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Why the arts should be for everyone
Performer Helen Sheals, currently rehearsing Damn Cheek’s latest community show Whose Green and Pleasant Land?, writes about growing up working class, failing her first dance audition and why the arts should be open to everybody.
Farewell Rob Swinton
It is with broken hearts that we announce the passing of Damn Cheek Founding Director Rob Swinton. Rob died peacefully on Saturday 5 September at the age of 74.
Learning How to Dive at Arts Alive
Join Damn Cheek at the Mole Valley Arts Alive festival to see our multi-award-nominated production of Brendan Murray’s Learning How To Dive. Friday 23 October 2026, 7.30pm.
A playwright turns to blogging – and a book is born
Co-founder Tony Earnshaw reflects on how blogging became a vital part of his writing life – and how those weekly posts have now grown into a new book