Sarah Mercadé

@NationalGallery Hi again @NationalGallery I appreciate you investigating internally but in light of my comment above could you also please share your policy publicly for complete clarity. I was told there was 'a list' of things that weren't admissable. Is this the policy or not?

@NationalGallery Should also say that other people have responded to my post on Instagram with similar stories - being asked to remove a trans flag badge, and an EU badge - so this is not an isolated incident

@NationalGallery could you explain why I was made to remove my 2cm Dove/Palestinian flag badge today in order to access the gallery? I've checked the admissions policy - keen to hear your views on how the badge is offensive, or how it poses a physical threat to the collection

@NationalGallery Have DM'd you

@NationalGallery Thanks for the response - I was visiting the Van Gogh exhibition and went through security at approx 09:50. The woman on security had mid length grey/blonde hair approx in her late 50s.

Hi Sarah, thank you for your message. We’re sorry that you experienced this while entering the Gallery as this is not in line with our Admissions policy. We have passed this onto the relevant teams to look into, to make sure this doesn’t happen again. If possible, we’d like to get some more information about the time of your visit to help us look into this further as well. If you are happy to, please do send us a direct message with that information. Thank you.

This is nice 🤠

@lukeybarnesy @JOJEHARVEY ERM 🤩

@JOJEHARVEY @sarahmercade lets go

Chuffed to bits to be able to say I’ve adapted this and we open in the spring. A gem of a show!

@sophia_ik So proud of you Soph 🤍

I have wanted to write about being Palestinian and how my family and the other people living in Gaza shouldn’t have to prove their humanity. And so I have

@Tim_Etchells At 21:14 on a Sunday night as well. Formatting absolutely mad - I thought it was spam

@elliekeel1 Magical place ✨

Where am I? #Bullring #Day2

Today will be the DEBUT of Eloise Davies (@eloisemaydavies) in the role of SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS at @SpongebobStage! #debut #2ndcover Eloise is the first ever female Spongebob! 🧽

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@sophia_ik 🤍🤍🤍

my sweet colleagues breaking my heart today 😩💔🕊

Rebecca Frecknall's interview in @TheStage has prompted me to break out a thread I have sat on for a while. It breaks down what I think is the biggest obstacle in theatre but the least openly discussed... Pay So here is the THEATRE PAY MATHS THREAD 🧵👇 thestage.co.uk/news/rebecca-f…

@PJbyDesign We use Lucy and Yak trousers in Monopoly - it was a BIG moment for me 😅

Similarly, I would love to know at what point in a costume designer’s lifecycle does one have enough budget to buy actual Lucy & Yak dungarees for a show? So many moodboards, so many affordable alternatives with not-quite-as-much-fun-but-kind-of-ok-I-guess patterning 🥲

Knew you'd be @OlivierAwards one day, sister, just wish it wasn't this way💔 Phoebe Frances Brown Writer & Actor (& Queen of our Hearts) 💛

@jasmineswan01 @mercurytheatre YES mate I love it 🔥🔥🔥

And we’re open! This fantasia inspired giant-candy-filled world has occupied my brain for the majority of 2022. So it’s so rewarding to see audiences loving it. Many thanks to the team at @mercurytheatre for making my panto dreams come true!!! 🍬🍭🍫🧁😋💖✨ #BeautyAndTheBeast

Brit & Oz 🖤

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@Major_Labia When we lived together Phoebe would sometimes practice her audition pieces to me + our housemate. I'd normally find that kind of thing super awkward but she was SO brilliant I bloody loved it. Her comedy rendition of Not Fair by Lily Allen was 😚👌please send my love to Gail 💛

We'll be celebrating Phoebe's 30th with her mum and brother this evening and we'd love to share any memories or thoughts you have with them 💛

Happy 30th Birthday to our one and only Phoebe Frances Brown 💗 We miss you every day and we'll be raising a glass for you tonight (and for the rest of our lives) 🥂 We adore ya, duck 🦆