Untie My Tongue Theatre
@UntieMyTongue
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Emerging theatre collective of performers, writers & theatre-makers 💥
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined May 2020
And that’s a wrap! 👏💥 What a fantastic time we’ve had since embarking on our trip to Mull in March, to completing our sharing at NTS on Friday! We’ve had lots of brilliant ideas, lots of laughs, and now have a treasure of potentials to bring with us into the next stage🖤
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✨tomorrow is our last day of online events ✨ These are for anyone who wants to get their ideas out there – events on producing, marketing, and funding. & Don't miss out today with a workshop on directing at 4pm, and our panel for actors at 6.30pm! ➡️ https://t.co/eLlFp6ZoHO
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We’re delighted to announce a new production in 2025: MONUMENTAL. Edinburgh has more statues of animals than women in its centre centre, but not for long… These her-storical figures are manifesting their own monuments. MONUMENTAL is funded by @Edinburgh_CC for #Edinburgh900
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Just like that, the @creativescots Open Fund for Individuals is closed indefinitely and marginalised artists lose a major lifeline. Good time to bring back this quote from Carrie Hope Fletcher: "If you don’t think this is important then you shouldn’t be allowed to enjoy it."
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🥳 50 Days to Go! 🥳 The countdown is on—just 50 days until ROOTS Festival 2024 kicks off! We’re gearing up for an incredible celebration of theatre, creativity, and community in the Highlands.
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📣 There is no doubt the recent Open Fund closure will impact the amount of opportunities for emerging artists across Scotland. We have re-opened our Building A Framework survey for anyone who wants to share their thoughts, so we can advocate for change:
docs.google.com
First published in 2021, Building a Framework is a piece of research by Framework Theatre Company, for emerging theatre-makers in Scotland to fill out. With the industry constantly changing, Framew...
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Interested in joining the Stellar Quines board but not sure it's for you? We're hosting a Zoom info session on the 17th at 6pm for interested applicants who'd like to know more. To come along email barbie@stellarquines.co.uk 🎭 Info: https://t.co/rRDfLnwguD Deadline: 29/09
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We stand with everyone who is affected by this decision, as independent theatre makers and as an emerging collective - it’s an unfair, heartbreaking situation. We’re all in this together. 🖤
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We’re so saddened by the news that Creative Scotland will be closing the Open Fund for Individuals in just 11 days. The Open Fund for Individuals has supported all of us at Untie My Tongue as freelancing artists, and we feel this loss in our bones.
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Creative Scotland @creativescots to close Open Fund for Individuals in 11 days - why this is devastating news for marginalised artists 🧵
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Just Aretha explores the lived experience of a disabled woman, and what it means in the 21st century in Britain. Performed by Aretha Nortey. Written and directed by Victoria Evaristo.
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Her joys, her woes, her dreams and nightmares. We meet the people in her life who have shaped her, her mother who just wants to “Carry her grandchild” to her Auntie who says “If only she had two hands”.
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Exploring Aretha’s life from birth to present day, Just Aretha is a comic biographical, observation of disability and culture.
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Just Aretha tells a story of a black disabled woman’s life as she navigates an able bodied world and strives to hold onto her African and disabled identity.
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Fringe reccomendation! 📣 Showing from the 12th-17th of August at 13:40pm @ Greenside Studios.
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At Stellar Quines, we strive for equality through diverse work, supporting creatives, and community engagement. Huge thanks to @fringeofcolour (featuring "Through The Mud" in their 2024 directory) and @FBombTheatre's #FemiFringe. Join us at @summerhallery till Aug 25! #TTMFringe
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Excited to make my wee fringe debut this year at Bedlam Theatre with a very lovely & talented team! Hopefully see you there? 🎟️ https://t.co/vhnsGIo4VI ✨🏠👻
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We were lucky enough to drop in to the Through The Mud rehearsal room and hear all the reasons you should come and see us this August! 🔥 We open this week (😀) so don’t forget to grab your tickets 🧡
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The #FemiFringe Guide (available in print next week) comes with a handy calendar for planning! Here’s @Rachel_ORegan’s dream schedule 💭✨ Just slightly fearing how broke she’ll be at the end of August! Share the love with your FemiFringe schedule 💕 #edfringe
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We’re aiming for 100 respondents and we’ve still got a way to go, please take 5 mins to fill out and share! 🧡
📣 Are you an emerging/early-career theatre maker in Scotland? Be sure to fill out our survey if so! We’ll use the data to plan our work going forward & will share the new report with other organisations to advocate for change.
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