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FMTW Meeting Minutes 4th February 2022 Chair: Peter McKintosh Minutes: Josie Underwood Present: Paul Carey Jones, Alistair Cope, Paule Constable, Peter McKintosh, Josie Underwood, Vicki Mortimer, Jake Orr, Freddie Crossley, Emma Jayne Park, Sunita Hinduja, Kelsie...

FMTW Meeting Minutes 28th January 2022 Chair: Peter McKintosh Minutes: Josie Underwood Present: Peter McKintosh, Josie Underwood, Paul Carey Jones, Alistair Cope, Jake Orr (a hard act to follow), Kelsie Acton, Nikki Edmonds, Paule Constable, Athena Stevens, Vicki...

FMTW Meeting Minutes 21 Jan 2022 Chair: Leigh Toney Minutes: Josie Underwood Present: Leigh Toney, Josie Underwood, Paul Carey Jones, Vicki Mortimer, Alistair Cope, Freddie Crossley, Jake Orr, Kelsie Acton, Peter McKintosh, Nikki Edmonds, Mimi Doulton, Emma Jayne Park...

As volunteers with Freelancers Make Theatre Work, we do our best to try to keep up with the circumstances of the industry as it changes.  We know things can change quickly. We know how exhausting trying to keep informed can be. And, we also know that, having worked...

FREELANCERS MAKE THEATRE WORK MEETING: FRIDAY 14 January 2022 Chair: Josie Underwood Minutes: Alistair Cope Present:  Josie Underwood, Jake Orr,  Paul Carey Jones, Kelsie Acton, Nikki Edmonds, Vicki Mortimer, Mimi Doulton, Athen Stevens, Emma Jayne Park, Bill...

FREELANCERS MAKE THEATRE WORK MEETING: FRIDAY 07 January 2022 Chair: Peter McKintosh Minutes: Josie Underwood Present: Josie Underwood, Paul Carey Jones, Alistair Cope, Bill Bankes-Jones, Kelsie Acton, Vicki Mortimer, Paule Constable, Jake Orr, Freddie Crossley, Matt...

In all the Freelancers Make Theatre Work planning that has taken place over the past six months, we can assure you that sending a survey link on Boxing Day was not part of the strategy. We are tired. We know many of you are tired too. And we know the importance of...

With more and more theatres closing and mixed messaging coming from our Government, the flow of information to Freelancers and Arts Workers from Organisations, Buildings, Government etc is paramount. Over the holidays, we will be using this LIVE UPDATES blog as a...

Our world-leading performing arts industry has taken an absolute battering as a result of the pandemic, through no fault of its own.  During the first stages of the pandemic, the industry as a whole benefited from the financial support injected by the Treasury and...

FREELANCERS MAKE THEATRE WORK MEETING: FRIDAY 10 DECEMBER   Chair: Peter McKintosh Minutes: Kelsie Acton Apologies: Josie Underwood, Alistair Cope, Paule Constable Arrival time: 9.30-11.30am Welcome & introductions (9.30-9.40) Updates & reports:...