Change making is a full-time job
'History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.' Dr Maya Angelou
Read moreAmanda Huxtable, Change Maker
Hull Truck Theatre are a recipient of Arts Council England’s Change Makers fund, enabling experienced theatre practitioner Amanda Huxtable to join the senior management team as Artistic Associate until December 2018. She will also develop a production throughout 2017 which will be performed in 2018.
Here, Amanda blogs about the two-way learning process for both herself and Hull Truck Theatre.
VaVaVoom, changing mindsets and privacy
Amanda celebrates the recent #VaVaVoom Twitter response to a theatre agent's complaint about BAME actors, but more needs to be done to change mindsets.
Read moreGaining Momentum
As Amanda prepares to enter the next stage of the Change Makers programme, she reflects on her journey so far, in the context of current and historical campaigns for change for Black Artists.
Read moreUnder-representation and attitudes to change
Amanda examines the nature of being underrepresented and outlines the 'groups of upset' that she has experienced towards change.
Read moreWho is in, and who is out?
Amanda considers the damage that theatre ‘gangs’ can do, and the importance of looking out for who is being excluded.
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