To help us continue the work we do, we're going to be more active on our
@kofi_button
page. In addition to the standard donation feature, we've introduced membership tiers. You can read more about becoming a Persistent Pal or Nasty Hero here
#GivingSeason
We are feeling lighter than we have in a while after a beautifully supportive and productive meeting with our theatre leaders and ADs about combatting abusive behaviour and pushing for change. We are deeply grateful for their time and compassionate approach...(1/3)
A Thread. Please read and share in solidarity: Here’s the Tea comrades. We must remember that the news today around this trial - despite the outcome being a terrific result for justice - has a survivor at the centre of it. 1/7
#MeToo
#TimesUp
#Justice
Today we had a very encouraging, productive and supportive meeting with our friends
@EquityUK
@FedScotTheatre
@Stellarquines
@lisa_sangster
about combatting abusive and predatory behaviour in our industry. Next steps are coming and we will keep you posted. (1/2)
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For all the amazing survivors in our industry just so you know. There is work being done. We, along with some of our amazing sisters in arms have been working on this for a while. We are organising meetings and taking our suggestions to make this industry safer for everyone.
We've teamed up with local legend
@meghan_tyler_39
to take action and support Scotland's creatives who are having their livelihoods threatened by
#covid
ー19uk. Inspired by our NI sisters
@finn_kennedy
&
@SpallenAbbie
we've launched a community fundraiser
This is really hard. We are struggling to process, well, everything. If anyone needs to check-in for community support; to vent, cry, receive a digital cuddle, then our Friday coffee mornings are a safe space that have been running since the beginning of lockdown...(1/2)
Once again and ALWAYS we stand with survivors. We support you! We are fighting with you & for you! We are fighting for ALL of us!
We will not stop.
If you need anything please reach out. Take care of yourselves.
Congrats and heartfelt thanks to everyone at the HIPA Launch
@TronTheatre
yesterday. The guides for freelancers + organisations on harassment in the performing arts are live. A vital bit of work is now in the world and we couldn't be more grateful ✊
If some casting / industry news found its way into your feeds and you were unexpectedly triggered, or hit with rage and anxiety, know that we are here for you. Here are some thoughts we have on managing your response, and links to some vital resources. Love and solidarity💗✊
It’s great to see how our industry has learned from the pandemic. Opening up to more than just the usual faces, being open about audition processes, longer time frame for self-tapes, creating safe spaces, truly having the hard conversations……oh wait.
It's that time of year again! Coverage of your
@edfringe
shows starts now. Got a
#feminist
show? Are you an
#edfringe
artist looking for a casual chat about smashing the white heteronormative capitalist patriarchy? We want to hear from you!
More info -->
If your feminism doesn’t include
Women of colour, Trans women, D/deaf, disabled women, women of all ages, classes, faiths AND damaged men are your key speakers, then it ain’t feminism babes.
Also, we want to assure you that most of the Artistic Director's and venues across Scotland have been extremely responsive and supportive towards us as well and are part of this conversation too. We are grateful for this and are looking forward to action based collaboration.
Special thanks to our friends
@MaureenBeattie2
&
@lisa_sangster
for the mountain of incredible work they've done to date and for being there to support us this morning. P&N is a collective of a lot of powerful voices. We are our community. We'll keep you posted.
#StayNasty
🔥(3/3)
"We want people in powerful positions to take accountability, to appreciate and honour hard work, to open doors, not close them..."
We stand with
@toriallenmartin
+
@sarahhenleyuk
100%. Their
#BurnBright
initiative has our full support. Please share + visit
Don’t forget the survivor, even when justice is done, because there’s a lot more work to be done to make sure they heal. To make sure this doesn’t happen again. Without putting to fine a point on it,
#TimesUp
lads. Time is most definitely up. 6/7
#MeToo
#Enough
#EnoughIsEnough
Thanks to all the beautiful people who made it along to our
#EdFringe2023
networking drinks. Great chats were had and new connections and friends were made. Thanks to our brilliant pals
@AssemblyFest
for taking such good care of us, as usual. Have a brilliant rest of fest y’all!
To our Trans siblings we love you, we are with you.
We will fight for your rights always.
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
Trans women are women
Trans men are men
Non-binary folks are non-binary.
We've got a
#newsletter
coming up in which our
#producer
@MsLouiseOliver
starts a conversation about what we can do together to safeguard the future of our industry. The anxiety around the survival of
#theatre
is overwhelming. How do we approach this? 1/3
The burden of trauma they’ve carried from the moment this attack happened to the pronouncement of a guilty verdict can’t be understated. It’s a heavy load that’s been carried a long time because justice, if it comes at all, takes its sweet time. 3/7
#MeToo
That’s why we have to be brave. For ourselves and for each other. We will always keep the receipts. We will always seek accountability. There are women, empathising in hushed safe spaces, made to feel a little less scared today. They are circling the wagons. 5/7
#MeToo
#TimesUp
Better make that a pitcher because we are all PARCHED.
Congratulations
@NicolaSturgeon
on your exemplary strength, leadership and reslience. If you ever want to come on the
#podcast
, we would have you in a heart beat.
#IStandWithNicolaSturgeon
I'm mixing myself a particularly potent drink right now. 2 parts gin, 1 part Tory Tears and a splash of Fuck the Patriarchy. It's called a Get It Right Roon Ye and it's delicious
#IStandWithNicolaSturgeon
There will have been fear, shame, self-doubt and intimidation along the way, adding to the emotional scarring, some of which might never heal. 4/7
#MeToo
Remember when we told you there was a really good reason to book for our May Coffee Morning? 😎👀
Well...we are launching something PRETTY! Which comes with SPICY plans.
Join us on 26 May
@TronTheatre
:
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#StayNasty
#Feminism
We didn’t think we could love
@HanLavery
more but WOW. Lament for Sheku Bayoh is brilliant, powerful, beautiful and vital piece of work. Everyone needs to see this!
@NTSonline
@lyceumtheatre
@edintfest
please make this available for online for as long as possible.
Do all women who get power have to be cruel as well?
No, they don’t.
I want to read stories about that.
Well, then we’ll have to write some.
#EmiliaWatchParty
🔥
#IAmEmilia
NASTY NEWS 📢
Our first collaboration of 2024 is with the brilliant folks
@shortcircscot
.
Nasty Women in Film; Breaking Barriers and Shaping Narratives; a live podcast and panel
@TronTheatre
with some of Scotland's most talented
#womeninfilm
.
Book Now:
We're honoured to be included in a badass coven of creative actvists leading conversations at this important online event. Team Nasty will be hosting a session entitled "Dismantling the Fear: creating a safer space for speaking truth to power". Sign-up and
#HackthePatriarchy
💪
What impact has
#COVID19
had on patriarchal structures within the performance industries and how can we work collectively to challenge them?
Join our free online
#HackthePatriarchy
event with
@caitskin
to explore these questions. Supported by
@NTSonline
➡️
Hold onto your butts because it’s finally here, our
#podcast
with the Queen of Zero Fucks and of our Hearts, Sandy Thomson
@Poorboy_stories
/
@squadwalkfilms
Get your gasoline ready because this one will have the patriarchy looking for the exits 🥵 🔥 ✊🏻
Come join us. 9th December 12pm
@TronTheatre
There will be the usual tea & coffee but there is a high possibility of some festive Bucks Fizz.
Link in the bio
🎄It’s that time of year. Time to sleigh the patriarchy 🎄
Some may not like it but we are going to keep saying it. If your feminism doesn’t include Trans Women is it really feminism?
@MhairiBlack
what a beautifully, articulate speech.
#allies
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Over the last five years there has been an organised and concerted campaign mobilised against the trans community. My speech on Pride in 2021. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
You've all been asking, and the wait is finally over. Our
#CoffeeMorning
series will return on Friday 27 Sep, kindly hosted by
@TronTheatre
🥳☕️ We are delighted to be back and cannot wait for all the Nasty Craic!
#WomenInTheArts
#Networking
BOOK NOW:
Amazing to see that we now have more brilliant women working in Scottish Theatre than we did 5 years ago... still a bit to go till it’s 50/50. We love you
@jemimalevick
@Stellarquines
@CHCltd
for doing this very important research 👏🙌💪
We've published our 'Where are the women? Part 2' report with
@CHCltd
. Following Christine's 2016 report, this new research looks at numbers of women in creative roles in Scottish theatre for the year 2019/20
#WATW2020
Did the results improve? Find out at
Last night we marched & gave out chocolates. There’s little time to mourn when there’s skin in the game. It’s going to be tough but we promise we will keep fighting.
Rest up, comrades. We’re in it for the long haul
#notmygovernment
#NotMyPrimeMinister
#protest
#Resist
#Scotland
🧵
We’re starting 2023 smashing the stigma & shame around hormonal health.
Our next
#podcast
series is covering all aspects of
#hormonalhealth
We want to hear your stories/experiences of when your hormonal health has impacted (negatively/positively) your work in the arts.
Important words from the brilliant
@VanessaCoffey18
. So much of what
#actors
do is create truth through vulnerability, but that should never be at the cost of safety or comfort. Vanessa and
@lizzyhtalbot
are doing vital work. Check out
#podcast
E77:
For those of you who are
@EquityUK
members. You will be aware it’s the Committee Elections. Our
@ElaineStirrat
is running for the Women’s Committee. You can vote online or by post. Voting closes 9th July so be quick.
Have a read of Elaine’s statement & give her your vote.
Parts 1 & 2 of our P&N
#podcast
catalogue for
#InternationalWomansDay
Part 3 to follow.
#EmbraceEquity
all year round.
We can’t tag everyone but know it’s been a privilege to speak to so many incredible people. Thank you all so very much.
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4 years ago today Persistent and Nasty was born. We’ve grown, changed & developed. Striving to make our industry as safe, equal & creative as possible. To stand up for injustice & for us to get out the way when others voices are the ones that need to be heard.
Back at the end of 2018 we hosted a
#HaveYourSay
event. You came along and shared your thoughts, we listened and took notes. It's taken us some time to gather and refine those notes, but the result is our
#NastyManifesto
. Our set of guiding principals as we soldier forward (1/2)
The brilliant Sara Shaarawi’s
#NiqabiNinja
is bold, unsettling, fierce, beautifully inspiring & challenging.
1 day left to experience this audio led story. Go to
@indartsprojects
for deets where you can hear this incredible work. This will stay with us.
For those still banging on about toilets!
If your feminism doesn’t include women of colour, trans women, disabled women, deaf women, women of a different classes, sizes, religions then
YOU ARE MISSING THE POINT!
FEMINISM = Equality for ALL.
#intersectionalfeminism
And the website is live!
Huge thanks to all who joined the coffee morning this morning for the launch
@mslouiseoliver
has done an outstanding job of creating the website so please check it out.
We do peer-to-peer support, connect you with further resources / mentoring if there’s something specific on your mind, or just a place to just be. Every Friday at 11am (they are, of course, free). Email for the link- persistentandnasty
@gmail
.com. We’ll get through this together.
It’s our Co-founder
@ElaineStirrat
birthday today WOOHAPPYBIRTHDAYY! 💓🍾🎂 She is the Persistent to our Nasty and we love her dearly. The best gift you could give her is to listen to our podcast which she edits and introduces every week👌
#HBD
#StayNasty
New Era Incoming ⚡️💋
Hey there
#NastyFans
- there will be one more
#podcast
drop in the next week with
@ElaineStirrat
+
@MsLouiseOliver
raging at the state of the world. Then we head into our
#edfringe
season; feat. a range of exciting guests from across the Festival. THEN 1/
We're excited to announce the eight selected participants for
#ProducerAccelerator
; our intensive new training programme for early stage producers! 🎬
Read the full blog post and participant bios:
🔗 🔗
Happy New Year to our beautiful community of girls, gays and theys! We're in your feed with what we hope is a small antidote to the
#JanuaryBlues
- our coffee mornings
@TronTheatre
are BACK! ☕️
Join us on 26/01 for the 1st of the 2024 series.
Vital work being done here and a must read
@galdemzine
Transmisogyny / transphobia is another form of patriarchal oppression. It’s thinly veiled bigotry and hatred. Real
#feminism
includes trans women and acknowledges there is no single universal experience of womanhood.
Today we're publishing a year-long
@galdemzine
investigation. I've talked to whistleblowers in the UK's violence against women sector about how rising transphobia is preventing trans women from getting help for sexual and domestic violence.
We are in London this week recording our podcast. We have amazing women lined up. We have a few slots left, so if any of the our sisterhood want to chat about their work & activism DM us. We would love to hear from you.
#theatre
#actress
#intersectionalfeminism
#equality
I’m so bored of productions with all male creative teams and casts. Honestly, just so, so bored. Commission women. Hire women. We’re literally everywhere, shouting very loudly, winning awards, selling out shows, getting five stars, and we’re goddamn good at our jobs. Hire. Us.
You’ll always be our (Nasty) Sunflower. P&N isn’t unfunded & our Misha is at the beginning of her career&we want her to focus solely on that! The world needs her talents
@MishaMcCullagh
we wouldn’t be here with out you.Your vitality, energy, heart&joy are why we’re still going!
Now feels like a good time to say that I’ve stepped back from
@PersistentNasty
.
@MsLouiseOliver
and
@ElaineStirrat
have been doing some incredible work with the women in our industry and I couldn’t be prouder but it’s not work that I can do. Nasty till I die. Persistent, always.
Really great to see
@EquityUK
releasing a statement of solidarity with survivors and useful links for those who need them.
We won’t stop fighting this fight till EVERYONE feels safe in our industry & indeed our world.
This is why we need to keep up the movement. This is why we say burn it to the ground because otherwise they sneak back in & NOTHING CHANGES!!4 years & Kevin Spacey is back working???
NO! NO! NO!!
Happy
#InternationalWomenDay2020
to all of you boss-ass mermaid unicorn empress kweens! To ALL of our sisters and gender non-conforming family;
#BAME
#LGBTQ
#trans
#nonbinary
- we love and support you all. On this day and every day. There are no gatekeepers to womanhood.
Love is love is love. To all our Bi followers we celebrate you not just today but all year round. We know there is a lack of Bi visibility on our stages & screens. We’re with you in this fight for more representation.
Keep being your spectacular selves.
#BiVisibilityDay
Hooo, gurl! Thank you for the massive response so far to our
#edfringe
podcast & blog opportunity. We’ve already been inundated. It’s just
@MsLouiseOliver
&
@ElaineStirrat
on admin duty, so we will do our best to work through it all and get back to you. Thanks for your patience!