Powerful words about the importance of the arts as resistance in Palestine

Spent a wonderful afternoon with this fantastic group of teachers and actors today in Dunedin, New Zealand- exploring applied theatre and the work of ⁦⁦Little Fish Theatre⁩ ⁦Central⁩ ⁦Research@Central⁩ !!

Fantastic to get the opportunity to work with staff from tourism, education, IT and performance today at University of Otago where I led a workshop on care and the academy.. lots of interesting debates about the importance of self- care and care in the neoliberal university..

This..⬇️ let’s fight together for better support of the arts… brilliantly well put @becm42 I’m in!

Excited to open the Performing Care and Carelessness conference at University of Otago today with my key note: ‘Witnesses to Carelessness: life performance as resistance and repair’ - thanks to everyone for the excellent questions and feedback!

Fantastic paper about beading as a practice of rest & how this connects to indigenous practices within the Métis community, thank you dani pierson - so great to hear how this research invites us to ‘think about the world in a different way’!

A ‘Human Statue’ created for my final workshop at University of Otago!! Thanks everyone, it’s been fantastic to work with you all! ⁦Central⁩ ⁦Research@Central⁩

Fantastic to work with graduate students TFT at UCLA today on Los Angeles! Here’s a pic of our manifesto for self - care! Flying back to the UK tomorrow- the end of an exciting two weeks !! Central Research@Central

Remembering the extraordinary Juliano Mer Khamis today, co-founder of The Freedom Theatre murdered 13 years ago

In solidarity with Professor Noelle McAfee

Thinking of The Freedom Theatre today and all those in Jenin

A fantastic day planning for my AHRC project Credible Witnesses at Oldham with the inimitable ⁦Little Fish Theatre⁩ and ⁦otwoldham⁩ ⁦Central⁩

Fantastic news! Well done Louise!

An important reminder of the ongoing injustice of the Windrush scandal:

I want to be the first to congratulate Dr Kate Duffy Syedi who has just passed her viva! ⁦Phosphoros Theatre 🧡⁩ ⁦Little Fish Theatre⁩

Brilliant to hear Mark Ravenhill on Radio 4 this evening , talking about his tool kit for playwrights! Central CPP: Writing for Performance

Excited to listen to Tony Fisher’s keynote on day 4 of IFTR Manila 2024 ⁦Research@Central⁩ ⁦IFTR⁩

Terrible news from The Freedom Theatre

Soul Music BBC Radio 4 Lovely Day - what a programme Maggie Ayre Karen Gregor you’ve got me sobbing and smiling all at the same time, fantastic episode- thank you.