Thanks Jackie, great guests and heartwarming to see so many familiar faces in the audience - all there for Seán Rocks.

AHRC Awards for PhD study in Arts and Humanities at QUB (starting Sept. 2026) are now advertised at www.qub.ac.uk/Study/postgr...

Two months to the deadline for abstracts for ‘James Joyce in Relation: Gender, Labour, Legacy’. We invite feminist, queer, intersectional & transnational work that rethinks Joyce’s relations with his women contemporaries & interrogates reception, networks & the gendered infrastructures of modernism.

“Reliably excellent.” – The Year's Work in Critical & Cultural Theory Interested in contributing to the Methuen Drama Engage series, edited by Mark Taylor-Batty (@cupofassam.bsky.social) & Enoch Brater? We’re welcoming proposals now. Details here: https://bit.ly/3T7T6tG

Incredibly, NONE of the broadsheets reported the death of the great Jamaican-born theatre pioneer Yvonne Brewster, or ran an obit. Here's a fitting tribute... please share and let's celebrate this giant of British theatre. 🙏 💪

Matthew McFrederick's 'Staging Beckett in London' presents the first dedicated performance history of Samuel Beckett's drama in London theatre culture. Available to read open access on Bloomsbury Collections: https://bit.ly/4neHuBG #OAWeek

The 2025 Liverpool Irish Festival kicks off this Thursday 16th October and features a wide-ranging online conversation between myself and author/film-maker Eimear McBride. www.artscityliverpool.com/single-post/...

Beautifully argued.

www.bloomsburycollections.com/monograph?do... Delighted to announce this open access book on Staging Beckett in London by Matt McFrederick - fascinating look at Beckett’s London Theatre homes Congrats Matt!

ISTR seeks to elect three new members to the Executive Committee istr.ie/istr-electio...

Never-before-seen papers from beloved author James Joyce, part of @uorspeccoll.bsky.social's remarkable new Solange and Stephen James Joyce Collection, will form the free exhibition, James Joyce: Enigmas and Puzzles. Opens 7 Oct at @themerl.bsky.social whatsonreading.com/venues/museu...

Just to say, I thought it was fantastic. Genuinely fantastic. Terrific acting all around & the set is genius. I’m so so so glad I saw it.

Tony Harrison’s 1977 The Mysteries was a massive @nationaltheatre.org.uk hit that I missed. But I loved his adaptation of Victor Hugo’s Le Roi s’amuse, better known as Verdi’s Rigoletto. It was a flop but I’ve never forgotten it, esp. Richard Eyre’s staging and Bob Crowley’s set. Tony Harrison RIP.

I’m desperately sad to hear that Tony Harrison has died. He was one of the first poets I ever saw read – in Leeds in the 1980s. But also, his was such a unique and powerful voice, and his blend of classicism and class consciousness remains potent - although he was much more than that as a poet.

October’s @mexico_and_below book choice is Perfection by the Italian writer Vincenzo Latronico translated by Sophie Hughes and published by the mighty @fitzcarraldoeditions We meet 6:30pm Wed 15th Oct @noalibisbookstore All are welcome. Just read the book and come along. Books 10% off in store.

After you log in, instead of clicking to accept the terms, edit the URL (or open a new tab) to go directly to www.academia.edu/settings which (at least currently) is not giving the pop-up to accept the new terms. At the bottom of that page, you can delete your account.

My department at Hunter College, which combines studio art & art history, has posted a job listing for an assistant professor of ceramics. The application deadline is in two weeks, on October 1st. Please share widely, thanks! cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/...

Check out @tlrhub.bsky.social's excellent programme for the Arts & Humanities Research Festival kicking off on Monday 22 September at 10 am with a conversation between Nicholas Johnson and Gina Moxley about their exciting @dublintheatrefest.bsky.social show. All free, all welcome.

📣 📣 The CFP for IASIL 2026 is now LIVE! 📣 📣 Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPCU) Budapest – 6-10 July 2026 Translating Ireland The deadline for receipt of abstracts is Friday, November 28, 2025. #IrishStudies #Translation #IrishLiterature Full CFP: www.iasil.org/2025/09/conf... Pls share

Workshops at University of Galway: Quantitative Approaches to Creativity: Culture and Policymaking 24-25 Sept Organised by @miriamhaughton.bsky.social & Prof David O'Shaughnessy Keynotes: Prof Karol J Borowiecki & Prof Paul Bonin-Rodriguez Register by 17 Sept More info: mailchi.mp/749f534a9bc7...

All our Oct-Dec events are now live on our website! We've got James Joyce. We've got Jane Austen. We've got an 18+ LATE. And many more reasons why you should make the trip to Reading. merl.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/aut...

Tell Keir Starmer protesting isn't a crime: action.greenpeace.org.uk/protect-the-...

📢 We're looking for a Lecturer in Cinematography at @royalholloway.bsky.social (0.5 FTE, Fixed Term for 12 months) Please apply by 23:59 on 11 September 2025. jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Druid seeks a Producer The Producer plays a pivotal, senior role in co-ordinating and managing productions, projects, and literary development on national and international tour. For more information, please visit our website: tinyurl.com/36mfnfvf Deadline: Mon 22 Sep

🔥Beckett like you’ve never seen him before Join us at The Irish Cultural Centre on Fri 12 Sep at 8pm for the UK launch of Not Beckett: The Plays. 5 brilliant Irish writers bring Samuel Beckett’s ideas to life in live readings + discussion. 7.30pm irishculturalcentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...

We’ve launched a new Membership Scheme! Join us as a Member, Ambassador, or Legend starting from £5 a month and help us keep creating bold, radical and accessible theatre now and in the future. Find out more on our How to Donate page: graeae.org/support-us/h...

Last month, Anas al-Sharif sounded the alarm on starvation in Gaza. Israel accused him of terrorism. "We warned this felt like a precursor to justify assassination," said Jodie Ginsberg of the Committee to Protect Journalists. Today he was killed in a targeted strike on a tent housing reporters.

CFP: 34th Annual CDE Conference, Prague (Czech Republic), 4-7 June 2026. Abstract deadline 15 September 2025: contemporarydrama.de/home-news/cd...

A gorgeous feature interview with FELISPEAKS, covering all things Octopus Children, coming to Project Arts Centre as part of Dublin Fringe Festival this September. Tickets selling fast! www.irishtimes.com/culture/stag...

Isabella Nefar will reprise her role in My English Persian Kitchen, Hannah Khalil’s play inspired by an original true story by cookery author Atoosa Sepehr, directed by Chris White. The production returns to @sohotheatre.bsky.social from 30 Sep-11 Oct before touring to Bristol, Dublin & Belfast.

6 highlights from the Galway Arts Festival back pages. @barryhoulihan.bsky.social @uniofgalwaylib.bsky.social looks at some of the favourites featured in the festival’s oral history project www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Announcing: OCTOPUS CHILDREN by FELISPEAKS atDublin Fringe Festival💥 Written by FELISPEAKS, Octopus Children follows Young Felicia coming of age as a queer, ‘Black Irish midlands culchie’ grappling with their identity, led by a wise guide: The Octopus. Book now: www.fringefest.com/fest.../what...

Anyone with even a passing interest in Beckett needs to read Emilie Morin's biography of Suzanne Dumesnil: it's free to download for the next two weeks. This is feminist restorative history in action: read this book!!!

📢 We have a full time Lecturer in Creative Writing post open at @royalholloway.bsky.social (fixed term for 10 months). Apply by midnight on 3 July ✍🏻 jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...

Sadly, there’ll be no Mexico and Below Book Group in July but August’s read is a cracker. German writer, Benedict Wells’ “The End of Loneliness” translated by Charlotte Collins. We meet Aug 20th at 6:30pm at No Alibis. Everyone welcome. Just read the book (available 10% off in store) and join us.

[COLL] 19-21.06.25 / Konstanz New Stages for Sex, Gender and Sexuality in Contemporary Theatre 5 RADAC members (@anjahartl.bsky.social, X. Lemoine, @chris-megson.bsky.social, A. Rousseau & @ecco0210.bsky.social) participate in the annual congress of our sister society, CDE! cde-2025.de/programme/

We have lots of events on Sat 21 June to celebrate Reading Refugee week! Pop-Up Performance: Are We There Yet? (Free, book online: rdguk.info/Are_We_There...) Welcome to Reading Coffee Morning (Free, drop in) Everybody’s Welcome Make & Take Craft Sessions (Free, drop in) © Moomin CharactersTM

Our beautiful ninth issue in all its glory ☀️ Shipping worldwide: www.tolkajournal.org/shop

Applications are open for the 2025-26 AHSS Global Fellows Scheme at QUB, funding visits by established academics of 4-12 weeks to Belfast. Specialists in Irish Studies are welcome to contact us at [email protected] before 30 May. More info at www.qub.ac.uk/about/Leader...

🎟️ Registration is now OPEN for #MacGill25 Secure your spot for July 17-19 in Glenties, Donegal: www.eventbrite.ie/e/macgill-su... 🚨Limited tickets available! Register Now! In partnership with @notredame.bsky.social #IrishDebate #Donegal #MacGillSummerSchool

We've updated our list of funding & development opportunities for artists! Feat. @axisballymun.bsky.social @createireland.bsky.social Culture Ireland, Safe to Create, NASC touring network + more If you know of an opp. we should include, ping us & we'll add it! www.thisispopbaby.com/news/funding...

. @shonaghhill.bsky.social now explores Nandi Jola's "Mamtshawe – The Rise of Maqoma" in the context of decolonial feminism, raising thought-provoking points and referencing Vergès notion of decolonial feminism as "a never-ending struggle, revolution as daily work" #ISTR2025 #EndsOfEmpire

My new short story, The Man in the U-Bend, is in the summer issue of Exacting Clam @exactingclam.bsky.social. Looking forward to reading what looks like another splendid gathering of pieces. Clam on exactingclam.com/issues/no-17...

Belfast Book Festival at the Crescent Arts Centre - coming up soon belfastbookfestival.com/whats-on

Of all places I didn't expect to see a framed replica of the signed Belfast Good Friday Agreement it was in Supermacs at Kiltullagh Plaza after an u11 hurling match.

ABEI Journal is currently accepting submissions for a special issue dedicated to #OscarWilde that I am co-editing. Articles must be submitted by August 30, 2025, through the journal’s website: revistas.usp.br/abei/announc...

Statement on Gaza, from Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann @irishpen.bsky.social. Please share: thank you.

It's publication day for Samuel #Beckett and #Ecology! Immense gratitude to all colleagues who collaborated on this project over the past years, as well as friends, families & ecosystems who sustained the development of this work. @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social #researchmatters