A new survey reveals that the number of individuals donating to charities is "at a record low", while less than 1% of donations from the general public go towards the arts, culture, and heritage.

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#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork

ACE Grantium update: Project Grants temporarily closed, opening the programme again no later than mid-September 🤯
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We're in Germany this week at TheaterhausG7 FIFTEEN WHOLE YEARS since we were here last. Look at these two cuties

just heard Jeremy Deller say (I'm paraphrasing) 'I've never had a problem working with the public...its working with the institutions who are a bit afraid of the public where the problems occur' and its SO true

there is an alternative world & it exists already! After so many years organising & campaigning I’m very confident nowadays in telling you directly that AE is a hugely important & unique part of that world. Get on board - counter dank autocratic injustice with positive action & good vibes ftw🚨

this booksellers 'best selling books of the week' tell a story

this is a really terrible idea and its really good that they are seeking more consultation because it would kneecap companies like Action Hero

some writing on how it feels to put art out into the world
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Schrödinger's Wildcat - some writing about what it's like to run around in a big furry cat costume and have no-one mention the big furry cat costume open.substack.com/pub/actionhe...

'maybe a bit too weird for mass consumption' the conclusion of a review for our show Hoke's Bluff in London City Lights 2014 & very much appropriate for this new piece of writing Jim's put together about that show and the existence or not of a (wild)cat open.substack.com/pub/actionhe...

In my dream last night I was very busy re-flooring a nightclub with @thistimcrouch.bsky.social (J)

poetry

getting set for the first outing for Oh Europa this year. We're heading to Gloucester on Saturday for a Valentines love song special. 7 whole years since we first set off in the van on this adventure.

This morning two theatre companies (Freedom Studios and Coney) have announced their permanent closure. Both 'left' the National Portfolio in 2023 and have found the climate impossible since. Their statements are heartbreakingly similar. Without massive funding reform many more will follow in 2025.

Reminding ourselves that as artists we're positioned as well as anyone to do something to disrupt narratives and plant seeds towards alternative ways of being in the world. The fact that this happens to be what we're working on today means something actionhero.org.uk/Rebel-Resist...

20 years of Action Hero!
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