This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme influenced by #WorldBookDay on the horizon and an increasing reminder by world events how important the written word is: READING & WRITING!

Loved Jordains' FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Regents Park, can't wait for his WOODS... (BTW you can FIDDLER at the Barbi this summer)

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Our pals at #bridgetheatre are going into the woods this summer and staying there by the looks... Bridge Theatre to stage Into the Woods and revive A Midsummer Night's Dream Story via @thestage.bsky.social www.thestage.co.uk/news/bridge-...

Kate Bush and Damon Albarn among 1,000 artists on silent AI protest album Story via @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Sandi Toksvig has accused the government of "fundamentally undermining" the creative industries over its changes to copyright law 👇#TheatreNews #TheatreSky

The government's consultation on AI and copyright closes today.

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The Rose's history is entwined with the animal baiting arenas it stood next to. Its owner Philip Henslowe and lead actor Edward Alleyn even bought the Mastership of this brutal sport in 1604. This fascinating thread from Archaeobears reveals new research about the lives of the animals themselves.

Kid in train just asked his mum if you were in & had Nigel F, Musk &Trump in a hot air balloon who would you chuck out first to keep the balloon up. Mum replied "I'd cut the fucking strings and say hell mary" coach erupts in laughs and claps.

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📢 Help Shape the Arts! We’re inviting theatre freelancers to submit a short video to Shaping The Arts, a powerful new documentary amplifying freelancer voices. Follow these 6 easy steps to get involved. Upload your video here 👉 https://buff.ly/40OvHB0 Your voice matters. 🎥

🚨Another Season announcement! Our pals @chichesterft.bsky.social lines up Kathleen Marshall’s Top Hat and Hamlet with Giles Terera for their Season 2025! Feature via @thestage.bsky.social www.thestage.co.uk/news/product...

All you need is LOVE for this weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme! ❤

This, amongst other things should really worry us. Make sure this can't happen here.

“The work of artists doesn’t always make us feel comfortable, but it sheds light on the truth. Much like our democracy itself, artistic expression must be nurtured, fostered, prioritized, and protected.” – Deborah Rutter

'Creative Scotland’s announcement shows it is possible to increase funding for the arts if the political will exists' -via @thestage

Really recommend everyone listening to Patsy Rodenburgs podcast Craft:Sweat & Joy. One of the most striking take aways is just how much theatre is "dead", it's really made me think about how little theatre I've seen since the pandemic has actually been "alive".

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Curtain up! Meet the new artistic directors with great plans for British theatre Interviews in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/f...

This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme has been chosen by @/ShakespeareArg (FSA): TRUTH & APPEARANCES

🗓️It's time! A turn of the #LazarusCalendar to February - and Michael Hawkey as #Hamlet! www.lazarustheatrecompany.co.uk/lazaruscalendar

⏰Kickstart your creative 2025! It's time to get planning your artistic adventures with the #LazarusCalendar sold in support of #ActingforOthers🎨🎭💃 💷Just £9.99! www.lazarustheatrecompany.co.uk/lazaruscalendar

Come and join us this Saturday onsite at The Rose. This is your chance to take part in an on-your-feet 90 minute unrehearsed reading of Anthony Munday's retelling of the Robin Hood legend, a fast-paced adventure performed at The Rose in 1598 – no experience is necessary. Or you can just watch!

Anyone watch this? Any headlines?

The #BBC is wrong to axe drama on #BBCRadio3 – here’s why it matters Story via @thestage.bsky.social www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/andr...

The #RSC releases photos of Edward II with Daniel Evans in rehearsals... #Marlowe’s history play returns! (And yes with a familiar face from our own 2018 production of Edward II!!!) Story via @whatsonstage.bsky.social www.whatsonstage.com/news/rsc-rel...

This weekend's #ShakespeareSunday theme: CATS & DOGS!

Jan 23, 1594: Earliest recorded performance of Titus Andronicus is noted in Philip Henslowe's diary as "Titus & ondronicus" performed by Sussex's Men. #OTD #Shakespeare

A group of more than 300 homeless migrants occupying La Gaîté Lyrique theatre in Paris are demanding housing in empty buildings as the theatre’s management warns that sanitary conditions inside the venue are “worsening by the day”. https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/paris-theatre-occupation-re…

Theatres across West End to dim lights tonight in memory of Joan Plowright Story via @thestage.bsky.social www.thestage.co.uk/news/theatre...

#Fantastic news to start the week! #OpenAirTheatre's Fiddler on the Roof to transfer to #BarbicanCentre Theatre and tour! Story via @whatsonstage.bsky.social www.whatsonstage.com/news/fiddler...

Want to know more about putting on a show or taking part in the Camden Fringe? We've published 50 (short) podcast episodes all about the world of Fringe that you might find useful. pod.link/1667974179

Producers, theatre makers... do it

Back in the studio today exploring HEDDA GABLER with some students. #MeatyStuff #ThoughtsAndPartOfThoughts

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John Douglas Thompson: ‘Anyone that wants to do Shakespeare should get the chance. Let them loose’ Story via @thestage.bsky.social www.thestage.co.uk/features/joh...

Let's go! The Camden Fringe is now accepting applications for the 2025. This years Camden Fringe will be the 19th iteration of the festival and will take place between Monday 28 July and Sunday 24 of August at venues across North London. Applications are now open via @eventotron

After a cracking week of @lazarustheatre.bsky.social org work we got a "no" on a big ACE app. But. You know what - my Mum was discharged with no further treatment needed for her cancer- so - there are more important things in life than theatre and effin ACE apps folks!

Youth theatres in England enrich the lives of over 100K children and young people every year, making up a critical part of the theatre ecosystem. Yet chronic underfunding means the future for many youth theatres hangs in the balance. Read the full report here ⬇️ nedglasier.com/census

'Labour can’t afford not to invest in the arts because the returns – not just to the economy but to the wider health and well-being of the nation and gross national happiness – are so abundantly clear.' - Lyn Gardner in @TheStage

In the latest blow for arts education provision, we're devastated to learn that Bristol Old Vic Theatre School will stop its undergraduate courses later this year, citing financial pressures. www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/j...

#Bravo Nick Robinson - holding utterly dog-shit politicians to account #r4today

The first #ShakespeareSunday theme of 2025 will be - DAYS, WEEKS, MONTHS and YEARS!

Outgoing @nationaltheatre.org.uk AD Rufus Norris calls on government to put oracy at heart of curriculum Story via @thestage.bsky.social www.thestage.co.uk/news/rufus-n...

'Wall of Knowledge' Photograph from the DOCTOR FAUSTUS rehearsal room 📷Taken by #CharlieFlint, 2022 #LazarusFlashback

Magical, if early, morning ride. Having trouble sleeping at night, so much to do, so little time, so end up lay there - thoughts whizzing. Sometimes it's better to just get up, and then get out. Clears the mind.