OUR FRIENDS

“What we watch on our screens is inextricably entwined with our cultural identity, it becomes incredibly important that the stories we see are from the widest range of backgrounds and are told by authentic voices. 

In what is increasingly becoming an elitist industry we need to support working-class creatives in finding a platform.  Otherwise, we'll end up depriving the industry of some of its most rich and creative talent.”
- Catherine Willis CDG, CDA

“We must do all we can to support in every way possible, those whose dreams of a career in the entertainment industry, are currently blighted at birth because of economic hardship. If we do not, we risk an industry which speaks only for, and to the wealthy.”

— Maureen Beattie, Actress

“It’s crucial that we push for more working-class people to be included in our arts landscape, and not doing so will lead to a detriment in the excellence of future work”

— Annelie Powell CDG

If you would like to become a friend of ours, please drop us an email.

sarah@workup.org.uk