in the Arts
View BlogMy opinion and research about cultural appropriation and its place in the art world.
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Interview
8 February 2020Interview with Vicky Moran, writer and director
View InterviewWe speak to writer and director Vicky Moran, whose new theatre production No Sweat is a hard-hitting examination of the hidden LGBTQ+ homelessness.
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Blog
25 January 2020Women in Rock Music - my arts issue!
View BlogMy Gold Arts Issue is all about the problems surrounding women (or the lack of) in rock music! Feedback would be hugely appreciated, whether it be an opposing opinion or general comments about the video - thank you :)
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Event
12 February 2020 – 16 February 2020"Cara Vita: A Clown Concerto"
View Event“Cara Vita: A Clown Concerto” explores the joys, sorrows, and hilarity of modern adulthood through music, circus, and magic. Created and performed by San Francisco-based Felicity Hesed, "Cara Vita" makes it's European premiere at VAULT Festival.
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Blog
19 November 2019Writing only from experience
View BlogAre straight, white, able-bodied male writers outdated?
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Blog
19 November 2019The Missing: J. J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
View BlogA lesson in why a confused tone can make a story with the best intentions uncomfortable
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Interview
26 September 2019Interview with Ben SantaMaria, writer and director
View InterviewFlaming Theatre director Ben SantaMaria talks about his autobiographical show Really Want to Hurt Me, and reflects on the continued problem of homophobia in society.
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Event
8 September 2019 – 16 September 2019Willow
View EventLemon House Theatre are staging their new show 'Willow' - an LGBTQ+ break-up story at The Bunker in South London on 8th, 9th, 15th & 16th September.
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Event
8 September 2019 – 16 September 2019Different Sand
View EventLemon House Theatre are staging 'Different Sand', a story about two British-Algerian sisters at 7pm at The Bunker on 8th, 9th, 15t and 16th September.
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Review
5 August 2019John Pendal: Monster
View ReviewWhether there was only six or 600 of us, John Pendal performed with everything he had.
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Blog
5 August 2019And where am I?!
View BlogDisability representation in the arts could and should be better
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Interview
29 July 2019Interview with Tatiana Pavela, writer and performer in Brandi Alexander
View Interview"I remember drawing a swiggly line, looking at it, then thinking “I’ve never seen that before. I have invented that.” A short time later I was in a car, staring up at a billboard with a picture of a heart rate on it, saw the zig-zag line on that and thought that they had stolen my artistic idea."
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Interview
28 July 2019Interview with James Barr
View Interview"I’ve always wanted attention, as a kid I even pretended to be a stripper for my Mum and her friend Paula. So awks."
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Interview
24 July 2019Interview with Kit Redstone, creator of Passengers
View Interview"In the words of my old twitter bio I’m a ‘writer and director, and a hot tempered short arse trans man who wears a lot of jewellery’."
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Interview
20 July 2019Interview with Crystal Rasmussen
View Interview"I’m a non-binary Northern drag queen with a giant belly and a voice that never dropped. Ten years ago I would’ve been laughed at, now I’m celebrated and that is due to the work of people before me and people around me."
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Blog
15 July 2019How Deaf Actors Are Making Waves in the Industry
View BlogIn this past year, theatre has seen more D/deaf actors take to the stage in main roles than ever before, including a D/deaf actor understudying for a hearing actor.
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Blog
12 July 2019Lack of female toilets in theatres
View BlogResearch into toilets in West End theatres reveals most are lacking in women’s facilities.
