My favourite part about theatre is the get in and tech, where you get to see amazing people doing their thing. Beyond grateful to have such a gorgeous creative and production team on Baby, He Loves You. Phenomenonal talents and lovely people to boot.
Middle Child

Huge thanks to Russ for having Jamie on to talk about the show, theatre funding and a little diversion into philosophy!

We have some big news about our future plans...

We’re so excited to share that directors Caitriona Shoobridge and Stef O’Driscoll will be joining the team as Co-Creative Leads.

They'll be helping to shape a major new project called Fair Play, which we aim to launch in 2025.

Have you seen how good this Middle Child show looks 👀
An immersive show were the audience are the wedding guests!

Written by the brilliant Maureen Lennon
Composed by our associate artist Yssi Wombwell
middlechildtheatre.co.uk/baby-he-loves-…

Tonight on The Music Box we’ll be talking to Middle Child about the new play “Baby, He Loves You” and the arts scene in Hull. Listen live 7-9pm on Hull's 107FM

Thank you so much, from the bottom of our hearts, to everybody who has responded to this by sharing the post, plugging the show or booking to come see. We've now sold as many tickets in the past four days as we had done in the previous four weeks combined 💕 Love Hull!

Some thoughts #fundthearts

The Crush Bar - my theatre newsletter - returns this week, and it'll be sent out to nearly 2800 inboxes.

I'd v much like to make that 3000 before the summer. You can sign up via the link in my bio.

Thank God for Andrew Scott.

We've been trying to get theatre to be made across the country for years. No one knows how. We all gather in rooms, no lights, no sound, no actors, just silence. Teach us lowly non-Londoners how to do theatre. Please, help us Andrew. 🙏

Dear Andrew Scott, theatre already exists outside of London

The trend to smaller casts & one-person shows does mean fewer ensemble productions, as Mishal Husain says [ #BBCr4today ]. Beyond London, this has been developing over years. Kate Maltby & Fiona Mountford rightly identify money as a factor

Looking good down at Stage @TheDock 😎

'...we are in the midst of a very real fight for a cultural future and we have to be honest about that.'

This blog from Middle Child is incredible. Honest, straight-forward and just very, very true.

#HEYCreative

.Sarah Penney has been looking after the marquee that's currently on Stage@TheDock in Fruit Market, which will soon host Middle Child's latest show, 'Baby, He Loves You'.

Make sure to see this amazing show and support the local arts sector: middlechildtheatre.co.uk/baby-he-loves-…

Et voila!

This is really powerfully articulate, making the case for art. Middle Child

Our wedding marquee is going up at Stage @TheDock for Baby, He Loves You 💕

Overwhelmed by the response to this, thank you so much ❤️ We weighed up whether to publish it and it’s been a huge weight off our shoulders to share our concerns.

Absolutely beautifully put by Paul Smith. I echoed this sentiment INK Festival yesterday. To protect culture in our communities we can all take a stance and we can all support that great night out, that first writers new play, that sense of place and togetherness 👏🫶

I'm so tired, this can't go on.