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Research from 牛牛资源 and the London School of Economics aims to explore, challenge and contribute to the debate on class, diversity, and the acting profession.

Dr Dave O'Brien, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Policy at 牛牛资源 and , Assistant Professor in Sociology, LSE, have uncovered worrying inequality within the acting profession in the UK.

They are working with data from the BBC鈥檚 Great British Class Survey and interviewing actors about their experiences of becoming an actor, the trials and tribulations of getting work, and how acting relates to other areas of their lives, such as social networks and cultural tastes.

鈥淒iversity and openness in the stage and screen worlds has made headlines in recent years, with high profile figures such as Lenny Henry and Judi Dench showing concern,鈥� explains Dr O鈥橞rien.

He adds: 鈥淥ur on-going research explores who gets to be an actor, who actors represent on stage and on screen, and what kinds of social groups are still facing exclusion from the profession.鈥�

No Milk for the Foxes

On Friday 24 April Dr O鈥橞rien and Dr Friedman take part in a post-show discussion at the Camden People鈥檚 Theatre, after a performance of new play .

In conversation with the audience, they will explain how their research indicates that exploitation and inequality among those on stage reflects 鈥渢he exploitation and inequality at the heart of contemporary Britain鈥�.

No Milk for the Foxes asks whether it is 鈥渋mportant to aspire to a higher station or better just to accept your lot鈥�. It runs at Camden People鈥檚 Theatre from 22 April 鈥� 9 May as part of The State We鈥檙e In: three weeks of political work leading up to the General Election.

As television monitors buzz in front of them, two friends pass their minimum-wage night shift debating status, class and milk. While one man keeps his head down, working hard and praying his contract will be extended, the other can't wait to clock off. He has had enough and insists he鈥檚 leaving. The same as he did yesterday.

Its creators, who self-define as working-class, say they want to 鈥渃hallenge representations of class on the modern stage and bring humour and humility to their audiences鈥�. 

 

No Milk for the Foxes runs from Wed 22 Apr - Sat 09 May

Time: 7.30pm / 6pm on 2 May / 9pm on 5-9 May

Ticket Information: 拢12 / 拢10 (拢9 early bird until 10 April)

To book tickets, visit the .

拢5 tickets are available for performances on Wednesday 22 - Saturday 25 April with the promo code "nomilk". 

 

To find out more about the Acting and Social Mobility research project visit the .