Joseph Clowser (he/him)
@josephclowser.bsky.social
Actor -Theatre Maker - Producer type. 🏳️🌈
Allotmenter 🧑🌾 and map-perve 🗺️
📍Leeds/London
http://www.spotlight.com/2013-8944-6996
www.josephclowser.co.uk
Allotmenter 🧑🌾 and map-perve 🗺️
📍Leeds/London
http://www.spotlight.com/2013-8944-6996
www.josephclowser.co.uk
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★★★★ "It really is a play you need to see, then discuss afterwards." @trnorth.bsky.social
Comedy, an intriguing story and an apparently simple question provide a lot of food for thought in Alan Ayckbourn's 91st play, Earth Angel. Read Steve Pratt's review
@thesjt.bsky.social #AlanAyckbourn #EarthAngel #theoldlaundrytheatre
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@thesjt.bsky.social #AlanAyckbourn #EarthAngel #theoldlaundrytheatre
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Earth Angel
Comedy, an intriguing story and an apparently simple question provide a lot of food for thought in Alan Ayckbourn's 91st play, Earth Angel
www.theatrereviewsnorth.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
★★★★ "It really is a play you need to see, then discuss afterwards." @trnorth.bsky.social
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Today’s judgment from the High Court - which dismissed Equity’s challenge to Spotlight’s fees - is disappointing for our 50,000 members.
It's incumbent on the union to challenge abuses of power in the industry and this initial ruling will not deter us.
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/eq...
It's incumbent on the union to challenge abuses of power in the industry and this initial ruling will not deter us.
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/eq...
Equity statement on Spotlight High Court ruling | Equity
Today’s judgment from the High Court is disappointing for Equity’s 50,000 members.
Those members will perhaps be most surprised by the finding by the judge, Her Honourable Justice Howells, that Spot...
www.equity.org.uk
September 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Today’s judgment from the High Court - which dismissed Equity’s challenge to Spotlight’s fees - is disappointing for our 50,000 members.
It's incumbent on the union to challenge abuses of power in the industry and this initial ruling will not deter us.
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/eq...
It's incumbent on the union to challenge abuses of power in the industry and this initial ruling will not deter us.
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/eq...
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If you want to see better polling about wealthy people's views on a wealth tax, check out
@patmillsuk.bsky.social's polling.
They found that 66% of those with £10 million in assets — that would be subject to the tax — actually support it.
patrioticmillionaires.uk/latest-news/...
7/7
@patmillsuk.bsky.social's polling.
They found that 66% of those with £10 million in assets — that would be subject to the tax — actually support it.
patrioticmillionaires.uk/latest-news/...
7/7
NEW POLL: Wealthiest 6 percent of Brits support a wealth tax — Patriotic Millionaires UK
Latest poll: Wealthiest 6 percent of Brits support wealth taxes.
patrioticmillionaires.uk
August 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
If you want to see better polling about wealthy people's views on a wealth tax, check out
@patmillsuk.bsky.social's polling.
They found that 66% of those with £10 million in assets — that would be subject to the tax — actually support it.
patrioticmillionaires.uk/latest-news/...
7/7
@patmillsuk.bsky.social's polling.
They found that 66% of those with £10 million in assets — that would be subject to the tax — actually support it.
patrioticmillionaires.uk/latest-news/...
7/7
Down to the final 5 SHOWS after 6 months. Surreal. @everymanchelt.bsky.social is a great place to say goodbye though 👋 - what a beauty. And lush audiences so far! #theatre #touring #cheltenham #justbetweenourselves
July 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Down to the final 5 SHOWS after 6 months. Surreal. @everymanchelt.bsky.social is a great place to say goodbye though 👋 - what a beauty. And lush audiences so far! #theatre #touring #cheltenham #justbetweenourselves
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"It’s easy to have politics on the stage and not off it, my hope is that the work we do off stage reflects the values that we’re championing within our work." - Camden People’s Theatre Artistic director Rio Matchett.
www.thestage.co.uk/news/camden-...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
www.thestage.co.uk/news/camden-...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
Theatre News and Performing Arts News from across the UK | The Stage
Read the latest theatre news including West End, London, regional, fringe, UK-wide and Broadway theatre news, including casting and show announcements. Find theatre industry news, reports, statistics…
www.thestage.co.uk
July 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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💸Could the 'Creative Places fund' be an alternative or addition to ACE funding for theatre projects over the next 3-5 years? Here's hoping! 🙏(seemingly good for the 6 regions out of London - glad to see W Yorkshire is one!)#theatre #funding #yorkshire #freelancersmakethearework #arts #labour
The UK Government has published the Creative Industries Sector Plan, part of its new Industrial Strategy.
Bernard Hay, Creative PEC’s Head of Policy, has published a blog that identifies the key sector-wide announcements.
pec.ac.uk/blog_entries...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
Bernard Hay, Creative PEC’s Head of Policy, has published a blog that identifies the key sector-wide announcements.
pec.ac.uk/blog_entries...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork
July 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
💸Could the 'Creative Places fund' be an alternative or addition to ACE funding for theatre projects over the next 3-5 years? Here's hoping! 🙏(seemingly good for the 6 regions out of London - glad to see W Yorkshire is one!)#theatre #funding #yorkshire #freelancersmakethearework #arts #labour
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Jesus Christ this graph. Total and utter political failure.
In a more serious country, unilaterally withdrawing from the JCPOA would have immediately ended Trump's first presidency & destroyed the GOP's reputation on national security policy for a generation 🧐
June 18, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Jesus Christ this graph. Total and utter political failure.
FINALLY...
Ministers stepping up preparations for renationalisation of Thames Water
Ministers stepping up preparations for renationalisation of Thames Water
Environment secretary indicates that calls from creditors for leniency from fines and penalties will be rejected
• Business live – latest updates
The environment secretary, Steve Reed, has said the government is stepping up preparations for temporary nationalisation of Thames Water, indicating it will reject pleas from the company’s creditors for leniency from fines and penalties.
Thames Water’s largest creditors control the utility and have made a bid to cut some of its debts and provide £5.3bn in new funding to try to turn it around. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
FINALLY...
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Ardent Theatre Company has unveiled a powerful 10-Year Manifesto for Change, setting out a bold vision to dismantle class inequality across the UK theatre industry @ardenttheatre.bsky.social
Ardent Theatre Company Launches Bold 10-Year Manifesto to End Class Inequality in Theatre
Ardent Theatre Company has unveiled a powerful 10-Year Manifesto for Change, setting out a bold vision to dismantle class inequality across the UK theatre industry
theatreweekly.com
June 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ardent Theatre Company has unveiled a powerful 10-Year Manifesto for Change, setting out a bold vision to dismantle class inequality across the UK theatre industry @ardenttheatre.bsky.social
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72 lives.
72 families.
8 years.
5 Prime Ministers.
0 criminal charges.
💚
#JusticeForGrenfell
#Grenfell
#GrenfellTower
72 families.
8 years.
5 Prime Ministers.
0 criminal charges.
💚
#JusticeForGrenfell
#Grenfell
#GrenfellTower
June 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
72 lives.
72 families.
8 years.
5 Prime Ministers.
0 criminal charges.
💚
#JusticeForGrenfell
#Grenfell
#GrenfellTower
72 families.
8 years.
5 Prime Ministers.
0 criminal charges.
💚
#JusticeForGrenfell
#Grenfell
#GrenfellTower
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I will agree about this. Plus hot towel on face.....
Turkish barber shops are amazing. Cut, shave, head massage, nose hair waxed, ears done all for about £20
lol I see Robert Jenrick has created an influx of people suddenly noticing Turkish Barber shops and a lot of people are about to be very surprised by how many people of Turkish descent live in this country and where they live. It's not just North London you know?
May 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I will agree about this. Plus hot towel on face.....
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A further 6% cut to the culture department has been revealed. With spending plans due by June 11, Campaign for the Arts is urging the Chancellor to reverse the cuts.
Read more and sign the petition here:
🔗 www.campaignforthearts.org/news/cfta-la...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #ArtsFunding
Read more and sign the petition here:
🔗 www.campaignforthearts.org/news/cfta-la...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #ArtsFunding
May 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
A further 6% cut to the culture department has been revealed. With spending plans due by June 11, Campaign for the Arts is urging the Chancellor to reverse the cuts.
Read more and sign the petition here:
🔗 www.campaignforthearts.org/news/cfta-la...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #ArtsFunding
Read more and sign the petition here:
🔗 www.campaignforthearts.org/news/cfta-la...
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #ArtsFunding
Theatre Review: Just Between Ourselves @ The New Vic moorlandsradio.co.uk/theatre-revi...
Theatre Review: Just Between Ourselves @ The New Vic - Moorlands Radio
To celebrate its 25th anniversary, London Classic Theatre has gone back into its comfort zone and selected an Alan Ayckbourn piece for its annual tour. Despite being almost fifty years to the day sinc...
moorlandsradio.co.uk
May 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Theatre Review: Just Between Ourselves @ The New Vic moorlandsradio.co.uk/theatre-revi...
Theatre review: Just Between Ourselves from London Classic Theatre at Theatre Royal Bath
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/just...
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/just...
Theatre review: Just Between Ourselves from London Classic Theatre at Theatre Royal Bath
Theatre review of Just Between Ourselves (Alan Ayckbourn) from London Classic Theatre at Theatre Royal Bath - reviewer: Jacob Newbury
www.britishtheatreguide.info
May 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Theatre review: Just Between Ourselves from London Classic Theatre at Theatre Royal Bath
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/just...
www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/just...
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When theatres programme fewer shows. The ones they don’t programme are inevitably the weirder, cooler, stranger, riskier ones.
The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK’s main subsidised theatres has fallen by nearly a third over the past decade according to research by the BBC 👇
Number of productions staged by subsidised UK theatres drops 31% in ten years
The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK's main subsidised theatres has fallen by nearly a third over the past decade according to research by the BBC
www.thestage.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
When theatres programme fewer shows. The ones they don’t programme are inevitably the weirder, cooler, stranger, riskier ones.
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This show was done fantastically, showing some hard-hitting topics and vulnerability which was delivered and portrayed respectfully on stage.
Fantastic Production that is well worth a watch!
This show was done fantastically, showing some hard-hitting topics and vulnerability which was delivered and portrayed respectfully on stage.
Fantastic Production that is well worth a watch!
#REVIEW
#4* from Carly Burlinge for Just Between Ourselves at Windsor Theatre Royal
“Fantastic Production that is well worth a watch!”
fairypoweredproductions.com/just-between...
#justbetweenourselves #theatreroyal #windsor #fairypoweredproductions
#4* from Carly Burlinge for Just Between Ourselves at Windsor Theatre Royal
“Fantastic Production that is well worth a watch!”
fairypoweredproductions.com/just-between...
#justbetweenourselves #theatreroyal #windsor #fairypoweredproductions
Just Between Ourselves Review * Fairy Powered Productions
Theatre Royal Windsor – until 5th April 2025 Reviewed by Carly Burlinge 5***** Windsor brings you the production of Just Between Ourselves, written by Alan Ayckbourn and directed by Michael Cabot. Den...
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April 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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This show was done fantastically, showing some hard-hitting topics and vulnerability which was delivered and portrayed respectfully on stage.
Fantastic Production that is well worth a watch!
This show was done fantastically, showing some hard-hitting topics and vulnerability which was delivered and portrayed respectfully on stage.
Fantastic Production that is well worth a watch!
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Quick reminder: Le Pen wasn't found guilty because the French courts hate democracy. She was found guilty because she broke the fucking law.
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April 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Quick reminder: Le Pen wasn't found guilty because the French courts hate democracy. She was found guilty because she broke the fucking law.
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@ayckbourn_playwright @anvil_arts @dramagroups @inked_gay #hampshire #Basingstoke #reviewtheatre #reviews #Theatre #justbetweenourselves #goodolddays❤️ #nostalgia
@ayckbourn_playwright @anvil_arts @dramagroups @inked_gay #hampshire #Basingstoke #reviewtheatre #reviews #Theatre #justbetweenourselves #goodolddays❤️ #nostalgia
Just Between Friends by Alan Ayckbourn.
In today’s society, couples often don’t stay together if one or the other is unhappy. Just Between Friends reflects the generation of couples in the 1970’s where getting married i…
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March 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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@ayckbourn_playwright @anvil_arts @dramagroups @inked_gay #hampshire #Basingstoke #reviewtheatre #reviews #Theatre #justbetweenourselves #goodolddays❤️ #nostalgia
@ayckbourn_playwright @anvil_arts @dramagroups @inked_gay #hampshire #Basingstoke #reviewtheatre #reviews #Theatre #justbetweenourselves #goodolddays❤️ #nostalgia
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We've gathered links to free wellbeing initiatives, affordable counselling services, helpful video resources, and organisations offering various support options, including peer-to-peer schemes, all specifically for arts freelancers. Explore here: freelancersmaketheatrework.com/support/#wel...
April 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We've gathered links to free wellbeing initiatives, affordable counselling services, helpful video resources, and organisations offering various support options, including peer-to-peer schemes, all specifically for arts freelancers. Explore here: freelancersmaketheatrework.com/support/#wel...
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STOP 👏 USING 👏 THE 👏 PHRASE 👏 LET 👏 THE 👏 CAT 👏 OUTTA 👏 THE 👏 BAG 👏 CATS 👏 LOVE 👏 THE 👏 SHIT 👏 OUTTA 👏 BAGS 👏 I'VE👏 SEEN 👏 A 👏 CAT👏 HANG 👏 OUT👏 IN 👏 A 👏 BAG 👏 FOR👏 THREE👏 DAYS 👏 STRAIGHT 👏 DO 👏 YOUR 👏 DAMN 👏 RESEARCH!
March 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
STOP 👏 USING 👏 THE 👏 PHRASE 👏 LET 👏 THE 👏 CAT 👏 OUTTA 👏 THE 👏 BAG 👏 CATS 👏 LOVE 👏 THE 👏 SHIT 👏 OUTTA 👏 BAGS 👏 I'VE👏 SEEN 👏 A 👏 CAT👏 HANG 👏 OUT👏 IN 👏 A 👏 BAG 👏 FOR👏 THREE👏 DAYS 👏 STRAIGHT 👏 DO 👏 YOUR 👏 DAMN 👏 RESEARCH!
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The discussion below this post is fascinating.
Serious question: Can somebody explain to me why the Signal boys loathe Europe so much? Exasperation with longstanding European refusal to spend more on defence really is not enough to explain this degree of hostility. What’s so bad about Europe? Too snobby? An obstacle to their libertarian dreams?
March 26, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The discussion below this post is fascinating.
Obvs always better to watch in an actual theatre- BUT - I thought this was a brilliant production! highly recommend
Headlong, has announced that their fresh new staging of A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Tinuke Craig, is now available to stream on Digital Theatre+ @digitaltheatre.bsky.social
A Raisin in the Sun Now Available on Digital Theatre+
Headlong, has announced that their fresh new staging of A Raisin in the Sun, directed by Tinuke Craig, is now available to stream on Digital Theatre+
theatreweekly.com
March 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Obvs always better to watch in an actual theatre- BUT - I thought this was a brilliant production! highly recommend
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If anyone can show me how you grow the economy by targeting people who need assistance to wash below their waist, please reply.
March 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
If anyone can show me how you grow the economy by targeting people who need assistance to wash below their waist, please reply.
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Multiple drone attacks across Ukraine last night, including on a hospital. This on a day that Putin claimed he’s committed to peace.
March 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Multiple drone attacks across Ukraine last night, including on a hospital. This on a day that Putin claimed he’s committed to peace.