Had a great time yesterday at the @bradfordoperafest.bsky.social-organised mini-symposium on Art, AI, and Access at #MindtheGap. The saw brand new opera #TheLastMachineBreaker by #BenCrick and #KamalKaan, directed by @amcchisholm.bsky.social. It was fantastic! Beautifully performed and accessible.

Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies at the age of 93

Gaza Formula Fund - getting formula to families in need chuffed.org/project/1387...

Cutting access to work means putting brilliant disabled artists like @touretteshero.bsky.social out of work. Which is a stupid waste of talent, humanity and money.

Great to see @theasifkhan.bsky.social ‘s work celebrated in @theguardian.com

Gaza paramedics shot in upper body ‘with intent to kill’, Red Crescent says

Writer talk: please read and share cause that’s the only way I get to write my best piece. :)

Today sees the launch of a new British Muslim Network, seeking to strengthen how a plurality of British Muslim voices can contribute & be heard in public & policy conversations. I look forward to taking part in a panel discussion during tonight's launch event. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.

Rest in Power Roberta Flack

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet: www.404media.co/declassified...

Happy birthday me!

Ooh look @lollardfish.bsky.social @profgabriele.com beautiful new shiny Oathbreakers book just arrived!! Thanks @waterstones.bsky.social

Amy Lever’s play ‘Lost Girl’ has been programmed at The Lowry in September - with me directing - and we’re on the lookout for a producer. Deadline is this Friday Application pack here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Your protagonist's goal matters more than you might think As a professional editor, one of the most common issues I see is protagonists without clear, compelling goals. And without a strong goal, your story risks losing its heart Here's why, and how to fix it! 🧵👇

@empirepoduk.bsky.social I think you’d like this more accurate Magi carol www.instagram.com/reel/DEf4z4B...

#WeLiveInTime is just gorgeous filmmaking. Andrew Garfield and especially Florence Pugh are phenomenal. Massive congratulations to Nick Payne - a beautiful, poetic, funny, heartbreaking script that gave this talented team so much to work with.

If you’re thinking about signing up to my low cost coaching programme now’s the time. I’ll never be able to afford to run it at this price again but I wanted to start this year enabling those I care about to access support to make the work I’ve dedicated my career to. www.lilyeinhorn.com/re-inspire

Loved working on this. Love that it’s now out. Enjoy!

Happy New Year Καλή Χρονιά Wishing a peaceful and safe 2025 to all

Found in an old family scrap book, a letter from Robert Southey, poet laureate, in 1816 talking about his recent journey to post war Spain. And a playbill from 1822. Not a bad historical find?! @gregjenner.bsky.social !!

With T @cooplive.bsky.social to see his hero #paulmccartney We’re very excited!!!

Open call for full-length poetry manuscripts plus chapbook contest abd itger prizes. Please share :) balticwritingresidency.submittable.com/submit

Remember the Bruntwood Prize closes on 9 Jan www.writeaplay.co.uk/2025-prize/

Full Circle Moment. 🥳 I'm so proud and excited to be joining Birmingham Hippodrome as their New Musical Theatre Producer. My first experiences of theatre was at Birmingham Hippodrome and 12 years ago, it’s where I did my work experience. That 15 year old lad would be shocked!

📢Announcing: the Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2025. Bigger, bolder, brighter. Submissions will open on Monday 13th January and close on Tuesday 22nd April 2025.

Check it out 👇🏽

(•_•) <) )╯Publique fundinge / \ \(•_•) ( (> of the artes and humanityes / \ (•_•) <) )> doth benefit everyone! / \

Beautiful 19th Century Maps of Dante’s Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise & More

Announcing five guest performers at our 50th Anniversary Gala on 10 Feb 🖐️ Jade Anouka (His Dark Materials; Dune: Prophecy) Monica Dolan (Mr Bates vs the Post Office) Alfred Enoch (How To Get Away With Murder) Tom Sturridge (The Sandman; Sea Wall) Amy Trigg (The Little Big Things)

Staff Writer Role: BBC Studios Audio (Comedy and Entertainment). To work with producers to develop own comedy projects whilst contributing to scripts across whole department as needed. Will get to play key role in writers rooms and develop characters/sitcom ideas careers.bbc.co.uk/job/London-S...

Applying for DYCP? We've got free templates for the app, budget + timeline in our *Resources*. Save yourself from a Grantium-related disaster by writing it somewhere else first! www.the-uncultured.com/resources-ar... also helpful if you wanna know what you need to prep before deciding to apply 📝

And while I’m at it please can only brilliant people (yes that’s you) apply for this - we need a fantastic new plays associate at the Royal Court Theatre (RT we want all the best people to see and apply) royalcourttheatre.com/new-plays-as...

I'm so excited to announce the publication of my report, 'The Unheard Symphony: How Composer Mothers are Fighting to Reshape the Music Industry', commissioned by the #IvorsAcademyTrust. Read the full report here: drive.google.com/file/d/1q3SH... #UnheardSymphony 1/4

Back in #opera R&D world with ‘Disorderly House’ by the very talented @jasperdommett.bsky.social and Jessica Walker for Buxton International Festival

Writers, what’s your first rule for writing? (That you wish you follow more often.)

What do I play? Everything from Italo disco to French pop to Colombian salsa to Japanese City Pop to Ghanaian highlife. If it ain’t Anglo-American, I’ll play it. Come and join me if that sounds fun. Or you can catch up any of my shows here: mondopop.uk

My new coaching programme for socially engaged cultural workers is LIVE. Please share far and wide, in this much paired down network I need all the help I can get. www.lilyeinhorn.com/re-inspire

Paid assistant director opportunity - looking for directors with strong links to / experiences of the east midlands for this one. To assist Adam Penford on Punch at the Young Vic. £3600 fee plus some expenses. Deadline for apps 3rd December. creatorsprogram.youngvic.org/opportunitie...

To celebrate the return of blue winged social media, I thought I’d share some things I’ve written before about theatre, co-creation, young people and organisations. I’ll add bits on every now and again to make a big thread of stuff that I hope might be useful. Please repost!

Rehearsals today for Luddite Opera! A digital- live hybrid opera on AI, Luddites and the dilemma of technology

HOW DO YOU GET YOUR PLAY ON? This was the top question when Support Playwrights ran a #NoSillyQuestions initiative. We spoke to 12 brilliant playwrights & here's what they had to say! Writers incl #ChrisBush, @tommortonsmith.bsky.social, @hannykha.bsky.social ..... open.substack.com/pub/supportp...

Have made a starter pack for UK Theatre Producers Let me know if you want to be added 😁 go.bsky.app/GYWWH7Z

Oh this is where everyone is hanging out now! Hello from me and Connie the cat 👋🏼🐾