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Kate McGrath

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Artistic Director & CEO, Fuel. Trustee, Clore Leadership. Board member, What Next? & ARTCRY. She/her.

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Jimmy Kimmel is Back!
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

Jimmy Kimmel's comeback monologue is very well judged, passionate and smart and with some punchy gags.

24.09.2025 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guy Pearce and Annie Lennox join call to end β€˜normalised horror’ for children in Gaza Stars read Michael Rosen’s 2014 poem Don’t Mention the Children in film released by Save the Children

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

#Savethechildren #SaveGaza #FreePalestine Thank you πŸ™πŸΌ @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social ❀️

14.09.2025 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Iconic moment at the Downton Abbey premiere

04.09.2025 06:30 β€” πŸ‘ 15778    πŸ” 4841    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 614
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"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

15.09.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 52006    πŸ” 11146    πŸ’¬ 653    πŸ“Œ 1179
Pink and Purple background. Text overlay reads: Associate Music Director Open Call. Funded by PRS Foundation Talent Development Network.

Pink and Purple background. Text overlay reads: Associate Music Director Open Call. Funded by PRS Foundation Talent Development Network.

🎢 Open Call! 🎢 £2500 paid opportunity for early-career composers or music directors to join us as an associate on a new project. Funded by PRS Dev Network. Full info here: fueltheatre.com/fuel-new-tal... #ComposerOpportunity #MusicDirector

15.09.2025 15:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fuel is thrilled to bring Khalid Abdalla’s β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… solo show Nowhere to Oxford Playhouse
πŸ“… 22–24 Jan 2026
🎟 Tickets on sale 12th September: www.oxfordplayhouse.com
Also touring: Geneva (Sept 2025) & Dublin (Oct 2025).
#Nowhere #OxfordPlayhouse #Fuel

08.09.2025 11:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screengrab of Guardian article, featuring image: Real-life … a construction worker from The 419. Photograph: Oluwamuyiwa β€˜Logor’ Logo.

Caption of the article: β€˜Beware of 419!’: how a playwright delved into Nigerian scams – and what it taught him about money. When Inua Ellams, writer of Barber Shop Chronicles, went to Lagos, he became aware of how much fraud suffused the city – so he decided to tell the story of its cons.

Screengrab of Guardian article, featuring image: Real-life … a construction worker from The 419. Photograph: Oluwamuyiwa β€˜Logor’ Logo. Caption of the article: β€˜Beware of 419!’: how a playwright delved into Nigerian scams – and what it taught him about money. When Inua Ellams, writer of Barber Shop Chronicles, went to Lagos, he became aware of how much fraud suffused the city – so he decided to tell the story of its cons.

The Guardian has featured The 419 exhibition by Inua Ellams & Oluwamuyiwa β€˜Logor’ Logo, exploring Lagos, 419 culture & money. Free to attend at West Wing Gallery, Somerset House, 9–14 Sept. Read the article here: www.theguardian.com/artanddesign... #The419 #FreeExhibition #SomersetHouse

02.09.2025 12:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A photo of a smiling man with a graphic design treatment creating a multi-coloured shadow/copy of him on either side of him. Text: Halfway there! Your support is making this tour happen

A photo of a smiling man with a graphic design treatment creating a multi-coloured shadow/copy of him on either side of him. Text: Halfway there! Your support is making this tour happen

Will Adamsdale & Fuel are running a crowdfunder for AI, AI, Oh... (or how I wrote a hit sitcom with ChatGPT but we’re not talking now), Will’s show about AI, technophobia & mid-life crises. πŸ€–We're at 11% of our Β£5375 target so far - your support would mean the world! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/aiaioh

29.08.2025 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Khalid Abdalla on typecasting, activism and his fringe show With his solo show for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe underway, actor Khalid Abdalla talks to Fergus Morgan about wrestling with typecasting and activism

β€˜This important casting director took one look at me and thought I was destined to be typecast’

With his solo show for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe underway, actor Khalid Abdalla talks to Fergus Morgan about wrestling with typecasting and activism πŸ‘‡

08.08.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.

By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

04.08.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4557    πŸ” 3306    πŸ’¬ 168    πŸ“Œ 420
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🚨 This morning we turned the street outside Labour Party Headquarters in London into Jabaliya camp in Gaza.

Listen to @ahmedmasoud02.bsky.social talking about what the Israeli army did to his neighourhood and family.

22.07.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1690    πŸ” 812    πŸ’¬ 70    πŸ“Œ 79
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Summer is a time of connection, abundance and creative energy, but also one where freelancers can feel overstretched.

The Creative Freelancer’s Climate Almanac is a free resource designed to support artists, producers, and independent creatives to take climate action in seasonal, sustainable ways.

23.07.2025 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Statement from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan that reads: 'The absolutely harrowing scenes of suffering in Gaza are being made worse by the day, with no sign of the crisis abating. Starving children searching hopelessly for food in the rubble. Family members shot dead by Israeli soldiers as they search for aid. In heartbreaking scenes, innocent lives are being torn apart before the eyes of the world.
 
The international community - including our own government - must do far more to pressure the Israeli government to stop this horrific, senseless killing and let vital life-saving aid in. Nothing justifies the actions of the Israeli government.
 
The UK must immediately recognise Palestinian statehood. There can be no two state solution if there is no viable state left to call Palestine.'

Statement from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan that reads: 'The absolutely harrowing scenes of suffering in Gaza are being made worse by the day, with no sign of the crisis abating. Starving children searching hopelessly for food in the rubble. Family members shot dead by Israeli soldiers as they search for aid. In heartbreaking scenes, innocent lives are being torn apart before the eyes of the world. The international community - including our own government - must do far more to pressure the Israeli government to stop this horrific, senseless killing and let vital life-saving aid in. Nothing justifies the actions of the Israeli government. The UK must immediately recognise Palestinian statehood. There can be no two state solution if there is no viable state left to call Palestine.'

The UK must immediately recognise Palestinian statehood.

There can be no two state solution if there is no viable state left to call Palestine.

23.07.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 612    πŸ” 173    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 10

The 419, a new exhibition created by Inua Ellams & Logor, produced by Fuel, opens in September at Somerset House. It’s free - come along! Info below.

03.07.2025 06:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exciting new programme klaxon! Huge thanks to all partners and to ACE for backing this new collaboration with 6 amazing partners to tour new theatre on the mid-scale across England. More info below!

27.06.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Keir Starmer says Labour is the party of work, equality and fairness, but less than a year after the election, changes at the Department for Work and Pensions have forced me to stop doing the job I love. The full video can be found here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxpq... #AccessToWork

17.06.2025 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes in Gaza Distinguished lawyers, senior humanitarians and diplomats tell Jeremy Bowen why they are increasingly concerned about the catastrophe inside Gaza.

β€œAccording to Unicef, by January this year 14,500 Palestinian children in Gaza had been killed by Israel; 17,000 are separated from their parents or orphaned; and Gaza has the highest percentage of child amputees in the world.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

08.06.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Please read, sign and share. πŸ™

02.06.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thrilled that #Nowhere by Khalid Abdalla, commissioned and produced by Fuel (@fueltheatre.bsky.social) is now on sale for performances 12-24 August @traversetheatre.bsky.social. #Edinburgh pals, #Theatre pals, please join us & spread the word! πŸ’–

29.05.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Disabled artists warn that benefit cuts will exclude them from theatre Disabled creatives have warned that planned changes to disability benefits will permanently prevent them from working in theatre

More here: www.thestage.co.uk/news/disable...

25.05.2025 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jess Thom, co-artistic director of Touretteshero, can no longer do her job after a 61% cut to her #AccessToWork support. This is not a unique case - disabled people across the UK are being hit hard. Read @graeaetheatre.bsky.social here and consider writing to your MP: graeae.org/resource/gra...

25.05.2025 08:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎀 If the government wants national renewal, they should invest in the arts and culture 🎀

Today, we're launching a petition to remind Rachel Reeves: the arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them 🌱

www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...

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06.05.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 7
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Heritage Trustees 101 - online - AIM - Association of Independent Museums What is a heritage trustee and how do I become one? AIM is hosting a series of free

Want to become a museum trustee? This free online event from the Association of Independent Museums could be super helpful for you aim-museums.co.uk/events/aim-m...

08.05.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Following its sold out premiere in October, Nowhereβ€―- Khalid Abdalla’s powerful solo show - is heading to Edinburgh this August. 🎭 Catch it at Traverse Theatre as part of the Here & Now Showcase. Tickets on sale 21 May! πŸ“Έ: Manuel Vason #Nowhere #EdFringe25 #TraverseTheatre

06.05.2025 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Fuel Announces New Commission from Inua Ellams, Stained Metal Fuel announces a number of free events for May to June 2025, including the latest project from Inua Ellams, Stained Metal, and three public conversations

Fuel announces a number of free events for May to June 2025, including the latest project from Inua Ellams, Stained Metal, and three public conversations @fueltheatre.bsky.social

15.04.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Number of productions staged by subsidised UK theatres drops 31% in ten years The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK's main subsidised theatres has fallen by nearly a third over the past decade according to research by the BBC

The number of plays and musicals staged by the UK’s main subsidised theatres has fallen by nearly a third over the past decade according to research by the BBC πŸ‘‡

15.04.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 7
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Tamara Harvey: A man told me I could not have children and run the RSC as well

Royal Shakespeare Company co-artistic director Tamara Harvey has revealed how she was told she would not be able to do the job while having children by a man who was "very connected with the theatre" just before she started officially in the role πŸ‘‡

19.03.2025 16:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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A reminder for these times.

01.03.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 83054    πŸ” 17817    πŸ’¬ 653    πŸ“Œ 451
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State of Play - Committees - UK Parliament The Culture, Media and Sport Committee wants to give everyone across the world of culture, media and sport the chance to suggest themes or sectors that we should look into for a series of one-off sess...

What topics should the UK's Culture, Media and Sport committee examine this year? Let DCMS know by filling in this survey, live until 21 February committees.parliament.uk/work/8784/st...

03.01.2025 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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