A few years ago, I applied for a job working the night shift at well-known convenience store in the centre of Manchester. 2012 had not been kind and my once very healthy savings account was gasping for its final breath. Three 12 hour overnight shifts a week didn’t seem like a bad idea. It would…
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It’s international women’s day and a day to celebrate women who are amazing! Since I started performing at the age of six, I have been surrounded by women. My ballet class was all female, our GCSE drama group had more girls than boys, when I started after school classes our workshops and performances were full…
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So this week has seen another set of articles bemoaning the lack of opportunities for working class actors. Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellows is quoted in the Daily Mail as saying: ‘I believe that it’s important we find a way to give more access to working class aspirant actors to proper training.’ Now of course,…
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Press Release 19/02/2016 to announce the launch of our campaign on Crowdfunder Click here to view or download as a word document.
On Thursday at 10am we will be launching our fundraising campaign to take Stars on tour. We need to raise £1,200 to get our show off the ground. So the most important question – Why should you hand over your hard earned cash to us? Why is this work important? Because it breaks down the stereotype…
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As part of our north-west tour The Stars are Made of Concrete will be performed: Thursday 12th and Friday 13th May The Lantern Theatre, Liverpool 7:30pm. Tickets available here. £10 Full / £8 Concs. “Lantern Theatre Liverpool is an intimate, family run venue, nestled in the heart of Liverpool’s creative playground – The Baltic Triangle. A converted…
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Tickets are now on sale for two of the venues in our mini-tour of the Northwest. The Stars are Made of Concrete will be performed at: Salford Arts Theatre, Salford Wednesday 18th – Saturday 21st May 7:30pm £10 Full Price £8 Concessions. As part of Salford Arts Theatre’s early bird scheme, there are a limited…
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We are very sad to announce that due to health reason Jane Bancroft will no longer be part of the cast of The Stars are Made of Concrete. However, every cloud has a silver lining as we can now reveal that the role of Bev will be played by Zoe Matthews. Zoe’s theatre credits include:…
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This is the question that so many of us in the arts absolutely dread. The question in itself is meant in all innocence. People on the outside are genuinely interested, and people on the inside inflict it on each other when they can’t think of anything to talk about except work – myself included. Of…
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The Stars are made of Concrete will be performed on 26th and 27th of July at the Kings Arms, Salford as part of the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival. We are very excited to announce that we have a fantastic cast on board and unveil the poster. Adam has never had a job. At the age…
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