For years I’ve been struggling with a paradox that seems fundamental to our age. We live under a system that celebrates freedom and choice. Yet almost everyone in a position of power or influence subscribes to the same set of preposterous beliefs. Thread/

Wordle 248 2/6 🟩🟩⬛🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 promise I won’t make a habit of posting wordle… but in two!!! I’ve impressed myself

sign up now! iperformingartsnorth.org still spaces for all - from age 8 to 24 - beginners to aspiring professionals #performingarts #blackburn #bolton #youththeatre #musictheatre

Save our pub: The Britons Protection - Sign the Petition! chng.it/VGQ5ZJSf via Change.org UK Can't imagine a concert at the Bridgewater Hall without a visit to The Britons...

No-one should be arrested for just expressing republican views. Extraordinary – and shocking – that this needs saying.

Russian appointed officials in occupied Mariupol remove a Holodomor monument. Some “official” says Ukraine didn’t actually suffer that much compared to Russia and Kazakhstan. Another lady says it is better not to dwell too much on the past

a pithy summation of the problems faced by those working in classical music right now.

We’d like to thank all our supporters, partners, funders and friends – and, of course, all our extraordinary musicians, and the hundreds of brilliant composers with whom we’ve worked over the last three decades. Read our full statement → bit.ly/3LDi3ZA (5/5)

we've so excited to announce that we've got arts council funding to produce our first show! apply now to join the cast! www.iperformingartsnorth.org/call-out-st-pe… Trevor Siemens Paul Campbell Charles

Does anyone have a word for the fury/helplessness you feel when going to your shelves in search of your long-owned copy of a book… only to discover that you lent it to someone yonks ago and THEY NEVER RETURNED IT?

Super excited to share the Trailer from 'The Soldier's Tale'! You can check out the full wide screen version on our newly updated website... and also get details on how to get involved with the tour. iperformingartsnorth.org

We have some amazing news about the Conservatory in Corporation Park dating back to 1900. It’s getting a HUGE cash injection. Thank you to Historic England for recognising it’s importance. Read more: theshuttle.org.uk/ambitious-visi…

Bringing Performing Arts to Young People in the Northwest gofund.me/6a646962

Click here to support Bringing Performing Arts to Young People in the Northwest organized by Trevor Siemens gofund.me/5cca1430 #GoFundMe

Join iPAN for a fantastic, intensive week in August to create a new piece of theatre. 16-21s. We’re excited to work with individuals keen to develop skills & hungry to experience the buzz of a professional environment during the creation of a show. Oliver Baines Felipe Pacheco

iPAN is super excited to announce our new summer programme... a completely free professional theatre experience supported through National Lottery funding. Please SHARE far & wide - and APPLY to take part in a taster day now!

Have a listen to our interview, talking all things 'My Story / Our Story' on BBC Radio Lancs - it starts around 20 minutes in! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…

Join iPAN for an amazing week in August to create new theatre - 16-21s. We’re excited to work with individuals keen to develop skills & hungry to experience a professional environment creating a new show. iperformingartsnorth.org Oliver Baines Felipe Pacheco Trevor Siemens

Taster days for our intensive week of theatre making this summer... 13 July Bury Council Elizabethan Suite & 14 July Blackburn & Darwen Youth Zone with One Voice Blackburn. Join our creatives Oliver Baines Felipe Pacheco & Trevor Siemens - sign up now!

We had a fantastic taster day in Bury with some very talented and creative young people! Looking forward to the intensive week in August!