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The Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Stuart Andrew, joins us on The Spotlight Podcast to discuss how cultural policies impact performers. The Rt. Hon. Stuart Andrews MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, joins us in the Spotlight studio to discuss how cultural policies impact performers. He […]

Celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week with our curated list of must-watch films showcasing lesbian and queer women’s lives, relationships, and self-discovery. Lesbian Visibility Week is a week for coming together in sisterhood and letting those not fortunate enough to live as their authentic selves know, “You’re not alone. You have a community, and we are waiting […]

Actor Ros Watt discusses how they approached performing as ‘Malcolm’ in a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth alongside David Tennant and Cush Jumbo. Ros Watt is a Scottish trans masculine actor (pronouns they/he), who is best known for their recent performance in the Donmar Warehouse’s production of Macbeth, directed by Max Webster. The production starred […]

Actor Nikhita Lesler discusses her recent role as ‘Lizzie’ in ‘Eng-Er-Land’, playing ‘Lady Worcester’ in Netflix’s ‘Blood, Sex and Royalty’ and ‘Poppy’ in the West End tour of ‘Noises Off’. Travelling to different locations and performing for a variety of audiences, while bonding with your supporting cast and crew, are some of the reasons why […]

‘Casualty’ actress Linda Burrel Reid tells us what you should know about autism and neurodivergence, and how autistic people experience the world around them. I am neurodivergent/autistic. I received a late diagnosis. When I received the diagnosis, I couldn’t believe it. “I can’t be autistic because I’m verbal, I don’t rock, I don’t wear ear […]