We hope you are well! We have two more of our free workshops coming up soon. On October 22nd, join Aran Cherkez for Storytelling From Queer Perspectives; and on October 28th, Philip Arditti hosts the next Creative Huddle on the topic of Connecting. You can book your tickets for these workshops (and more) HERE.
Sharing Conversations and Opportunities
The Safar Arab Film Development Workshop is open for applications. This is a free two-day project development workshop for up to 6 early-career Arab filmmakers (or filmmakers working on projects connected to or inspired by the Arab world.) It takes place on 30 and 31 October. Deadline: 17 October. Click here for more info and to apply.
The Donmar Warehouse are looking for trainee assistants (set/costume, lighting, sound, movement direction) to work with members of the creative team on Henry V. These trainees will be part of Catalyst, a talent development programme for artists who are underrepresented at the Donmar and in the wider theatre industry. Click here for more info and to apply.
The Royal Shakespeare Company are looking for an Assistant Director to work on an upcoming production that will feature in their new season. Rehearsals begin w/c 13 December. Deadline: 24 October. Click here for more info and to apply.
The British Council has launched International Collaboration Grants, a £3.5m programme of grants available to support UK and overseas organisations to collaborate internationally. The grants are designed to support artists to make and develop creative artwork with their international peers and encourage new international partnerships and innovative ways of collaborating. Small grants of £5-20k and large grants of £20-75k are available. Deadline: 4 November. Click here for more info and to apply.
Harpy Productions (founded by directory member Noga Flaishon) are looking for six original short horror plays to be performed as part of The Fright Before Christmas. This event will take place at The Space Theatre on 11 December. Deadline: midnight on 25th October. Click here for more info and to apply.
Marlborough Productions is inviting LGBTQIA+ artists to apply for New Queers On The Block. This artist and community development programme offers 3 commissions of £12.5k for LGBTQIA+ artists (or groups of artists) who are currently underrepresented in the arts. Deadline: 4th November. Click here for more info and to apply.
Without Walls and 101 Outdoor Arts Centre currently have a call-out for their next Green Production Lab. This free 3-day residential offers Production Managers working in outdoor arts a chance to spend time with peers from across the sector to explore how to understand and reduce carbon impact, build sustainability practice into the heart of your work, and promote sharing and re-use across festival networks. Deadline: 5pm on 18th October. Click here for more info and to apply.
Directory Shoutouts!
Part of our Directory and have a show/project coming up? Let us know so we can shout about it in the next mailout! In the meantime, check out the following shows featuring our wonderful directory members:
Lighting designer ZEYNEP KEPEKLI has not one, but two shows coming up: Set and Reset/Reset with Candoco Dance Company, and Past Present with Yorke Dance Project.
SHERINE CHALHIE joins the cast of Milk and Gall at Theatre503, playing the role of Amira, a Syrian-American lawyer. Playing from 2nd - 27th November.
HANNAH YAHYA HASSAN will be sharing the process of her R&D mentorship with the National Theatre of Scotland at the Neurostages Festival on the 15th of October. She will share scenes from her play 'A Conversation with Baba' and talk about the process with her mentor Sara Sha'arawi. The new writing explores neurodiversity in Arab and Muslim cultures through a father and daughter relationship.
LAILA ALJ and ANOUSHKA RAVA will be performing at Weapons of Mass Hilarity, a comedy night that showcases SWANA/Middle Eastern talent, on October 30th. Part of the proceeds from this event will be donated to Afghan Aid.
TUGBA TIRPAN has co-curated the exhibition States of Existence II. Running from 11th-17th October at the Well Space in Hackney.
Following a sold-out performance in September, BILAL HASNA and AARON KILERCIOGLU present a second run of their show For A Palestinian. Playing 19th and 20th November at Camden People's Theatre.
FATIMA SERGHINI presents a work-in-progress play Pyramid, starring SAFIA LAMRANI. This piece explores the work of MLM (multi-level-market companies) and its impact on the British working class. Playing at Redbridge Drama Centre Oct 16th.
SEPY BAGHAEI is working as Staff Director on Manor. Playing at the National Theatre from 16th November - 1st January.
NAILA MANSOUR performs in Operating Systems as part of the Reboot Festival. Playing from October 12th - 16th at the Barons Court Theatre.
YASMIN PAIGE performs in Broken Lad. Playing at the Arcola Theatre from 13th October - 6th November.
And that’s everything! For the new members, mailout is usually sent on a fortnightly basis. Please keep sharing and sending me any of your wonderful work or opportunities you want included in the next mailout to this email. Now more than ever lets keep circulating our brilliant stories; whether it's past work, articles, videos, or something you think the membership may find interesting, please do drop me an email! Please continue to sign up to our directory, and share our community with your friends in the industry!
Have a great week,
Jessie x
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Our main areas of work is to help connect the creative industries with UK MENA+ talent, so we will always share castings, job opportunities, or marketing information. We will track these projects in the hope that they are a great example of how MENA+ talent is used. But by sharing this information, it should not be seen as an endorsement of the project.
We will call out work that is appropriating a MENA+ narrative and does not have MENA+ talent at the heart of the creative process; and we will always champion, front and centre, work that is made for and by MENA+ talent.
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