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FMTW – Weekly minutes 26 February
FREELANCERS MAKE THEATRE WORK WEEKLY MEETING MINUTES 09:30-11:30, FRIDAY 26 February Present: Kelsie Acton, Ben Arkell, Bill Bankes-Jones, Paule Constable, Freddie Crossley, Hazel Holder, Matt Humphrey, Anna Fleischle, Emma Jayne Park, Peter McKintosh, Vicki Mortimer,...






FMTW – Weekly minutes 19 February
Apologies: Shankho Chaudhuri, Laura Meaton, James, , Anna Fleischle, Peter Braithwaite, Titas Halder, Leo Wan, Susan Kempster Newcomers: Mimi Doulton, Steffan Donnelly Present: Ben Arkell, Bill Bankes-Jones, Jack Hudson, Jack McCann, Mimi Doulton, Paul Carey Jones,...



Paule Constable on BBC News
As well as giving evidence to the DCMS Committee this morning (watch the full video here), you can watch Freelance Lighting Designer Paule Constable on BBC News here, continuing the conversation on EU Travel arrangements for creative workers. Read the full BBC News...






FMTW – Weekly minutes 12 February
FREELANCERS MAKE THEATRE WORK WEEKLY MEETING MINUTES MINUTES 12 February, 2021 The meeting began with breakout rooms with two topics: What do you need to do your best work? What do you need to trust others to get on with things? Coordinator Role Recap: We have...


FMTW name-checked in today’s House of Lords Debate on the CRF
House of Lords “normal oral question” 10th February 2021 Transcript by Bill Bankes-Jones *Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall to ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the proportion of (1) the Cultural Recovery Fund, and (2) any other...






FMTW – Weekly minutes 05 February
FREELANCERS MAKE THEATRE WORK WEEKLY MEETING MINUTES 09:30-11:30, FRIDAY 05 February 2021 Chair: Peter McKintosh Minutes: Kelsie Acton and Emma Jayne Park Attendees: Peter McKintosh, Kelsie Acton, Ben Arkell, Nikki Edmonds, Vicki Mortimer, Anne McNulty, Alistair Cope,...



FMTW attend the Westminster Media Forum – Part II
By Leo Wan. Read Athena Steven's report here. Westminster Media Forum Keynote Seminar: Renewing the arts and culture sector – priorities for support, innovation and the workforce, and the roadmap for recovery across the UK We caught wind of this seminar late...






FMTW – Weekly minutes 29 January
FREELANCERS MAKE THEATRE WORK WEEKLY MEETING MINUTES 09:30-11:30, FRIDAY 29 January 2021 Present: Kelsie Acton; Esi Acquaah-Harrison; Bill Bankes-Jones; Peter Brathwaite; Paule Carey; Paule Constable; Alistair Cope; Freddie Crossley; Anna Fleischle; Sunita Hinduja;...



FMTW attend the Westminster Media Forum
By Athena Stevens who spoke at the Westminster Media Forum this week --- I get it. This government gave out a history making 1.57 billion to save our world-renowned arts. Yet nobody feels like they’ve had enough support, I get it. Our government is going to have to...



Friday Morning Minute Notes – Jan 29 2021
By Vicki Mortimer This was a two-part meeting as part of a process to look at how FMTW can be most useful - and most sustainable - now that the sober reality of COVID/ Brexit looks to dominate 2021. Having set up FMTW in response to the first shutdown, we need to look...