I hope it sates Tom.

This is the only one of you in sunglasses I have.

Alas, none with *both* sunglasses and nonchalant command.

I mean, not by myself! But it's a fine hobby I'd recommend to anyone who wants to trap intelligent people in a nightmare realm.

Will be there (but mostly demoing on Czech Games' stand).

On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.

Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...

Yes - not helped by the gap between what those artists, organisations, and artist-led organisations are trained in, and the requirements of getting funding (both for the skillset of writing good applications, and having the skillsets to deliver the non-artistic objectives well).

I don't know how many of those orgs applied for funding, but I suspect that for many of them, they are either being set up/programming work that meets Let's Create guidelines, or realising that they don't meet the brief (and thus not applying, or applying unsuccessfully).

Taking a somewhat arbitrary sample of small opera orgs (those who have appeared at Tête à Tête), the number receiving ACE grants per year hasn't shifted much, though remains low.

But there has been a shift after Let's Create re. the type of work being funded.

www.tete-a-tete.org.uk/whos-funded-...

Thank you! (And yes, it has been alleged that sometimes I dabble outside HJS.)

Thank you so much for coming and this thoughtful response!

Hopefully another time it'll be in a better location for you! (In case helpful, there are weekend matinees largely so out-of-towners have a better chance of making it; I always have the same experience of timings not working out for evening shows in London).