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redladder.bsky.social
Leeds-based national touring theatre company. We give a platform to the voices that are rarely heard and stories that are overlooked, often working-class. redladder.co.uk
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New on the blog, actor/writer William Fox talks about the importance of creating opportunities for working class artists and #theatre audiences. www.redladder.co.uk/if-you-took-...

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It's good to see LOP cited frequently among the sources in Gavin Butt's excellent book No Machos Or Pop Stars (@dukepress.bsky.social) - he's also got this par that neatly puts the paper in context with @redladder.bsky.social, @leedsanimation.bsky.social, #LeedsPostcards, #Suma and all the rest.

Another really useful guide from our friends @weareunlimited.bsky.social If you've not already, do check out their resources. weareunlimited.org.uk/resource/acc...

Our friends at Wise Children are offering a unique opportunity for theatre makers aged 18+. The taster is a free, day-long workshop: Date: 4th April 2025 Timings: 10.30am – 5pm Cost: Free The deadline for applications is 28th February Apply here: www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/wise-ch...

Right, all you folk with tiny people to entertain. You've survived half-term 🎉 Want a great family show for Easter hols? 🏴‍☠️ Book early to avoid disappointment: St. Bart's Armley, The Cluntergate Centre & Belle Isle TMO BOOK HERE www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/pira... youtu.be/FNOsNTKCSpw

Head to our news page to read how Red Ladder, his fellow writers, and tea and biscuits helped screenwriter & playwright Ben Tagoe kickstart his career. www.redladder.co.uk/i-dont-think...

The photos with Dave Toole dancing in Where's Vietnam? made me remember what a brilliant thing it was to be part of that production and Red Ladder

Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown - A Concert in a Play Book now, Leeds #theatre www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/cole...

New on the blog Phill Jupitus talks Red Ladder, his time onstage at City Varieties #Leeds & why local #theatre companies are so important. www.redladder.co.uk/i-realised-t...

Please read about the vital work @artsemergency.bsky.social does 🦸‍♂️ Why they do it. And how you can help.

Our @cpoconnor87.bsky.social has written a beautiful new play about an ordinary Yorkshire couple with an extraordinary passion for #LeedsUnited, navigating life with #dementia. You're going to need to book now as it's selling fast! #lufc #bielsa www.leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/throug...

Spare Tyre are bringing back their regular online creative catch ups for people living with long term health conditions, wanting to hang out with other people like them and flex their creative muscles - if only ever so gently - without leaving their homes. www.sparetyre.org/whats-on/eve...

Could you be Vital Xposure's new AD? One week left to apply. Gwarn, do it! vitalxposure.co.uk/new-artistic...

Artist Opportunity Alert! 🎨 We’re looking to commission three artists to join the BD: Walls project and create vibrant, new murals at three different locations: Ravenscliffe Housing Estate Buttershaw Britannia Gardens (Girlington) bradford2025.co.uk/opportunity/...

🚨 We're recruiting for two new roles! Could you be our Programme Officer or Programme Administrator? Find out more and apply by Monday 10 March: bit.ly/3HS3UaY

Good stuff - and @alicenut.bsky.social is also a proud LOPper.

We've been reminiscing with friends for our blog. First up, playwright, screenwriter and 'ally' @alicenut.bsky.social who wrote Where's Vietnam for Red Ladder's 40th anniversary in 2008. www.redladder.co.uk/i-realised-t...

Booking now #Leeds Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown: A Concert in a Play www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/cole...

Join me on a live-stream next Thurs 6 Feb for two classic ghost stories. The first is 'John Charrington's Wedding' by the phenomenal E. Nesbit. It's pay what you decide. Just book a place (see link below). Please share with your ghost-inclined friends!

Had a lovely time today delivering a creative writing workshop at #StGeorgesCrypt for @redladder.bsky.social. Big thanks to everyone who attended and engaged with it!! Also big thank you to #CherylMartin for setting it up and for coming along for my first workshop there 😀

Fantastic opportunity for working class women writers.

British #rugby legend, Leeds changemaker & former Red Ladder #trustee Jamie Jones-Buchanan MBE on why you should join our board. youtube.com/shorts/PkIR2...

The performance of The Dreamtime Fellrunner at Belle Isle TMO has now sold out 🤩 HOWEVER, tickets still available for St. John’s Parish Hall, Staincross on 19th March and Queen's Mill Castleford 20th March but be quick 🏃‍♀️ www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/the-...

One week left to apply. We'd love to hear from you! #trustees #charity #theatre

📢 CALLING WORKING CLASS WOMEN WRITERS As a legacy to Chesca Joy, Imagine if Theatre is launching Writers Toolbox 2 led by Bafta-winning TV writer, Mark Catley. A six month paid opportunity focusing on #writing for #stage & #screen. 👇 imagineiftheatre.co.uk/workshop/wri...

It is such a thrill to do my small bit to support the work of Red Ladder, still a week left to apply to join us as a trustee

New on the blog, Leah Francis. #theatre #leeds www.redladder.co.uk/why-red-ladd...

Don't miss: Head of Marketing and Communications, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick. Salary: £40,000. #artsjobs

We three all work at the Mills and we're all on the Board of Red Ladder. Love theatre? Then join us as #trustees. It's this much fun. Honest.

Bums! Bleurgh! Bloopers! 😂 Love our #trustees. Why don't you join them? www.redladder.co.uk/join-our-boa...

Have you got your ticket for The Dreamtime Fellrunner yet? #Leeds has almost sold out and others are selling fast. So...err...run! 🏃‍♀️ Feb 27th at 7pm Leeds Mar 19th at 7pm Barnsley Mar 20th at 7:30pm Wakefield www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/the-...

If you have ever considered joining a board, or even if you’re just board-curious - I very strongly recommend you get in touch with @redladder.bsky.social forthwith! They are looking for excellent people like you! No experience required 👇🏼🔥❤️🥳

Being a board member is really rewarding - and you get to see lots of shows

You've only two weeks left to let us know you're interested! Please share far and wide so we can get more brilliant #trustees to join our wonderful Anna, Dick and Fiona. Thank you 🙏 www.redladder.co.uk/join-our-boa...

We're looking to hire a DSM to work on our 2025 production, Biting Point, written by Sid Sagar. Rehearsals start w/c 7 April, touring from 5 May.

Leon regularly works with us and we can vouch for his strong work ethic. You may also like to know he's kind, warm, reliable and quick witted.

Our first #RedLadderLocal show of 2025 is #TheDreamtimeFellrunner a fun, poetic & moving exploration of the land around us & how we inhabit it. Leeds - 27th Feb at 7pm Barnsley - 19th March at 7pm Wakefield - 20th March at 7:30pm BOOK NOW! www.redladder.co.uk/whatson/the-... #theatre #fellrunning

Unsolicited writing advice, no. #55234567: You don’t have to write for a living to be a writer. You don’t have to be a great writer to be a writer. You don’t have to write full time to be a writer. All you have to do is write.

The absurd idea that the arts (or anything for that matter) should somehow be cheap, profitable, and still world-leading at every stage from primary school to post-grad still seems to have a stranglehold on policy-makers despite the damage we're seeing daily

Why might you join a board? What might your role be? We're looking for new trustees. Could it be you? All the info in link below, including audio and plain text versions. Please have a read. drive.google.com/.../1z-Cx5G3.... #trustees #charity #theatre

This autumn/winter I'm going to be doing some solo ghost story shows. Just me, a single light and the darkness - a celebration of 10 years of @tbodal.bsky.social. I want to come to bookshops, libraries, chapels, halls, wherever. If that's your venue or space, please drop me a line and let's chat? 👻

Great company made up of amazing people, definitely worth considering!

Looking for a rewarding new challenge for 2025? Join Beccy on the Red Ladder board and help shape our future All the info below, including audio and plain text versions. #trustees #charity #theatre drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Just one week left to apply to be Mafwa Theatre's Green Engagement Lead. Sounds like a wonderful role! www.mafwatheatre.co.uk/opportunities