Manli Siu

Class Assembly Legacy: an audio series by RTYDS

Arts EN ↓ 4 episodes

Class Assembly is a national strand of RTYDS’ Fair Play programme aimed at tackling socio-economic inequity in theatre. It is an artist-centred model designed to inform and influence the cultural sector. Building on the learnings and success of Class Assembly Liverpool and Bradford, we want to create a further digital life for this work, bringing organisations, artists and funders into the class conversation. We hope this work will enable the sector to monitor the evolving dialogue, witness the impact, and actively take part in meaningful discussions around class. It is designed to inspire, pr...

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Manli Siu

Episodes

Art is a Fart 02.04.2026 7:16

‘’My journey as an artist has been quite a rollercoaster. And so, you get to the point in your career where you’re just like ‘people take this so seriously but there are so many other important things going on right now’. And it kind of touches on the humour and the tragedy of what it means to be an artist. And sometimes you have to be able to take the...

Scrounger 02.04.2026 7:00

‘’I've dealt personally with the benefits system for my whole life. I've watched it affect family members, friends. I've seen the terrible situations that it gets people in, and I've seen the terrible rhetoric around people who rely on benefits. Calling people scroungers, calling benefits handouts and things like that. And anyone who's&nb...

In and out the money 02.04.2026 4:08

‘’I’ve been full-time freelance for four years now, and I’m entering mid-career so there’s this tricky expectation that I’m having with myself of how I should perceive my trajectory and my career to be in terms of sustainability and stability, and it just doesn’t feel like the expectation, the reality is meeting up. It is really quite hard.’’ - Nicole In and out the Money is commiss...

Gobshite 02.04.2026 11:19

‘’I was thinking about class as a cultural signifier and what is the culture of class. And I think one of the things that is different is the resolution of issues and problems and how to stand up for yourself and self-advocate. And thinking about the times where it’s gone wrong for me and almost being given permission by this commission, I guess, to realise that there’s&nb...