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@freelancersmake.bsky.socialThe number of people from backgrounds underrepresented in the creative industries that don't apply for jobs because of financial constraints is increasing.
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #WeAreCreative #Freelancers #Freelancer #Culture #Arts #ArtsAndCulture
@freelancersmake.bsky.socialNEW FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP
Making Tax Digital for Theatre Freelancers.
An overview of Making Tax Digital for Live Performing Arts Freelancers
Accounting4Actors’ Jon Harris provides an easy guide to the new Making Tax Digital system
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@freelancersmake.bsky.social“The hidden costs that disabled theatremakers are being forced to swallow and the barriers to even just being part of a wider team are stopping us from producing and participating in work.” - Actor, Mark Beer.
@freelancersmake.bsky.social'Theatres make living somewhere brighter, warmer and more meaningful.'
-Lyn Gardner on why and how local theatres build stronger communities: www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/loca...
@freelancersmake.bsky.social'Labour can’t afford not to invest in the arts because the returns – not just to the economy but to the wider health and well-being of the nation and gross national happiness – are so abundantly clear.' - Lyn Gardner in @TheStage
@freelancersmake.bsky.socialSupporting freelancers is part of running a healthy organisation.
Pay on time. Be clear about unpaid work. Include freelance voices in decisions.
Here's ten practical actions for organisations that want to improve how they work with freelancers: buff.ly/Nn6ABqP
@freelancersmake.bsky.social#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork is here to listen, support & advocate for ALL freelancers in the arts. We're an inclusive, independent community representing the 200,000 self-employed workers in live performance - who make up 70% of the UK theatre workforce.
@freelancersmake.bsky.socialFreelance lighting designer and FMTW founding member, Paule Constable, spoke to West End Best Friend about the importance of the work we continue to do... buff.ly/cP0JpRA
@freelancersmake.bsky.socialWho should you be talking to?
We have a great list of Unions, Groups, Associations and Networks listed on our website here: freelancersmaketheatrework.com/associations...
@freelancersmake.bsky.socialNEW FREE ONLINE WORKSHOP
Making Tax Digital for Theatre Freelancers.
An overview of Making Tax Digital for Live Performing Arts Freelancers
Accounting4Actors’ Jon Harris provides an easy guide to the new Making Tax Digital system
Book here: buff.ly/gUUZOtV
@freelancersmake.bsky.socialYou are not alone in navigating post-Brexit work. Our Working in Europe guide has tips for EU gigs, visas, and more.
@freelancersmake.bsky.socialIndustry bodies continue to call on the government to step in and protect local arts funding, warning “treasured theatres” up and down the country are suffering as a result of cuts.
#FreelancersMakeTheatreWork #WeAreCreative #Freelancers #Freelancer #Culture #Arts
@freelancersmake.bsky.socialComing soon: Freelancing 101.
A practical starting point covering money and admin, finding work, contracts, rights, insurance, wellbeing, networks and further help.
No assumption that you already know how the system works.
@freelancersmake.bsky.socialWhy are arts subjects still declining in schools? And is there hope of a reversal?
Via Arts Professional 👉 www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/fea...
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@freelancersmake.bsky.socialKeep up with the news and developments affecting freelancers across theatre and live performance.
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@freelancersmake.bsky.socialCreating spaces for under-represented theatreworkers needs to extend off-stage, says Sylvia Darkwa-Ohemeng in The Stage... www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/back...
@freelancersmake.bsky.socialCurious about other advocacy groups and their work? Explore our growing list of remarkable organisations making a difference! 💪🎭
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