
ERA5050
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ERA5050
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Campaigning for equal representation for actresses, for audiences, for all on UK stage and screen. Donate: https://t.co/AFxv0BdOwv









🚨RESEARCH SHOWS GENDER IMBALANCE IN WRITERS OF BRITISH THEATRE🚨 New research into the gender balance of composers, lyricists and playwrights in UK theatre has found there remains a large discrepancy in the representation of writers credited for main stage productions in 2022

BBC Studios is advertising its 2023 staff comedy writer roles (this used to be known as the Radio Comedy Writer Bursary). 12 month placement to write on shows like The News Quiz: bit.ly/3Gb6Jms



It's with great sadness we announce the sudden death of longstanding client Josephine Melville. Jo was taken ill performing in Nine Night, a co-production with Leeds Playhouse & Nottingham Playhouse. We are shocked & stunned by this sad news. Our thoughts are with Jo's family.

Here’s a link to my new radio play. Enjoy all and here’s to a peaceful weekend (I’m hearing constant drilling from my flat - and not the sexy kind!) x bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…


5 months ago, @BBC and @Channel4 signed up to the #5050Pledge. Next week, we’ll be announcing who else has. Have you?! Get in touch for more info bit.ly/3RDLP1z via @Deadline info@wearedocwomen.co.uk



Congrats to #TellHerVision alumnus @georgiamac100 for reaching the second round of @femalepilotclub @UKTV with her peri menopausal comedy Rather Not Say. Clearly a month spent in our all female writers room was a fertile time…even if less than half of us had working ovaries 😅


So excited to be in the second round of @femalepilotclub and @UKTV - 'TV Comedy Pilots by Women, For Women'. Thank you! Congratulations to everyone on the list.



Drum roll please!! We have now decided on all the scripts selected for the second round of our call out with @UKTV , so head to our website now to see the scripts that made it through! femalepilotclub.co.uk/submit-script