Bristol friends I'm sharing an extract of a play I'm working on called The Shredder on 20 Jan at Bristol Old Vic. It was inspired by my time working as a shredder in my 20s. Please come along, I'd love feedback & ideally for someone to want to develop it! bristololdvic.org.uk/whats-on/ope...

We've really struggled to get reviewers in for Ciderella so I'm delighted with this one: www.theprsd.co.uk/2025/12/19/c... We have one show left at Plymouth Argyle tonight (last night was beautifully raucous) then we have two nights @pleasance.co.uk on Mon & Tues. Please join us or spread the word.

The pair said the line “'I don't usually find women funny” is something every comic has heard

We're in @plymouthherald.co.uk today for our new comedy night, I Don't Usually Find Women Funny. Please join us @steelbrew.bsky.social on 1 December: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/ply...

Solid work from Frenchy here.

I'm on BBC Radio Devon with Suzy Bennett live at 10.40am today if anyone is free to listen. We're chatting about our new comedy night and Ciderella but we both have form for tangents: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Suzy Bennett & are starting a new comedy night 'I don't Usually Find Women Funny' as we've lost count of the number of times we've heard it & we're fed up. We put a call out for videos & was delighted when Dawn French responded! Follow us on Instagram @idonotfindwomenfunny for more updates.

Playwrights! Screenwriters! Friends of playwrights and screenwriters! If you're in London on the 24th July PLEASE join us for a #SupportPlaywrightsSummerSocial at Soho Theatre Walthamstow. Pls share.

Just leaving Beer. I'm I'm on BBC Radio Devon at around 10.40am this morning to talk about the South West Coast Path and the walk so far. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Today I made the midway marker for the South West Coast Path. 315 miles down, 315 miles to go. It's a mammoth journey but I'm taking it one day at a time, even though some days are more overwhelming than others. Thank you to everyone who has supported me & donated.

I have the best pals! I'm walking 630 miles for charity but I got injured. I'm inching on, albeit slower than I'd hoped. About 100 miles in, 530 to go!

In March 2020 I'd planned to hike the South West Coast Path; the idea of carrying everything I needed in one bag & moving forwards every day was appealing to me. The pandemic put that on hold, but today I'm heading to the start point to start the 630 mile walk on my own.

We have our last two shows for Lynn Faces today @newdiorama.bsky.social at 3pm & 7.30pm & it's pay what you can afford. Please come along if you're free or share with anyone who might be willing to take a punt on an "unhinged" show: newdiorama.com

Yesterday, we spoke at a panel for the play Lynn Faces which powerfully engages with themes of coercive control. Our Head of Policy Hannana Siddiqui discussed the structural barriers to support for Black, minoritised & migrant women, and the value of specialist community-based 'by & for' services.

Went to see this brilliance @lynn_faces @newdiorama last night and IT. IS. OUTSTANDING. Hilarious thought provoking & moving too. Followed by a panel session with @southallblacksisters, @laurachorton @rightsofwomencharity. It’s on till 1/3 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 do go see it! CW: Mentions of coercive control.

NDT's Pay What You Can Saturdays launches today! Book online from £3 to see Lynn Faces - either the 3pm or 7.30pm performance #paywhatyoucan #affordabletheatre #cheaplondon #thingstodotodayinlondon

The amazing Sarah Gosling @radiox.co.uk came to see Lynn Faces last week and spoke about it on her fantastic show. "So funny, so absurd." It's our last week, come and see us @newdiorama.bsky.social 19 minutes in: www.globalplayer.com/catchup/radi...

We have a matinee performance of Lynn Faces today and also pay what you can tickets from £3. Please share, we'd love bigger audiences, it's so hard when you're in a landscape with so many celebrity driven shows & teams with huge PR budgets & clout. newdiorama.com

We've just had four beautiful 4* reviews in for Lynn Faces @newdiorama.bsky.social. I'm so delighted, pleased and proud of our team. My favourite comment through was from Sarah Gosling: "Laura, that was totally unhinged."

The cast of Lynn Faces at press night last night including @laurachorton.bsky.social

Looking forward to joining the post-show panel for the play Lynn Faces at @newdiorama.bsky.social tonight about coercive control, the impact of abuse and the power of female friendship alongside Hannana Siddiqui @sbsisters.bsky.social, @laurachorton.bsky.social and Madeleine MacMahon #LynnFaces

What an end to an incredibly special week Theatre Royal Plymouth. We played to a sold out crowd last night & it was epic. I'm delighted to have been asked to do BBC Woman's Hour tomorrow, a personal dream come true for me before we open @newdiorama.bsky.social for the next leg of the tour.

I'm delighted that Lynn Faces is a pick in the @theguardian.com today. We've honestly had the most wonderful week in Plymouth, audiences have been beautiful. We open @newdiorama.bsky.social on Tuesday for two weeks and I cannot wait to have some time in London to hang out.

We're sold out tonight! Thank you so much to everyone who has supported Lynn Faces. I've been so moved by the responses and I've had an absolute ball this week! Plymouth audiences are incredible.

Plymouth friends I open my play Lynn Faces Theatre Royal tonight. The play is a real-time punk gig inspired by Lynn from Alan Partridge. No knowledge of Partridge necessary! There are still tickets left & I'd love a sell out crowd if we can. theatreroyal.com/whats-on/lyn...

I had a lovely time talking to BBC Radio Devon on Friday about Lynn Faces. We're at Exeter Barnfield tomorrow & Theatre Royal Plymouth from Wed - Sat. Interview 2 hrs 30 mins in & they did a top five Partridge songs too: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

We caught up with Laura Horton (@laurachorton.bsky.social) on the story behind the making of Lynn Faces, coming to NDT 18 Feb - 1 Mar 2025. youtu.be/LMdnDW7mG4I

THE IMPACT OF ABUSE & THE POWER OF FEMALE FRIENDSHIP 20 Feb, post Lynn Faces, Free Post show panel w/ Estelle Du Boulay (Director of Rights of Women), Dr Hannana Siddiqui OBE (Head of Policy, Campaigns & Research at Southall Black Sisters), playwright Laura Horton & Madeleine MacMahon bit.ly/NDTLynn

🎸 PUNK. CHAOS. HEALING. Lynn Faces, the award-winning show from @laurachorton.bsky.social, is hitting the road after a stellar @edfringe run. A raw, funny, and powerful story of coercive control, recovery, and the unlikely power of Alan Partridge’s PA. 🎟️ Tickets:

Check out @laurachorton.bsky.social chatting to Rev Stan about Lynn Faces here www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRGC... Lynn Faces comes to NDT from 18 Feb

Absolutely delighted with this glorious review at Norwich Theatre for Lynn Faces. We have two nights left here then we're off to Exeter Barnfield, Theatre Royal Plymouth & @newdiorama.bsky.social : www.cultivated.org.uk/reviews/2025...

Did you catch @laurachorton.bsky.social talking about Lynn Faces on @bbcradio2bot.bsky.social at 12.30am this morning? Don't worry if you missed it, it's on repeat 34mins in here www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Enjoy Laura testing @ojborg.bsky.social on Lynn facts & saying 'bumhole' on live radio.

I'm on BBC Radio 2 at 12.20 as part of Midnight Mastermind to ask questions about Lynn from Alan Partridge if anyone happens to be awake then!

I spoke to BBC Morning Live about hoarding behaviours, something I'm still working through. If it's of interest it's 26.25 minutes in: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Thank you to the Plymouth Herald for this lovely interview about Lynn Faces today. I wanted to make a play that focused on hope, not the abuse. I am so thankful to my brilliant team & my loved ones who have been so supportive. We'd be delighted for you to join us on tour!

I can't wait to head to Norwich next week to open Lynn Faces. Sam has been such an incredible support and a champion of new work, I'm so grateful for her.

The world premiere of Carlos Acosta's Nutcracker in Havana and subsequent sold-out UK tour The award-winning Lynn Faces (by @laurachorton.bsky.social) at the Edinburgh Fringe - our co-commission with Theatre Royal Plymouth and New Diorama Theatre

Lynn Faces by @laurachorton.bsky.social (coming to NDT from 18 Feb to 1 Mar) was included in 2025 culture round ups on BBC Online & @exeuntmagazine.bsky.social - more info on the show here: newdiorama.com/whats-on/lyn...

Delighted to have Lynn Faces included here!

It's our last piece of 2024: Exeunt writers' initial round of recommendations for 2025! From the new new to transfers to Summerhall survivors, and an ode to the glorious, undersung Maureen Beattie, who can be seen in a Caryl Churchill double bill at @rxtheatre.bsky.social Feb - March! HNY, all.

In today's piece, @hollyomahony.bsky.social explores why so many British theatres have been silent on the conflict - and attends a workshop on how to talk about Palestine ‘in a way that’s meaningful and not defensive’

I'm opening a new play tomorrow and all week I've had the most surreal, unsettling, sometimes magical, sometimes horribly dark dreams. I wake up almost everyday at 5am and can't get back to sleep. Equally terrified and excited.

I have spent a lot of time panicking lately, I'm struggling to sleep & focus. I am grateful for the journalists continuing to investigate this & for the kind words of support. Thank you. www.scotsman.com/author/brian...

I'm delighted to have been asked to be a new contributor for Exeunt. I'm so glad it's back!

"The critical conversation around theatre is at risk of going quiet, just when we need it the most" The first issue of Exeunt's brand new substack is out, feat an intro by new editor Holly Williams, and a dialogue on the state of criticism by Natasha Tripney and Alice Saville

This just continues to be absolutely grim, trying my best to keep my spirits but it's hard. I'm owed over 15k which has left me in debt while I wait, so many artists in the same boat, it feels like we have no agency: www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...