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[roomtobreathe VA🇺🇦 @breatheva]

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[Equity @EquityUK]

Today’s judgment from the High Court - which dismissed Equity’s challenge to Spotlight’s fees - is disappointing for our 50,000 members.

Those members will perhaps be most surprised by the finding by the judge, Her Honourable Justice Howells, that Spotlight “does not provide services for the purposes of finding persons employment with employers, or of supplying employers with persons for employment by them.” The common sense understanding of Spotlight’s purpose is to provide services for the purposes of finding persons employment; any actor will tell you that they subscribe to Spotlight to find work.

The judgment states that Spotlight is “a marketing tool to promote the identity and skill set of the performer”, which, if correct, would leave the traditional assertion that they are the ‘home of casting’ in doubt. Casting is our industry’s term for the exchange and supply of labour for performing in productions, and this judgment finds that Spotlight’s role in that is, at best, incidental.

Equally worrying are the implications for working people across the UK, who may now be left unprotected from up front charges by similar platforms elsewhere in the growing gig economy.

Equity has a number of considerations following the ruling.  The legal merits of appeal on the basis of the current legislation and regulations are under active consideration by our legal team. We have already made contact with the wider trades union movement and the Labour government today, both of whom were waiting on this judgment to consider their collective response. Equity Council meets next Tuesday, and a further update to members following their deliberations will follow.

We must also put on record our thanks to the claimants in this case, and to all the members who are backing this David versus Goliath campaign. It is incumbent on the union to be brave in challenging abuses of power in the industry where we see it, and this disappointing initial ruling will not deter us from continuing to take the fight to our industry’s gatekeepers.

https://t.co/J82fgQTPaR

[roomtobreathe VA🇺🇦 @breatheva]

‘Mr Charisma’ and ‘Mr Logic’: the body language of Trump vs Starmer https://t.co/iHAdEcI08Y

[roomtobreathe VA🇺🇦 @breatheva]

@eliistender10 Oh no 😪 he was so inspiring to a young drama student me. One of the greats 🖤

[roomtobreathe VA🇺🇦 @breatheva]

Heartbroken to hear that my old client Paul is no longer here. He was the kindest soul with the biggest heart, even though he drove us mad at times. Sleep tight Pauly 💔

[roomtobreathe VA🇺🇦 @breatheva]

@dapperlaughs You just made me cry all over again. You're right people have a huge misconception of who Paul was. As his old agent he drove me mad but he had the biggest heart, kind, generous a good soul. The real Pauly was the best friend to all. Can't believe there's a world without him 💔

[roomtobreathe VA🇺🇦 @breatheva]

Devastating news from one of our best Drama Schools 💔

[The Stage @TheStage]

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is to cease offering undergraduate training, citing "unprecedented funding challenges" 👇

https://t.co/p8i2rvflLR

[roomtobreathe VA🇺🇦 @breatheva]

@lyngardner One of our best drama schools. Very worrying for the future 💔

[The RSC @TheRSC]

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Timothy West

We would like to extend our heartfelt sympathies to Timothy’s family and friends – in particular to his wife Prunella and children, including Samuel, who is an Associate Artist and will play Malvolio in Twelfth Night

[Orla O'Connor Casting @OrlaOConnorCast]

For those not on insta - message for actors ❤️🎭❤️

[The Stage @TheStage]

West End theatres dimmed their lights on October 1, in honour of Maggie Smith, who died last week aged 89.

Watch the moment here 👇 https://t.co/S6xhsf0nCo

[Dan Jackson CDG @Mr_DanJackson]

For a film I’m casting.. please retweet if you can x

[York Theatre Royal @YorkTheatre]

✏️Can you write a play for us?

YTR and our partner theatres are looking to commission a writer as part of our Playhouse project. We're accepting applications now!

📄Find more details on what we're looking for and how to apply here: https://t.co/H76RlWamXk

[Josh K Lustig @joshklustig]

Good morning London! Not a single Tory seat in the city for the first time since 1870. 🍻 via @guardian

[Samuel West 💙💛 @exitthelemming]

Educational makeup of the new cabinet: 90%+ state school educated.

This is big (and very different)

[Trussell @TrussellUK]

❌ We NEVER want to see a sign like this ever again. ❌

The next government has the power to make that happen.

They can end the need for food banks.

[Isabel Thomas @isabelwriting]

So excited for @frankcottrell_b Laureateship
From a v low income background, it was 💯 reading free library books that helped me unlock an education and career beyond wildest dreams
Every child from a disadvantaged background deserves the same chance

https://t.co/AEgqnoZX6k

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[roomtobreathe VA🇺🇦 @breatheva]

@JonnyGeller @TheCBG_ @CBGActors Hear hear! Totally unacceptable.

[roomtobreathe VA🇺🇦 @breatheva]

@NationalTheatre Sad sad news, a lovely actor 😢