Upcoming events

D&D satellite: What can mental health workers and Deaf artists do together to improve care for Deaf people?

A free satellite D&D event with Deafinitely Theatre as part of their 4.48 Psychosis-inspired events programme. Kindly hosted by Boulevard Theatre, Soho. Read more

D&D Ally event: How do we create inclusive access in the arts for mothers, fathers and carers in Devon and the South West?

A D&D Ally event hosted by Mother Who Make Devon and South-West. Read more

Latest

At what age do you stop qualifying as an emerging artist?

A session called by Kate Maravan at DandD15 . How do we define 'emerging' artist? Who qualifies and who is excluded? Isn’t 'emerging' a continual process? Different stages of our work and artistry emerge at different points of our career/life. At each stage voices are valid and worth listening to.

is it possible to interrogate the oppressor without retraumatising the oppressed?

I called this session because - as a black woman running a black theatre company with a commitment to black artists and black audiences - I see a lot of black work. Some works are courageously - and rightly - turning their lens on whiteness but in doing so, have created painful experiences for me and other black people - who, by the way, have to hide in DMs or WhatsApp groups to be able to safely critique the work because we feel disloyal speaking about our experiences publicly. Across two weeks

wellness and our workforce

I've been leading a staff team for five years and trying to balance the promotion and facilitation of healthy, balanced and well professional and personal lives with the desire to be efficient, effective and excellent. These things aren't mutually exclusive but sometimes they feel like they are. I - personally - go through phases of wellness and phases of powerful professional productivity but rarely are they are they at the same time. How can we - as managers and leaders - look after our workfo

What is the Future of British Musical Theatre

A wonderful conversation exploring our engagement with musical theatre as a form and what barriers are present, and what changes might be made going forward to create more work.