Leah Marks
@leahmarks.bsky.social
Actor, VO, ex-BBC Radio Drama Company, NBF winner. Way too much energy. Put me in your stuff if y’like https://linktr.ee/Leah_etc 🌈
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This is TOMORROW!
Who's joining us to Demand Better in Film and TV?!?
From 6:30pm at the Castle Hotel on Oldham Street - your first drink is on us!
Who's joining us to Demand Better in Film and TV?!?
From 6:30pm at the Castle Hotel on Oldham Street - your first drink is on us!
September 1, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This is TOMORROW!
Who's joining us to Demand Better in Film and TV?!?
From 6:30pm at the Castle Hotel on Oldham Street - your first drink is on us!
Who's joining us to Demand Better in Film and TV?!?
From 6:30pm at the Castle Hotel on Oldham Street - your first drink is on us!
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🚨AUDIO JOBS SCAM ALERT🚨
We're aware of a recent increase in scammers advertising fake jobs trying to exploit and extort money/fees from @equityuk.bsky.social members.
Be on the alert for anything from our watchlist below and if you have any doubts at all, email
audio@equity.org.uk.
Please RT
We're aware of a recent increase in scammers advertising fake jobs trying to exploit and extort money/fees from @equityuk.bsky.social members.
Be on the alert for anything from our watchlist below and if you have any doubts at all, email
audio@equity.org.uk.
Please RT
August 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
🚨AUDIO JOBS SCAM ALERT🚨
We're aware of a recent increase in scammers advertising fake jobs trying to exploit and extort money/fees from @equityuk.bsky.social members.
Be on the alert for anything from our watchlist below and if you have any doubts at all, email
audio@equity.org.uk.
Please RT
We're aware of a recent increase in scammers advertising fake jobs trying to exploit and extort money/fees from @equityuk.bsky.social members.
Be on the alert for anything from our watchlist below and if you have any doubts at all, email
audio@equity.org.uk.
Please RT
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𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝘼𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙮
As announced in yesterday's Branch Newsletter we've got not one but 𝙩𝙬𝙤 Audition Days lined up with the one and only @rxtheatre.bsky.social!
As announced in yesterday's Branch Newsletter we've got not one but 𝙩𝙬𝙤 Audition Days lined up with the one and only @rxtheatre.bsky.social!
July 2, 2025 at 9:02 AM
𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝘼𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙮
As announced in yesterday's Branch Newsletter we've got not one but 𝙩𝙬𝙤 Audition Days lined up with the one and only @rxtheatre.bsky.social!
As announced in yesterday's Branch Newsletter we've got not one but 𝙩𝙬𝙤 Audition Days lined up with the one and only @rxtheatre.bsky.social!
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⚠️ New 𝘼𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙮 Klaxon ⚠️
We've only gone & done it again!
We'll be announcing who these TWO days are with in the Branch Newsletter on the 1st July with an application email going out on Friday 3rd.
Believe us when we say you WON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS ONE!!! 🎭
We've only gone & done it again!
We'll be announcing who these TWO days are with in the Branch Newsletter on the 1st July with an application email going out on Friday 3rd.
Believe us when we say you WON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS ONE!!! 🎭
June 20, 2025 at 9:29 AM
⚠️ New 𝘼𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙖𝙮 Klaxon ⚠️
We've only gone & done it again!
We'll be announcing who these TWO days are with in the Branch Newsletter on the 1st July with an application email going out on Friday 3rd.
Believe us when we say you WON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS ONE!!! 🎭
We've only gone & done it again!
We'll be announcing who these TWO days are with in the Branch Newsletter on the 1st July with an application email going out on Friday 3rd.
Believe us when we say you WON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS ONE!!! 🎭
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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER UNETHICAL AI EXPLOITATION
EquityAudio calls on @readspeaker.com - who claim to "empower accessibility & inclusion" - and #ScotRail to reconsider selling and using Gayanne's voice without her consent.
#StopAIStealingTheShow✊🏻
@equityuk.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
EquityAudio calls on @readspeaker.com - who claim to "empower accessibility & inclusion" - and #ScotRail to reconsider selling and using Gayanne's voice without her consent.
#StopAIStealingTheShow✊🏻
@equityuk.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
May 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER UNETHICAL AI EXPLOITATION
EquityAudio calls on @readspeaker.com - who claim to "empower accessibility & inclusion" - and #ScotRail to reconsider selling and using Gayanne's voice without her consent.
#StopAIStealingTheShow✊🏻
@equityuk.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
EquityAudio calls on @readspeaker.com - who claim to "empower accessibility & inclusion" - and #ScotRail to reconsider selling and using Gayanne's voice without her consent.
#StopAIStealingTheShow✊🏻
@equityuk.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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SCOTRAIL ROW:
Equity official, Liam Budd, speaks to Sky News about Gayanne Potter, professional voiceover artist and Equity member, who reports that she has found herself becoming the voice of ScotRail’s new controversial AI train announcement system - without her consent.
#StopAIstealingtheshow
Equity official, Liam Budd, speaks to Sky News about Gayanne Potter, professional voiceover artist and Equity member, who reports that she has found herself becoming the voice of ScotRail’s new controversial AI train announcement system - without her consent.
#StopAIstealingtheshow
May 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
SCOTRAIL ROW:
Equity official, Liam Budd, speaks to Sky News about Gayanne Potter, professional voiceover artist and Equity member, who reports that she has found herself becoming the voice of ScotRail’s new controversial AI train announcement system - without her consent.
#StopAIstealingtheshow
Equity official, Liam Budd, speaks to Sky News about Gayanne Potter, professional voiceover artist and Equity member, who reports that she has found herself becoming the voice of ScotRail’s new controversial AI train announcement system - without her consent.
#StopAIstealingtheshow
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Please help us with this really important bit of research. Any information you give us is confidential but will help us understand the scale of the problem and tackle it.
Please share.
Please share.
1/ Writers – have you been asked to work for free?
Then join our call for evidence on the type + amount of free work that has been requested of you over the past 12 months to help us identify + tackle the problem
Then join our call for evidence on the type + amount of free work that has been requested of you over the past 12 months to help us identify + tackle the problem
May 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Please help us with this really important bit of research. Any information you give us is confidential but will help us understand the scale of the problem and tackle it.
Please share.
Please share.
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#AUDIBLE TO ROLL OUT END TO END AI VOICE NARRATION ON THEIR AUDIOBOOK CONTENT.
We call on Audible to engage with us over this decision and its repercussions.
Read our statement below and PLEASE RT if you agree. 🙏🏻
#StopAIStealingTheShow
@equityuk.bsky.social
We call on Audible to engage with us over this decision and its repercussions.
Read our statement below and PLEASE RT if you agree. 🙏🏻
#StopAIStealingTheShow
@equityuk.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
#AUDIBLE TO ROLL OUT END TO END AI VOICE NARRATION ON THEIR AUDIOBOOK CONTENT.
We call on Audible to engage with us over this decision and its repercussions.
Read our statement below and PLEASE RT if you agree. 🙏🏻
#StopAIStealingTheShow
@equityuk.bsky.social
We call on Audible to engage with us over this decision and its repercussions.
Read our statement below and PLEASE RT if you agree. 🙏🏻
#StopAIStealingTheShow
@equityuk.bsky.social
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Jon Holmes, Adam Parry and I made this video for Pancreatic Cancer UK… www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/news-and-blo...
Something is Missing
We’ve launched a powerful parody film trailer, ‘Something is Missing’, to shine a spotlight on pancreatic cancer and the need for early detection.
www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk
April 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Jon Holmes, Adam Parry and I made this video for Pancreatic Cancer UK… www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/news-and-blo...
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🚨 URGENT - SOLIDARITY NEEDED 🚨
Tell Cambridge Shakespeare Festival and its director to end wage theft, and respect our members and professional performers by complying with employment law.
Sign the petition now 👇
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...
Tell Cambridge Shakespeare Festival and its director to end wage theft, and respect our members and professional performers by complying with employment law.
Sign the petition now 👇
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...
April 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🚨 URGENT - SOLIDARITY NEEDED 🚨
Tell Cambridge Shakespeare Festival and its director to end wage theft, and respect our members and professional performers by complying with employment law.
Sign the petition now 👇
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...
Tell Cambridge Shakespeare Festival and its director to end wage theft, and respect our members and professional performers by complying with employment law.
Sign the petition now 👇
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no...
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We were at #BAFTAGamesAwards tonight calling on bosses to improve pay & conditions for video game performers through union agreements!
While it’s great to celebrate successes, bosses can’t ignore the poor pay & practices faced by the workforce #EquityGameOn
(Photos: Mark Thomas)
While it’s great to celebrate successes, bosses can’t ignore the poor pay & practices faced by the workforce #EquityGameOn
(Photos: Mark Thomas)
April 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
We were at #BAFTAGamesAwards tonight calling on bosses to improve pay & conditions for video game performers through union agreements!
While it’s great to celebrate successes, bosses can’t ignore the poor pay & practices faced by the workforce #EquityGameOn
(Photos: Mark Thomas)
While it’s great to celebrate successes, bosses can’t ignore the poor pay & practices faced by the workforce #EquityGameOn
(Photos: Mark Thomas)
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Is the Greater Manchester Fringe something you want to get involved with? Well come & have your questions answered at our Branch Meeting next Tuesday! Join us at HOME from 6:30 (meeting starts at 7) to get the lowdown on the 2025 season.
#StrongerTogether
#StrongerTogether
April 3, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Is the Greater Manchester Fringe something you want to get involved with? Well come & have your questions answered at our Branch Meeting next Tuesday! Join us at HOME from 6:30 (meeting starts at 7) to get the lowdown on the 2025 season.
#StrongerTogether
#StrongerTogether
Turns out you CAN make a difference when big companies make ridiculous decisions! What a lovely day!
📻 *WIN!!* BBC commits to 90 minute audio drama slot on Radio 4 following our #SADatTheBBC campaign. Focus on new dramas and original adaptations of stage plays.
Full story 👇
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/wi...
Full story 👇
www.equity.org.uk/news/2025/wi...
Win for BBC audio drama campaign
Equity has welcomed confirmation from BBC management that longform audio drama will remain a feature on BBC radio. The move follows widespread outcry at the BBC’s decision earlier this year to cut aud...
www.equity.org.uk
March 31, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Turns out you CAN make a difference when big companies make ridiculous decisions! What a lovely day!
One day I hope that I too can experience the blissful, radiant joy of these two people using Manchester public transport’s new tap and go system
March 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
One day I hope that I too can experience the blissful, radiant joy of these two people using Manchester public transport’s new tap and go system
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We've had some great submissions so far! But we're in desperate need of finding our Nora!
Email us at peripeteiatheatre@outlook.com if you fit the bill
#theboilerroom #actorcallout
Email us at peripeteiatheatre@outlook.com if you fit the bill
#theboilerroom #actorcallout
CAST CALL-OUT FOR THE BOILER ROOM READ-THROUGH
We’ve got a brilliant script to read and explore as part of The Boiler Room – happening next Thursday in Central Manchester!
This script has our BIGGEST cast to date! We’re so excited!
Full details in the post.
We’ve got a brilliant script to read and explore as part of The Boiler Room – happening next Thursday in Central Manchester!
This script has our BIGGEST cast to date! We’re so excited!
Full details in the post.
March 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We've had some great submissions so far! But we're in desperate need of finding our Nora!
Email us at peripeteiatheatre@outlook.com if you fit the bill
#theboilerroom #actorcallout
Email us at peripeteiatheatre@outlook.com if you fit the bill
#theboilerroom #actorcallout
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Imagine if Coronation Street was cancelled?!
That's how lots of Scots (half a million per episode to be fair) feel about River City's cancellation. Let's help them by signing this petition to reverse the cut and Save River City!
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/te...
That's how lots of Scots (half a million per episode to be fair) feel about River City's cancellation. Let's help them by signing this petition to reverse the cut and Save River City!
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/te...
March 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Imagine if Coronation Street was cancelled?!
That's how lots of Scots (half a million per episode to be fair) feel about River City's cancellation. Let's help them by signing this petition to reverse the cut and Save River City!
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/te...
That's how lots of Scots (half a million per episode to be fair) feel about River City's cancellation. Let's help them by signing this petition to reverse the cut and Save River City!
www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/te...
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BBC longrunning radio soap The Archers is recruiting for a Producer (fixed term from May to September). If you know your way around the fictional village of Ambridge and have the relevant experience, apply via the link below. Closes 25/03/25
careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Producer...
careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Producer...
Producer, The Archers (BBC Audio)
Producer, The Archers (BBC Audio)
careers.bbc.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 9:16 AM
BBC longrunning radio soap The Archers is recruiting for a Producer (fixed term from May to September). If you know your way around the fictional village of Ambridge and have the relevant experience, apply via the link below. Closes 25/03/25
careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Producer...
careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Producer...
Exciting opportunity for producers here! t.co/rhIRBmRugO
https://artwithheart.org.uk/call-out-for-creatives/
t.co
March 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Exciting opportunity for producers here! t.co/rhIRBmRugO
This is agonising to watch. The shortsighted self importance of it. “We know best!” they’re saying. “Don’t you worry your silly little heads.” Urrrffffff.
#RadioDrama on #BBCRadio3 is going even more quickly than we thought... It had been suggested that #DramaOn3 wouldn't be axed until April. Actually it looks like the last play will be broadcast a week on Sunday, as the slot disappears after that...
#SADatTheBBC
#SADatTheBBC
March 14, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This is agonising to watch. The shortsighted self importance of it. “We know best!” they’re saying. “Don’t you worry your silly little heads.” Urrrffffff.
Have your say in how Greater Manchester supports its artists! Do you have opinions? Sign up for this little zoom right here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/g-m-sector...
G M Sector Plan -Engagement Session- Performing & Visual Arts
The GM’s Creative Industries Plan driving investment, fuelling growth, innovation & vibrant communities, supporting Invest 2035.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 13, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Have your say in how Greater Manchester supports its artists! Do you have opinions? Sign up for this little zoom right here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/g-m-sector...
Write to Lisa Nandy! I've just done it! The more of us who write, the more chance of it being prioritised. Come on come on come on let's gooooooo
From next month the BBC are axing all audio drama from BBC Radio 3
As part of our campaign with @equityuk.bsky.social and @societyofauthors.bsky.social we are now urging our members and supporters to write to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy MP 🔽
writersguild.org.uk/save-audio-d...
#SADatTheBBC
As part of our campaign with @equityuk.bsky.social and @societyofauthors.bsky.social we are now urging our members and supporters to write to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy MP 🔽
writersguild.org.uk/save-audio-d...
#SADatTheBBC
March 13, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Write to Lisa Nandy! I've just done it! The more of us who write, the more chance of it being prioritised. Come on come on come on let's gooooooo
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Audio drama is a powerful medium. To endanger its future is tragic, writes former BBC radio drama head Gordon House 👇
Gordon House: Radio drama is a powerful medium. To endanger its future is tragic
Audio drama is a potent and unique form of entertainment that is important both for listeners and for the writers, actors and directors it gives opportunities to. Cutting its output is a mistake, says former head of BBC radio drama Gordon House
www.thestage.co.uk
March 12, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Audio drama is a powerful medium. To endanger its future is tragic, writes former BBC radio drama head Gordon House 👇
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Are you a Stage Manager with a spare 6 minutes?
The @equityuk.bsky.social Stage Management Committee wants to give a voice to those things which affect all SMs in their working lives.
It's currently open to all SMs whether they are members of Equity or not. Spread the word!
tinyurl.com/bdfu92vu
The @equityuk.bsky.social Stage Management Committee wants to give a voice to those things which affect all SMs in their working lives.
It's currently open to all SMs whether they are members of Equity or not. Spread the word!
tinyurl.com/bdfu92vu
March 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Are you a Stage Manager with a spare 6 minutes?
The @equityuk.bsky.social Stage Management Committee wants to give a voice to those things which affect all SMs in their working lives.
It's currently open to all SMs whether they are members of Equity or not. Spread the word!
tinyurl.com/bdfu92vu
The @equityuk.bsky.social Stage Management Committee wants to give a voice to those things which affect all SMs in their working lives.
It's currently open to all SMs whether they are members of Equity or not. Spread the word!
tinyurl.com/bdfu92vu