60 acast.com Class Assembly Legacy: an audio series by RTYDS https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/class-assembly-legacy-an-audio-series-by-rtyds-fair-play en Manli Siu Working class theatre Manli Siu Class Assembly is a national strand of RTYDS’ Fair Play programme aimed at tackling socio-economic inequity in theatre. It is an artist-centred model designed to inform and influence the cultural sector. Building on the learnings and success of Class Assembly Liverpool and Bradford, we want to create a further digital life for this work, bringing organisations, artists and funders into the class conversation.

We hope this work will enable the sector to monitor the evolving dialogue, witness the impact, and actively take part in meaningful discussions around class. It is designed to inspire, provoke and galvanise.

With Class Assembly Legacy we have commissioned new audio productions of the work shared at both Class Assembly Liverpool and Bradford. Gobshite by Daneka Etchells, Scrounger by Felix Mufti, In and Out the Money by Nicole Joseph and Art is a Fart by Kamal Kaan all give a searing and heartfelt picture of navigating a creative career as a working-class artist.

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]]> Class Assembly is a national strand of RTYDS’ Fair Play programme aimed at tackling socio-economic inequity in theatre. It is an artist-centred model designed to inform and influence the cultural sector. Building on the learnings and success of Class Assembly Liverpool and Bradford, we want to create a further digital life for this work, bringing organisations, artists and funders into the class conversation.

We hope this work will enable the sector to monitor the evolving dialogue, witness the impact, and actively take part in meaningful discussions around class. It is designed to inspire, provoke and galvanise.

With Class Assembly Legacy we have commissioned new audio productions of the work shared at both Class Assembly Liverpool and Bradford. Gobshite by Daneka Etchells, Scrounger by Felix Mufti, In and Out the Money by Nicole Joseph and Art is a Fart by Kamal Kaan all give a searing and heartfelt picture of navigating a creative career as a working-class artist.

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]]> true Manli Siu rtyds@rtyds.co.uk 69caa21816bd65d0692df368 class-assembly-legacy-an-audio-series-by-rtyds-fair-play episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69caa21816bd65d0692df368/1774899140225-89a6dea3-ed43-4695-b829-3491ca04013f.jpeg https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/class-assembly-legacy-an-audio-series-by-rtyds-fair-play Class Assembly Legacy: an audio series by RTYDS Art is a Fart Art is a Fart Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:46:58 GMT 7:16 69cad8ed92d007a7651f7be3 true https://shows.acast.com/class-assembly-legacy-an-audio-series-by-rtyds-fair-play/episodes/69cad8ed92d007a7651f7be3 69cad8ed92d007a7651f7be3 69caa21816bd65d0692df368 Written and performed by Kamal Kaan full 1 4 ‘’My journey as an artist has been quite a rollercoaster. And so, you get to the point in your career where you’re just like ‘people take this so seriously but there are so many other important things going on right now’. And it kind of touches on the humour and the tragedy of what it means to be an artist. And sometimes you have to be able to take the piss out of yourself in order to realise that you know, yes it might mean everything to you right now, but also just think about the rest of your life and the bigger picture and the rest of the world out there.’’ - Kamal

Art is a Fart is commissioned by Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme as part of Fair Play a national project tackling socio-economic inequity in theatre.
Creative team:
Written and performed by Kamal Kaan
Director: Caitriona Shoobridge
Producer and Sound Designer: Anishka Sharma
Composer: Hugh Sheehan
Mix Engineer: Nigel Appleton
Marketing and graphic design: Holly Adomah



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]]> ‘’My journey as an artist has been quite a rollercoaster. And so, you get to the point in your career where you’re just like ‘people take this so seriously but there are so many other important things going on right now’. And it kind of touches on the humour and the tragedy of what it means to be an artist. And sometimes you have to be able to take the piss out of yourself in order to realise that you know, yes it might mean everything to you right now, but also just think about the rest of your life and the bigger picture and the rest of the world out there.’’ - Kamal

Art is a Fart is commissioned by Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme as part of Fair Play a national project tackling socio-economic inequity in theatre.
Creative team:
Written and performed by Kamal Kaan
Director: Caitriona Shoobridge
Producer and Sound Designer: Anishka Sharma
Composer: Hugh Sheehan
Mix Engineer: Nigel Appleton
Marketing and graphic design: Holly Adomah



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]]> Scrounger Scrounger Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:46:42 GMT 7:00 69cad7bebfb99db0bc0418e7 true https://shows.acast.com/class-assembly-legacy-an-audio-series-by-rtyds-fair-play/episodes/69cad7bebfb99db0bc0418e7 69cad7bebfb99db0bc0418e7 69caa21816bd65d0692df368 Written and performed by Felix Mufti full 1 3 ‘’I've dealt personally with the benefits system for my whole life. I've watched it affect family members, friends. I've seen the terrible situations that it gets people in, and I've seen the terrible rhetoric around people who rely on benefits. Calling people scroungers, calling benefits handouts and things like that. And anyone who's ever been on benefits will know that they are not a handout. The benefit system is a bureaucratic, never-ending rigmarole, and anyone who's ever been on them understands that - and I wish everyone did.’’ - Felix

Scrounger is commissioned by Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme as part of Fair Play a national project tackling socio-economic inequity in theatre.
Creative team:
Written and performed by Felix Mufti
Director: Caitriona Shoobridge
Producer and Sound Designer: Anishka Sharma
Composer: Hugh Sheehan
Mix Engineer: Nigel Appleton
Marketing and graphic design: Holly Adomah

Originally commissioned by 20 Stories High as part of Class Assembly: Northwest


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]]> ‘’I've dealt personally with the benefits system for my whole life. I've watched it affect family members, friends. I've seen the terrible situations that it gets people in, and I've seen the terrible rhetoric around people who rely on benefits. Calling people scroungers, calling benefits handouts and things like that. And anyone who's ever been on benefits will know that they are not a handout. The benefit system is a bureaucratic, never-ending rigmarole, and anyone who's ever been on them understands that - and I wish everyone did.’’ - Felix

Scrounger is commissioned by Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme as part of Fair Play a national project tackling socio-economic inequity in theatre.
Creative team:
Written and performed by Felix Mufti
Director: Caitriona Shoobridge
Producer and Sound Designer: Anishka Sharma
Composer: Hugh Sheehan
Mix Engineer: Nigel Appleton
Marketing and graphic design: Holly Adomah

Originally commissioned by 20 Stories High as part of Class Assembly: Northwest


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]]> In and out the money In and out the money Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:46:16 GMT 4:08 69cad63903f0e15830062925 false https://shows.acast.com/class-assembly-legacy-an-audio-series-by-rtyds-fair-play/episodes/69cad63903f0e15830062925 69cad63903f0e15830062925 69caa21816bd65d0692df368 Written and performed by Nicole Joseph full 1 2 ‘’I’ve been full-time freelance for four years now, and I’m entering mid-career so there’s this tricky expectation that I’m having with myself of how I should perceive my trajectory and my career to be in terms of sustainability and stability, and it just doesn’t feel like the expectation, the reality is meeting up. It is really quite hard.’’ - Nicole
In and out the Money is commissioned by Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme as part of Fair Play a national project tackling socio-economic inequity in theatre.
Creative team:
Written and performed by Nicole Joseph
Director: Caitriona Shoobridge
Producer and Sound Designer: Anishka Sharma
Composer: Hugh Sheehan
Mix Engineer: Nigel Appleton
Marketing and graphic design: Holly Adomah


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]]> ‘’I’ve been full-time freelance for four years now, and I’m entering mid-career so there’s this tricky expectation that I’m having with myself of how I should perceive my trajectory and my career to be in terms of sustainability and stability, and it just doesn’t feel like the expectation, the reality is meeting up. It is really quite hard.’’ - Nicole
In and out the Money is commissioned by Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme as part of Fair Play a national project tackling socio-economic inequity in theatre.
Creative team:
Written and performed by Nicole Joseph
Director: Caitriona Shoobridge
Producer and Sound Designer: Anishka Sharma
Composer: Hugh Sheehan
Mix Engineer: Nigel Appleton
Marketing and graphic design: Holly Adomah


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]]> Gobshite Gobshite Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:45:40 GMT 11:19 69cab9594bc3c0b5ce4c1626 true https://shows.acast.com/class-assembly-legacy-an-audio-series-by-rtyds-fair-play/episodes/69cab9594bc3c0b5ce4c1626 69cab9594bc3c0b5ce4c1626 69caa21816bd65d0692df368 Written and performed by Daneka Etchells full 1 1
‘’I was thinking about class as a cultural signifier and what is the culture of class. And I think one of the things that is different is the resolution of issues and problems and how to stand up for yourself and self-advocate. And thinking about the times where it’s gone wrong for me and almost being given permission by this commission, I guess, to realise that there’s actually nothing wrong with the way that I approach things. It’s the cultural way I was raised and for me to resolve issue and conflict in someone else’s way is to betray my own cultural experience.’’ - Daneka

Gobshite is commissioned by Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme as part of Fair Play a national project tackling socio-economic inequity in theatre.
Creative team:
Written and performed by Daneka Etchells
Director: Caitriona Shoobridge
Producer and Sound Designer: Anishka Sharma
Composer: Hugh Sheehan
Mix Engineer: Nigel Appleton
Marketing and graphic design: Holly Adomah

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‘’I was thinking about class as a cultural signifier and what is the culture of class. And I think one of the things that is different is the resolution of issues and problems and how to stand up for yourself and self-advocate. And thinking about the times where it’s gone wrong for me and almost being given permission by this commission, I guess, to realise that there’s actually nothing wrong with the way that I approach things. It’s the cultural way I was raised and for me to resolve issue and conflict in someone else’s way is to betray my own cultural experience.’’ - Daneka

Gobshite is commissioned by Regional Theatre Young Director Scheme as part of Fair Play a national project tackling socio-economic inequity in theatre.
Creative team:
Written and performed by Daneka Etchells
Director: Caitriona Shoobridge
Producer and Sound Designer: Anishka Sharma
Composer: Hugh Sheehan
Mix Engineer: Nigel Appleton
Marketing and graphic design: Holly Adomah

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