Not a week goes by without me meeting a really brilliant writer with lived experience of poverty & trauma that is either quitting, raging or hurting while not being able to realise their vital art. As things get bad, it gets worse for the people that have nothing. Remember that
Lots of good highlighting of risk posed to new writers. But I think we also need to acknowledge the plight of writers from lower socioeconomic backgrounds who even in the heady days of new writing were constantly marginalised. Droves of society artistically silenced & hopeless
Being able to be in a position to make sure people can get a stepping stone into this industry is the thing that makes me happy. Come help me direct this mammoth of a play.
Playwrights Anna Jordan (@WAPtheatre) and Morgan Lloyd Malcolm are among industry figures backing calls for more scratch nights, mentorship schemes and "another Vault Festival" in a bid to address a "broken pipeline" in the sector.
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Thanks to Tim, @JessTuckerBoyd ‘s Pa, I experienced the magic and beauty of @Gigspanner and @raynor_winn collaboration ‘Saltlines’.Incredible, hauntingly beautiful, and truly something that will stay with me. Got to meet Ray and Peter Knight afterwards! #saltlines
#Competition time! Win 2 free tickets to see Bacon at @RiversideLondon in your chosen date between 18-29 July.
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Ends 23:00, Sunday 16 July.
Finally able to talk about this -
BACON IS GOING ON TOUR 🎉
Full announcement to come but what a venue to start with - we are so excited to be a part of the @BristolOldVic season! 🙌
Stay tuned for more..
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Bacon's Director @matthewdirects has been recognised by @OffWestEndCom for his work on the production and is a finalist for Best Director at the Offie Awards!
Corey Montage-Sholay @CoreyTDD and William Robinson have been recognised by @OffWestEndCom for their outstanding performances in Bacon @finborough and are finalists for Lead Performance in a Play at the Offie Awards!
So much love for Bacon @finborough right now. We've been nominated in @EveryTheatre's awards for Best Drama!
You can read their five-star review of the show via the link below 👇
Another best of 2022 mention for Bacon @Finborough!
"A beautiful synergy of when theatre is done right... Sophie Swithinbank is going to be hugely successful - so don’t miss the chance to say you were in the room for one of her earliest plays!"
Thanks for the love guys!
"Sophie Swithinbank’s swaggering but sensitive two hander... a devastatingly powerful and inventively abstract production by Matthew Iliffe. This little firecracker surely deserves a further life."