A community for stage designers taking action for theatre | Watch this space... #scenechange

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Designers - have a listen to this… an excellent interview with Costume Designer Jenny Beavan and Equity Industrial Official Charlotte Bence, discussing pay equity in film and UK theatre designers fees (14mins in) 👇👇👇 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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Designers (Set, Costume and Lx) - If you have any experience working in the West End, commercial theatre and/or on SOLT contracts… plz fill out this v.short survey by this Friday. We’d really appreciate your support. Thx 💗
Snapshot Designers Survey  In advance of submitting claims on both the UK Theatre and SOLT Agreements for designers, Equity, ALPD, SBTD & Scene/Change have been in conversations about the experience of work for a designer on the West End. Please take a few minutes to fill this in
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SCENE/CHANGE retweeted
7.30PM TODAY! Last chance to come along to one of our Grad Talks and gain advice and insights from our amazing panel of Designers. The zoom event is free and open to all! If you're starting out as a Theatre Designer you do not want to miss this! eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-a…
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SCENE/CHANGE retweeted
3pm, via Zoom. eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-value… This open meeting is an opportunity for designers to come together to discuss terms and conditions of engagement across the sector, to hear the results of the fees survey and to feed in to plans for renegotiating the agreements.
In other exciting news - our ‘Value of Design’ event has changed. In response to calls from further afield & questions about access, we’ve moved it online! You can register here eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-value… hopefully this means more voices and more good chat 🥳 enjoy the sunshine! ☀️
COMING SOON. Designers - Time to put those words into action… 👇👇👇
Calling all designers - join @EquityDandD, @weareSBTD, @the_ALPD, @_scene_change_, @bectu & @WhitecardC to talk raising designer fees & upcoming negotiations. Wednesday 13th July, 3pm @olddiorama with a drink on us afterwards. Book now and spread the word! eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-value…
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For ongoing information and updates concerning these UK Theatre and SOLT Designers Agreement negotiations over the coming months, you can sign up to the @EquityDandD newsletter here…actionnetwork.org/forms/sign… (free to access for both members and non-members of Equity/Bectu)
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COMING SOON. Designers - Time to put those words into action… 👇👇👇
Calling all designers - join @EquityDandD, @weareSBTD, @the_ALPD, @_scene_change_, @bectu & @WhitecardC to talk raising designer fees & upcoming negotiations. Wednesday 13th July, 3pm @olddiorama with a drink on us afterwards. Book now and spread the word! eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-value…
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SCENE/CHANGE retweeted
Nominations closing soon for The Best Designer at The Stage #DebutAwards, in association with @ATGTICKETS. The award celebrates emerging designers across set, lighting, video, sound and costume. Tell us who you think should be recognised bit.ly/3mb94RZ
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Join me, Soutra Gilmour, Simon Kenny, Miriam Buether & Ruth Hall for @TheSTR / @CSSDLondon Edward Gordon Craig Lecture with @_scene_change_. Tomorrow in person / online from 6.30pm: "ART, ADVOCACY and ACTION: SCENE/CHANGE and the power in the collective." eventbrite.co.uk/e/str-edwar…
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🚨Announcement🚨 We are excited to be leading the #EdwardGordonCraigLecture this Thurs 16 June @CSSDLondon Join us as we discuss all things design & 'the power in the collective' with @SoutraG @_skenny @roofhere #miriambuether Free🎟️shorturl.at/apOS7
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My last regular column for The Stage 💙 I LOVE theatre with my heart & soul and I am so sad at how little has changed for costume workers in the last 5 years. Film & TV are not perfect by any means, but the tide is definitely turning for costume folks there, so, off I go.....
After five years of banging the drum for theatre’s costume professionals, Catherine Kodicek (@Cath_Kodicek) is saying goodbye for now to the industry – unfair wages, long hours and empty mission statements are pushing out workers, she warns bit.ly/3x9cD1n
💚DESIGNERS - The 'Making Theatre Green' Event is being held @NationalTheatre next Monday 6th. Speakers will also include members of Scene/Change. Please register for this FREE event below...💚nationaltheatre.org.uk/conte…
“The recent Scene/Change fee survey revealed a median day rate for freelance Designers of £93p/d across all UK main stage theatre productions submitted (the lowest reported was £42p/d!) and then £70p/d across all studio theatre productions submitted.” 👇👇👇
Equity - An interview with: Max Jones. Union thoughts, and designers fees… equity.org.uk/news/2022/may/…
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🚨INSIDE our latest blog are a new set of Guidelines for Employing Design Assistants and Associates. Please read and share widely… any feedback from both producers and the design community is welcomed at [email protected]
🚨 NEW BLOG - Producers, Designers, Design Assistants and Associates assemble! - Team talk… 💞🤗 scene-change.com/post/team-t…
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