Gisèle Pelicot stood with her head held high in a courtroom in Avignon, France, on Thursday as the verdicts in the four-month rape trial of her ex-husband and 50 other men were read. Her image has become a symbol of female strength around the world, our critic writes.

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On Thursday the 2024 issue of @theneweuropean.bsky.social comes out and they have given me the platform to explain why Gisèle Pelicot is my hero and how she radically changed the conversation about shame and sexual assault
It is my proudest writing.
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Theatre has a vision problem.

When I say vision, I mean an articulation of why a building or organisation exists. A purpose. A statement of how you want to change the world.

A coherent, inspiring vision was essential to everything we did at Company Three.

But so many theatres don’t have one.

If you’re under 30 you can see my play on May 2 for £15 plus free drink and post show talk. Oldies, please tell a youngie ! Thanks

orangetreetheatre.co.uk/ot-under-30/

Hello Bluesky!

We've raised the curtain on a Freelancers Make Theatre Work account!

This is your beginners call for Act One. Beginners to the stage please...

Are you a working class freelancer in the arts? @RTYDS has created some financial resources to help artists from low socio-economic backgrounds navigate self-employment & benefits.
Check out their advice leaflet & the @turn2us_org Benefits Calculator

Todays painting is off a peeled orange. I really enjoy painting peeled fruit as it reminds me of the old Flemish masters that I love so much.
Oil on panel.

Making a list of all the theatre directors on here so people looking for collaborators have an easy place to find us- please ask to be added its very small so far!

bsky.app/profile/did:...

Much better. Definitely like this place and could willingly waste my time in it! 🦋