Tag: arts council England

• Captain’s Log: The Quiet Before the Jump

  Growing up queer, Pakistani, and Muslim in a conservative household, my voice felt monitored and managed. Now, about to rehearse, I’m creating work that reflects and matters for Brown, Queer, and Neurodivergent voices.

  dhamakaarts

  16th Apr 2026

  theatre

  arts council England, gay, lgbt, theatre, theatre making

• Stronger Proposals” and Silent Shelves: The Reality of Being a Marginalised Theatre Artist in Manchester

  By Sid Akbar I’m not writing this from a place of polish. I’m writing it from the shelf – where yet another piece of work, another application, another vital story has been quietly filed away as “unsuccessful”. Recently, my project Besharam [shame-LESS] was turned down for a Manchester commission. The feedback? It was “solid and…

  dhamakaarts

  6th May 2025

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  artists, arts council England, bid writing, funding, queer-people-of-colour, queer-stories, queer-theatre, theatre, writing