Olu Alakija
@olualakija99.bsky.social
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"Don’t let us lose any more of our wonderful, talented, creative, artists and spaces. Art is the soul of society." - Sharon D Clarke, actor and singer.
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #UKTheatre #ArtsFunding #CulturalInvestment
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #UKTheatre #ArtsFunding #CulturalInvestment
December 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"Don’t let us lose any more of our wonderful, talented, creative, artists and spaces. Art is the soul of society." - Sharon D Clarke, actor and singer.
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #UKTheatre #ArtsFunding #CulturalInvestment
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #UKTheatre #ArtsFunding #CulturalInvestment
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🚨 Save Goldsmiths Dramaturgy MA 🚨
Goldsmith's has suspended applications to its Dramaturgy MA, putting this field-shaping course at risk.
✍️ David Lane - Head of Drama Writing at BOVTS - urges you to sign open letter by 15 Dec + share widely.
Letter goes to leadership 16 Dec. tinyurl.com/hnvy794z
Goldsmith's has suspended applications to its Dramaturgy MA, putting this field-shaping course at risk.
✍️ David Lane - Head of Drama Writing at BOVTS - urges you to sign open letter by 15 Dec + share widely.
Letter goes to leadership 16 Dec. tinyurl.com/hnvy794z
December 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
🚨 Save Goldsmiths Dramaturgy MA 🚨
Goldsmith's has suspended applications to its Dramaturgy MA, putting this field-shaping course at risk.
✍️ David Lane - Head of Drama Writing at BOVTS - urges you to sign open letter by 15 Dec + share widely.
Letter goes to leadership 16 Dec. tinyurl.com/hnvy794z
Goldsmith's has suspended applications to its Dramaturgy MA, putting this field-shaping course at risk.
✍️ David Lane - Head of Drama Writing at BOVTS - urges you to sign open letter by 15 Dec + share widely.
Letter goes to leadership 16 Dec. tinyurl.com/hnvy794z
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#GoWrite is shortlisted for the 2026 Music & Drama Awards. One teacher described it as:
“A lifeline to many and a way of showing our young people that their dreams are in reach.”
Donate before 9 Dec - every gift is doubled thanks to BeauxArtz.
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
“A lifeline to many and a way of showing our young people that their dreams are in reach.”
Donate before 9 Dec - every gift is doubled thanks to BeauxArtz.
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
December 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
#GoWrite is shortlisted for the 2026 Music & Drama Awards. One teacher described it as:
“A lifeline to many and a way of showing our young people that their dreams are in reach.”
Donate before 9 Dec - every gift is doubled thanks to BeauxArtz.
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
“A lifeline to many and a way of showing our young people that their dreams are in reach.”
Donate before 9 Dec - every gift is doubled thanks to BeauxArtz.
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
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Your support helps new stories take their first steps — and this week, every £ is doubled. ✨
🎭 #PapatangoPrize - discovering & staging new writers
📝 #PapatangoStudio - free workshops & support
✨ #GoWrite - free workshops for young people
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
🎭 #PapatangoPrize - discovering & staging new writers
📝 #PapatangoStudio - free workshops & support
✨ #GoWrite - free workshops for young people
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
December 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Your support helps new stories take their first steps — and this week, every £ is doubled. ✨
🎭 #PapatangoPrize - discovering & staging new writers
📝 #PapatangoStudio - free workshops & support
✨ #GoWrite - free workshops for young people
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
🎭 #PapatangoPrize - discovering & staging new writers
📝 #PapatangoStudio - free workshops & support
✨ #GoWrite - free workshops for young people
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
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More than 640 young people became performed and published playwrights in our #GoWrite workshops in 2025! Help us open the door to even more young writers - this week, every donation is doubled thanks to BeauxArtz!
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
#BigGive2025 #NewWritingMatters
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
#BigGive2025 #NewWritingMatters
December 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
More than 640 young people became performed and published playwrights in our #GoWrite workshops in 2025! Help us open the door to even more young writers - this week, every donation is doubled thanks to BeauxArtz!
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
#BigGive2025 #NewWritingMatters
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
#BigGive2025 #NewWritingMatters
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Our script submission window is now open! ✍️
This is an opportunity for regional writers to receive professional feedback and connect with the theatre’s literary development work.
Find out more and submit your scripts here: nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/scrip...
This is an opportunity for regional writers to receive professional feedback and connect with the theatre’s literary development work.
Find out more and submit your scripts here: nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/scrip...
December 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Our script submission window is now open! ✍️
This is an opportunity for regional writers to receive professional feedback and connect with the theatre’s literary development work.
Find out more and submit your scripts here: nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/scrip...
This is an opportunity for regional writers to receive professional feedback and connect with the theatre’s literary development work.
Find out more and submit your scripts here: nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk/events/scrip...
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It's the PLAYWRIGHTS CHRISTMAS PARTY Wed 10th December at Royal Court @royalcourt.bsky.social Theatre Bar, London. 8pm - LATE. All playwrights and screenwriters VERY welcome, me & @jonbrittain.bsky.social would love to see you. Pls share
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
It's the PLAYWRIGHTS CHRISTMAS PARTY Wed 10th December at Royal Court @royalcourt.bsky.social Theatre Bar, London. 8pm - LATE. All playwrights and screenwriters VERY welcome, me & @jonbrittain.bsky.social would love to see you. Pls share
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We’re LIVE! 🎉
From 2 - 9 Dec, every donation to Papatango is doubled thanks to BeauxArtz - supporting emerging writers through the #PapatangoPrize, #GoWrite & the #PapatangoStudio.
Donate now ⬇️
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
#BigGive2025 #DoubleYourImpact
From 2 - 9 Dec, every donation to Papatango is doubled thanks to BeauxArtz - supporting emerging writers through the #PapatangoPrize, #GoWrite & the #PapatangoStudio.
Donate now ⬇️
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
#BigGive2025 #DoubleYourImpact
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We’re LIVE! 🎉
From 2 - 9 Dec, every donation to Papatango is doubled thanks to BeauxArtz - supporting emerging writers through the #PapatangoPrize, #GoWrite & the #PapatangoStudio.
Donate now ⬇️
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
#BigGive2025 #DoubleYourImpact
From 2 - 9 Dec, every donation to Papatango is doubled thanks to BeauxArtz - supporting emerging writers through the #PapatangoPrize, #GoWrite & the #PapatangoStudio.
Donate now ⬇️
https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006WlEsYAK
#BigGive2025 #DoubleYourImpact
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Playwrights! Screenwriters! Friends of playwrights and screenwriters! If you're in London on the 24th July PLEASE join us for a #SupportPlaywrightsSummerSocial at Soho Theatre Walthamstow. Pls share.
July 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Playwrights! Screenwriters! Friends of playwrights and screenwriters! If you're in London on the 24th July PLEASE join us for a #SupportPlaywrightsSummerSocial at Soho Theatre Walthamstow. Pls share.
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"We are losing artists from poorer backgrounds. So who is telling their stories? Why are we allowing class to stifle artistic expression? Art is not a luxury. Let people in." - Shaparak Khorsandi, Comedian.
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #Freelancers #Culture #Arts #ArtsAndCulture
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #Freelancers #Culture #Arts #ArtsAndCulture
July 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"We are losing artists from poorer backgrounds. So who is telling their stories? Why are we allowing class to stifle artistic expression? Art is not a luxury. Let people in." - Shaparak Khorsandi, Comedian.
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #Freelancers #Culture #Arts #ArtsAndCulture
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #Freelancers #Culture #Arts #ArtsAndCulture
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Union secures fee rise for playwrights www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/union-s...
Union secures fee rise for playwrights - Arts Professional
Playwrights working in the UK independent theatre sector will get a 24% increase in minimum fees over three years as well as new rights over the digital exploitation of their work. The Writers’ Guild ...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
June 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Union secures fee rise for playwrights www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/union-s...
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This weeks Honest Day In The Life Of A Writer is wonderful @tommortonsmith.com 💓 open.substack.com/pub/morganll...
An Honest Day In The Life of A Writer #12
Tom Morton-Smith
open.substack.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:14 AM
This weeks Honest Day In The Life Of A Writer is wonderful @tommortonsmith.com 💓 open.substack.com/pub/morganll...
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This weeks post is from the wonderful @suhaylae.bsky.social 💗 open.substack.com/pub/morganll...
An Honest Day In The Life Of A Writer #8
Suhayla El-Bushra
open.substack.com
April 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
This weeks post is from the wonderful @suhaylae.bsky.social 💗 open.substack.com/pub/morganll...
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The brilliant Rebecca Brewer is the latest contributor to #AnHonestDayInTheLifeOfAWriter
open.substack.com/pub/morganll...
open.substack.com/pub/morganll...
An Honest Day In The Life Of A Writer #6
Rebecca Brewer
open.substack.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The brilliant Rebecca Brewer is the latest contributor to #AnHonestDayInTheLifeOfAWriter
open.substack.com/pub/morganll...
open.substack.com/pub/morganll...
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1883magazine.com/matthew-xia/
I have to big up Nick Barr for conducting such an engaging interview about Tambo & Bones - probably the most in-depth chat I've had about the work and its necessity.
I have to big up Nick Barr for conducting such an engaging interview about Tambo & Bones - probably the most in-depth chat I've had about the work and its necessity.
Matthew Xia - 1883 Magazine
“Theatre should shake audiences awake”: Matthew Xia on the power of satire, the politics of laughter, and why comedy is the perfect weapon against racial capitalism.
1883magazine.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
1883magazine.com/matthew-xia/
I have to big up Nick Barr for conducting such an engaging interview about Tambo & Bones - probably the most in-depth chat I've had about the work and its necessity.
I have to big up Nick Barr for conducting such an engaging interview about Tambo & Bones - probably the most in-depth chat I've had about the work and its necessity.
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There's still time to be part of our #UnearthedFestival Scratch Night this May!
If you've got an idea for a show you’re eager to try, we’re looking for NE artists to share new work!
Deadline is 5pm, Monday 7 April 2025. Find out more & apply asap at tinyurl.com/4uhvt7su
If you've got an idea for a show you’re eager to try, we’re looking for NE artists to share new work!
Deadline is 5pm, Monday 7 April 2025. Find out more & apply asap at tinyurl.com/4uhvt7su
March 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
There's still time to be part of our #UnearthedFestival Scratch Night this May!
If you've got an idea for a show you’re eager to try, we’re looking for NE artists to share new work!
Deadline is 5pm, Monday 7 April 2025. Find out more & apply asap at tinyurl.com/4uhvt7su
If you've got an idea for a show you’re eager to try, we’re looking for NE artists to share new work!
Deadline is 5pm, Monday 7 April 2025. Find out more & apply asap at tinyurl.com/4uhvt7su
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NEW to the #PapatangoStudio site! Our Community page is an opportunity to share events/workshops/playwriting groups that might be of interest to other members of the Studio. Join the Studio - it's all free! https://papatango.co.uk/studio/ #Theatre #Playwrights #Playwriting #TheatreCommunity
March 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
NEW to the #PapatangoStudio site! Our Community page is an opportunity to share events/workshops/playwriting groups that might be of interest to other members of the Studio. Join the Studio - it's all free! https://papatango.co.uk/studio/ #Theatre #Playwrights #Playwriting #TheatreCommunity
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ATC are recruiting for new Trustees! We're particularly looking for those with producing experience, marketing experience and ARTISTS! If you think you'd like to take a look... then do... details here:
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January 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
ATC are recruiting for new Trustees! We're particularly looking for those with producing experience, marketing experience and ARTISTS! If you think you'd like to take a look... then do... details here:
www.atctheatre.com/wp-content/u...
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