PRESS & FEATURES

PRESS & FEATURES

WORK IN THEATRE IS A NATIONWIDE PROGRAMME WITH AMBASSADOR THEATRE GROUP: CREATIVE LEARNING, SPOTLIGHTING THEATRE CAREERS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GET INTO THEATRE — HIGHLIGHTING THOSE STARTING OUT IN THE INDUSTRY, BASED IN 15 LOCATIONS ACROSS THE UK. WORK IN THEATRE IS SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL LOTTERY THROUGH ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND.”

LOCATION: THEATRE ROYAL BRIGHTON

VIDEOGRAPHY & PHOTOGRAPHY: NADIIRA OMAR

SUPERVISOR: LUCIE RACHEL / LIGHTHOUSE BRIGHTON

EMERGING ARTIST INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT—GET INTO THEATRE

“THIS YEAR JORDI M. CARTER, PRASHANT TAILOR, MATILDA LIU AND SEGEN YOSIFE WILL EACH DIRECT RE-LENSED CLASSIC PLAYS, RESPECTIVELY: THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, THE BIRDS, MINE EYES HAVE SEEN, AND CANDIDA. THESE RE-WORKINGS ARE CO-CREATED WITH FINAL YEAR BA THEATRE DESIGN STUDENTS FROM WIMBLEDON COLLEGE OF ARTS…”

EVOLUTION FESTIVAL TO RETURN TO LYRIC HAMMERSMITH THEATRE IN MARCH 2024—BROADWAY WORLD

“BOUNDLESS THEATRE HAS APPOINTED THE FIRST OF ITS YOUNG CO-LEADERS IN A SCHEME OFFERING A SIX-MONTH JOB SHARE WITH ITS EXISTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR/CEO. LAMESHA RUDDOCK HAS BEEN NAMED CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHILE JORDI M. CARTER WILL BECOME CO-ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CEO…”

BOUNDLESS THEATRE HIRES UNDER-25s AS CO-LEADERS—ARTS PROFESSIONAL

“JORDI M. CARTER (DRAMA AND FILM STUDIES 2018) GRADUATED FROM SUSSEX AS A FIRST GENERATION SCHOLAR WITH A FIRST CLASS DEGREE IN DRAMA AND FILM STUDIES, AND A GOLD SPIRIT OF SUSSEX AWARD. JORDI WORKS AS THE TAKING PART AND CREATORS PROGRAM YOUNG ASSOCIATE AT THE YOUNG VIC, AND IS A YOUNG PRODUCER AT THEATRE PECKHAM…”

SPOTLIGHT ON: ALUMNI STORIES—UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX

CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF SUSSEX—UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX

“BEGINNING IN AUGUST 2021, WE CELEBRATED 60 YEARS OF SUSSEX. ON OUR 60TH ANNIVERSARY, WE REFLECTED ON THIS LEGACY, HOW IT’S SHAPED WHO WE ARE, AND HOW IT’S PREPARED US TO LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE…”

BRIGHTON & HOVE’S FIRST NEXT-GEN BREAKFAST RADIO SHOW—PLATFORM B

“IN FEBRUARY 2021, PLATFORM B LAUNCHED BRIGHTON & HOVE’S FIRST EVER YOUTH-LED BREAKFAST SHOW - THE RISING. BACKED BY YOUTH MUSIC’S INCUBATOR FUND, THE SHOW HAS ENTERTAINED, INSPIRED AND EMPOWERED YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING THROUGH THIS EXTRAORDINARY TIME THROUGH INTERVIEWS, LIVE MUSIC SESSIONS AND MORE…”

PHOTOVOGUE—VOGUE ITALIA

“HIM.”

PHOTOGRAPHY: PABLO SANTANA

STYLIST: TIA COURTNEY COX

(ORIGINALLY CONCEPTUALISED FOR FABRIK SUSSEX MAGAZINE, ISSUE 01)

“THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD HAS BECOME A FLASHPOINT OF RACE RELATIONS IN AMERICA THAT HAS RESONATED ACROSS THE GLOBE. AMPLIFYING BLACK VOICES FROM OUR AUDIENCE, WATCH TO HEAR REFLECTIONS ON THE TRAUMA OF SEEING YET ANOTHER BRUTALISED BLACK BODY IN THE NEWS, AND HOW ACTIVISM — LIKE THE REALITIES OF RACISM — GOES BEYOND POSTING A BLACK SQUARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA…”

EDITOR: GEORGIE DALEY

BLACK PEOPLE ON THE TRAUMA OF GEORGE FLOYD AND THE REALITIES OF RACISM—DAZED