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Michelle Payne ✌🏻 @chellesta.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Last night we closed AiTOPIA 🤖 📍Young Vic Thrilled to direct & work with 50 participants of Lambeth + Southwark to create a brand new show from scratch with YV Taking Part team So proud of the world we made!

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Lilly Driscoll @lillydriscoll.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

The lovely @smalltruththeatre.bsky.social are now on Blue-sky! Give them a follow 💖

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Michelle Payne ✌🏻 @chellesta.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Half way through tech week for AiTopia !! 📍Young Vic

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Michelle Payne ✌🏻 @chellesta.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

HELP NEEDED!🚨 We've just had a 2nd rejection from ACE for an R&D of our ADHD Musical Can anyone who is salaried working in a theatre/arts building/organisation with time/capacity for artist development read over the bid & provide a fresh eye? I would be super grateful - please drop me a DM.

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dearjohnbyrne.bsky.social @dearjohnbyrne.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Working on the next batch of theatre training features for #TheStage if you are a great teacher/coach/workshop leader or know somebody who is, please tag yourself or them in 👇👇👇

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Paines Plough @painesplough.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

ok quick festive nap, then this. Here's what's up for us in 2025 (so far) ✨

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Michelle Payne ✌🏻 @chellesta.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Another Christmassy invite. 🎭 PAN! 📍Theatre Peckham

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Michelle Payne ✌🏻 @chellesta.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Huge congrats to brilliant Dan & Jeff for another successful Potted Panto press night at Wilton’s Music Hall 🎄🎅🏻 Thankyou for the invite x

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Michelle Payne ✌🏻 @chellesta.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

A very cute evening supporting N54 Agency clients at the Polar Express Euston. Thank you for the invite 🎄🚂

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Michelle Payne ✌🏻 @chellesta.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I love this company 🫶🏻 Vote for us here: awards.whatsonstage.com/25th-annual-...

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Chris Sonnex @csonnex.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

CARDBOARD CITIZENS For one week only, every donation doubles! The @BigGive Christmas Challenge is open. Your support over the next week ensures that we can continue to create life-changing work like 'More Than One Story'. Double your impact before 10 Dec: bit.ly/3CR4iG0

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Michelle Payne ✌🏻 @chellesta.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I’ve assisted but never directed a panto / Christmas show - this is on my bucket list for next year 🙏🏻 HMU if you’re thinking ahead to winter 2025 and meeting directors www.michelle-payne.co.uk

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The Uncultured @the-uncultured.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Applying for DYCP? We've got free templates for the app, budget + timeline in our *Resources*. Save yourself from a Grantium-related disaster by writing it somewhere else first! www.the-uncultured.com/resources-ar... also helpful if you wanna know what you need to prep before deciding to apply 📝

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🌺Tariyé🌺 @tariyepeterside.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Here goes nothing! #ShowreelFriday with @actorsnetworkuk.bsky.social Monologue reel done by Sebastian Thiel at #UpshotReels Full reel available here: app.spotlight.com/4935-5640-6520

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Michelle Payne ✌🏻 @chellesta.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

The Dear Evan Hansen Christmas Party was a cute one. 🪩 Gonna miss this company over the Xmas break! 🫶🏻

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Hannah Khalil @hannykha.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

And while I’m at it please can only brilliant people (yes that’s you) apply for this - we need a fantastic new plays associate at the Royal Court Theatre (RT we want all the best people to see and apply) royalcourttheatre.com/new-plays-as...

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New Plays Associate - Royal Court

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Michelle Payne ✌🏻 @chellesta.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Final cover rehearsal of the year #DEHUKTour 🙏🏻🫶🏻

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James Steel @jamessteelldn.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I have a few exciting musicals coming up and have some co-producer/associate producer opportunities on them. Let’s connect! James@jamessteelproductions.com

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The Stage @thestage.co.uk · 26/11/2024

Tell us about your show reports! From actor mishaps to technical tweaks, we want to hear about your wildest show reports from 2024 to include in a feature by The Stage. Please reach out to georgia.luckhurst@thestage.co.uk by December 1st. #TheatreSky #StageManagers #Theatre

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Michelle Payne ✌🏻 @chellesta.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I’m directing AITOPIA for Young Vic Taking Part, challenging conventional methods of theatre-making & centring co-creation with 50 participants! We run for a week at the end of Jan. Tickets are free but limited You can book here - www.youngvic.org/whats-on/ait...

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Ned Glasier @nedglasier.com · 21/11/2024

I’ve got a thing that I think would make a beautiful radio programme or audio piece, about happiness and young people. Is there a radio producer who can help me make it?

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Emily Collins @emilycollins.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Making a list of all the theatre directors on here so people looking for collaborators have an easy place to find us- please ask to be added its very small so far! bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Audrey Sheffield @audreysheff.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

a few recent theatre productions I’m really proud to have worked on - 1. The Effect, English Theatre Frankfurt 2. Stranger Things: The First Shadow, West End 3. The Dybbuk, Almeida 4. Perspective, National Theatre 🙏🏼❤️

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Tara Theatre @taratheatre.com · 18/11/2024

📝 OPEN MIC SLOTS 📝 Do you want to perform your work at Tara Theatre? Whether it's poetry, monologues or music, sign-up on the night at Spoken Space and our band will improv a live soundtrack to your work 🎸 🎭 Tara Theatre 🗓️ Fri 22 Nov, 7.30PM 🎟️ taratheatre.com/whats-on/spo...

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Anna Jordan @annaruthjordan.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

HOW DO YOU GET YOUR PLAY ON? This was the top question when Support Playwrights ran a #NoSillyQuestions initiative. We spoke to 12 brilliant playwrights & here's what they had to say! Writers incl #ChrisBush, @tommortonsmith.bsky.social, @hannykha.bsky.social ..... open.substack.com/pub/supportp...

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HOW DO I GET MY PLAY ON? Twelve Playwrights answer.

We chatted to some brilliant playwrights, asking them to share their experiences of getting plays to production, and what advice they would give to others. Here's what they said!

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Michelle Payne ✌🏻 @chellesta.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I’m Michelle - mostly will talk about theatre - currently on tour with Dear Evan Hansen and directing AiTopia for Young Vic Taking Part. Want to grow my network on here for future theatre collabs and new pals 🫶🏻 www.michelle-payne.co.uk

Michelle at a train station, she has long dark-blonde hair, in a black fleece jumper on a cold but sunny day.

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