Recorded at The Space LV in Las Vegas, this episode features Chekesha Van Putten, Founder & CEO of Castango, entertainment entrepreneur, SAG-AFTRA Nevada Local Board Member, former President of the Junior League of Las Vegas, and board member of the Arts, Creative & Entertainment (ACE) Chamber. Shakisha Van Putten has built an impressive career at

We keep patching the cracks in systems we know are broken, especially in creative industries. This isn’t about resilience; it’s about the emotional toll of propping up a world that’s always one crisis away from collapse. There’s a strange art to working in an industry that’s always on the verge of washing away. It feels

Try a little experiment. Think back to the best play, movie, or concert you have ever had the privilege to experience. Most likely, right now, your mind will resist giving you a detailed synopsis. You probably cannot reconstruct the exact sequence of scenes. Most of the dialogue is gone. You will not recall the precise

In July 2022, a giant LED screen fell onto the stage during a Mirror concert in Hong Kong. Two dancers were struck, with Mo Li Kai-yin suffering catastrophic spinal injuries that left him permanently paralysed from the neck down. Many people working in the events industry will remember the footage. If you do decide to

Producers Brian & Dayna Lee and Nicholas Hytner have today released rehearsal images for the world premiere of The Standard of Living, a new play written by three-time Olivier Award winner James Graham (Dear England), and directed by four-time Tony Award and three-time Olivier-award winner Nicholas Hytner (Giant). Images are available to download here. Olivier Award winner Rory Kinnear (Skyfall) stars as John Maynard Keynes, the radical economist and member

Fresh from a highly acclaimed run at the open-air Roman Theatre of Verulamium in St Albans, OVO is taking their jazzy and sassy adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest on tour from 2 September to 5 November 2026. Having staged over 100 productions in the past 23 years, OVO Founder and Earnest