@mrjamesob.bsky.social I love you but. . . . . . Advert calenders was first done brilliantly on the radio - and was genuinely funny - by the great Terry Wogan. Great show I prefer your show when your serious not 'funny' Best Wishes

Rehearsal photo of "Tattle Bank" by Richard Fitchett, read at AWL on Monday together with "Judgement" by Edward Dehn and "Hiroshima" by Ruth O'Callaghan. More photos under the writers' names on our website: www.actorsandwriters.london/biographies/...

"Ben Owora is brilliant as the overshadowed but loyal Watson. He has a great voice which brings life to the character but also a power. A great story telling actor (...) He manages to portray the loyalty to Holmes without being comical or subservient." numbbumblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/19/s...

Stephen Riddle can be heard as the Narrator and Thomas O’Regano in "Members", a sitcom set in the House of Commons during the reign of George II, a strange and cloistered world of the corrupt and the eccentric. One of six episodes in an audio release. www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/c...

Our next reading is "Make Peace Not Love" by Nicolas Ridley, directed by Maurice Thorogood, at 7.30pm on 1st December. Frustrated by the local patriarchy, some women stage the play Lysistrata, where women hold a sex strike to end the Peloponnesian wars. www.actorsandwriters.london/castlist/ind...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Present the news. How you would attack a job is not funny

@mrjamesob.bsky.social turning you off now. Do not want to hear how you would attack a dog!!!

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I love you but. . . . . . . You did a lot of waffling on today not many people phoning in. Maybe the public are sick and tired of hearing LBC only talk about Immigration. I get your a news radio station. But there other worthy news issues! Also no such thing as cont.

Upper Hand Theatre Co stages "(w)Hormones: Here we go again" on 9th November at 7.30pm, at Hen & Chickens Theatre. AWLies involved: Emma Riches, Orsolya Nagy, Edward Jobling & Tom Jensen. The show consistently sells out, so early booking is advised: www.unrestrictedview.co.uk/whormones-he...

Ianthe Bathurst performs in "Is Anybody Out There?" in a showcase at Arches Lane Theatre on 12th November (7.30pm) & 15th November (3pm & 7.30pm). A sci-fi drama. Three people wake up in an unknown place with no memory of who they are or how they got there. www.archeslanetheatre.com/fragmentedmi...

A brilliant play - go and see it if you can

Rachael Bellis plays Gertrude in "The Sea Horse" at the Golden Goose Theatre from 4th-15th November. It's a tender, brutally honest love story of two hardened outsiders: Gertrude, a tough, guarded bar owner, & Harry, a weathered seaman with a new dream. www.goldengoosetheatre.co.uk/whatson/thes...

My 10-minute play "Coincidences" will be performed in this event. Hope you can make it. Thanks to the wonderful @emmariches.bsky.social and @lisammini.bsky.social for putting it on.

Our next reading is "A Talent for Deception" by Séamus Newham, directed by Kenneth Michaels, at 7.30pm on Monday 3rd November. The evening also features our AWLstar interview, with actor Vanessa Forsyth. www.actorsandwriters.london/readings/ind...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Thank you for remembering the Sue Townsend novel! Great book Best Wishes

@theatretiquette.bsky.social Beginning to think Theatre Etiquette about what show you go and see. A juke box musical or play with huge'name' in. You get people mobile phones, photos. Go and see a straight play - Shakespeare or a new play without a 'name'These issues are not so much a problem

Stunning Choreography with Rambert Dance of Peaky Blinders at The Birmingham Hippodrome

There's a reason the signs are posted around theatre and the FOH hold up the signs... it isn't a suggestion 🙄 #TheatreEtiquette

Can people stop recording in the middle of Much Ado... seriously I'm seeing a fair few videos of it 🙄 You are told not to record at the start of the show and there are plenty of posters in the theatre telling you #TheatreEtiquette

Finally smart watches get a mention! I’ve sat behind people whose wrists lightup like Blackpool tower every five minutes and it’s so off-putting.

(mutters) There should be a little booth potential troublemakers have to go into and sign in blood at the queue to get in ;-)

I'm not reposting the video of Cate doing the rounds but I'm disappointed in the person that recorded it. I like going to shows without knowing much if I can help it... the videos do spoil it somewhat... Do better! #TheatreEtiquette

So a little #TheatreEtiquette news from the KitKat club last night.... person to the right checked their phone during the 1st Act so obviously bright light. It would be off putting for the other audience members and the cast. Just Rude. Told FOH and stopped 🙂 why spend the money to be on the phone?

Mischief Theatre is to bring a new festive production entitled Christmas Carol Goes Wrong to the West End this year 👇

To the person in front of me taking photos while Alan Menken talks about losing Howard Ashman... how dare you! Such disrespect and the audacity. You are told not to take photos. Rude and disgusting #TheatreEtiquette

TodayTix reminding everyone about theatre etiquette should be a pop up everyone has to agree to before purchasing a ticket to all shows.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Maggots generally don't drown easily due to their ability to respire in various conditions, including water with low oxygen levels, and some species have specialized breathing structures.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I love you but. . . . . . Doctors should get paid a hell of a lot more than radio presenters/journalists. And they deserve the money they are being asking for - end of. Any idea how much MPs get paid?

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I love you. But please don't sing on the radio!! Ref. David Frost breakfast.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I'm thinking. . . . Oh my goodness I cannot believe your STILL going on and on and on and on about immigrants when there are SO MANY MORE important things to be talking about. YAWN I love you but. . . Best Wishes

@mrjamesob.bsky.social There has been a black Pope! You said there had not been Pope Gelasius I Pope Gelasius was the 49th pope and is believed to have been either born in Rome or in Africa, but was definitely a Roman citizen of African descent.

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I love you but. . . . . . Another show about immigration?? Really? YAWN. Is LBS owned by the Reform Party? There are much more important things to talk about. Apart from that. Good show best wishes

Channeling 'Arnold Ridley' in "Were You Anyone Before Dad's Army?" at the White Bear Theatre: 29th April to 3rd May www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk

Frank Mariani has found a 1969 episode of the Galton and Simpson comedy "Don’t Dilly Dally on the Way". It stars, among others, Jacki Piper. "It’s a fascinating little piece of nostalgia and an insight into how TV shows were filmed in those days,” says Frank. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMd_...

Remembering Arnold Ridley - Actor, Playwright, War Hero: 7 January 1896 - 12 March 1984 www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk

We will also have our AGM, and it will be the deadline for AWL members to submit monologues to Sally Sheringham for the showcase on 2nd June. Details here: www.actorsandwriters.london/readings/ind...

A memorial for Martin Wimbush is planned for Saturday 10th May at 11.30am at All Saints Church, Putney. Click here to listen to Martin’s very moving final interview on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VI6s...

Teresa Jennings reprises her starring role in Rian Flatley’s musical "Seven Letters" at the Hawkswell Theatre, Sligo, Ireland on 8th May and the Linen Hall, Castlebar, Co Mayo on 9th May. riverhousebarn.littleboxoffice.com/events/105928

"Were You Anyone Before Dad's Army? The Missing History of Private Godfrey" at the White Bear Theatre next week: www.whitebeartheatre.co.uk

Southwark Playhouse has an offer for AWL members for the performance of "Who is Claude Cahun?" on 23rd June, followed by a Q&A with Rowland D Hill & David Furlong. AWLies can book tickets at £19 instead of £24 if they book by 4th May. Ask Rowland or David for the booking code.

Karen McCaffrey will be a guest singer with AMBIVALENCE at 7.30pm on 6th May at Orpington Liberal Club. www.facebook.com/events/s/amb...

Emma Riches & Karen McCaffrey are members of the ensemble in "Mrs Warren’s Profession" at the Garrick Theatre from 10th May. thegarricktheatre.co.uk/tickets/mrs-...

We now have an Easter break till our next reading, "Performance Cancelled" by Dermot Murphy at 7.30pm on Monday 28th April. We hope to see you then! www.actorsandwriters.london/castlist/ind...

@mrjamesob.bsky.social I love you but. . . . . Please do not swear on the radio - EG 'Bloody.'

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Not everyone lives in a house with an upstairs! Some people live in bungalows. And why would they be Russian people moving in upstairs in your house. They could be from Israel. Or America. India. Or England. Why pick on Russia

@mrjamesob.bsky.social It IS IMPOSSIBLE to travel by public transport without someone playing music or talking on phone on loud speaker. Just VILE people with NO manners. I have had some many unpleasant conversations with people on trains etc about this!

@goodchancetheatre.bsky.social I recently sent you an email with my directing CV. Did you get it? Just wondered if you ever need any freelance directors for productions?

Would of loved to of attended this! But cannot get out at the moment have a broken ankle. Please do let me know about any developments, or no developments. Bit would like to keep in touch with the campaign Best Wishes

Message from Louise Bangay:

Thrilled to be part of this show, with performances at St. Bart's Church, next door to Shackleton’s childhood home. #theatre