Tracey Sinclair
@traceysinclair.bsky.social
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Storyteller in words and threads. Theatre critic. Author. Northern.
Feat. New shows
@alphabettitheatre.bsky.social
@livetheatre.bsky.social
and more!
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/new-shows-...
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New shows at Alphabetti
Plus spooky season treats to book now
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/new-shows-at-alphabetti
about 23 hours ago
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First stitch in a while but I'm feeling this Curious Twist pattern
5 days ago
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Newsletter time!
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/dolly-peel...
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Dolly Peel at The Customs House
Plus Salt & Smoke: Stories of Blyth
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/dolly-peel-at-the-customs-house?fbclid=IwdGRjcAM45NRjbGNrAzjk0WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeusYay0FDKBPhM3DMQ3KmHsaM8R6mu1b1VYvYWI9Tl_erTKFJF0ZXF1QV_SY_aem_OUrD3XuE0OeLS0autu1vGQ
7 days ago
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All about Glasgow this week
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/the-citize...
16 days ago
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This month's
@exeuntmagazine.bsky.social
autumn recs include 3 from me - all from
@livetheatre.bsky.social
: Mother Courage, Jamie Eastlake's Big Ange and spotlight on the inimitable gobscure
20 days ago
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reposted by
Tracey Sinclair
Exeunt Magazine
26 days ago
The best theatre bars! As chosen by Exeunt editor
@hollywilliams.bsky.social
what do you think of the choices? Where did we miss? Where’s overrated or underrated? What theatre bar does the best cocktail or nicest glass of wine?
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The ten best theatre bars
A subjective list of where to enjoy interval drinks and post-show chat
https://open.substack.com/pub/exeuntmagazine/p/the-ten-best-theatre-bars?r=4lt9u6&utm_medium=ios
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reposted by
Tracey Sinclair
Exeunt Magazine
23 days ago
A collab today, between Exeunt and Queer Theatre Archive - Kate Wyver interviews Alastair Curtis about The AIDS Plays Project, re-staging shows written by playwrights who died of AIDS
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A lost generation, found onstage
In both Queer Theatre Archive and Exeunt today: how The AIDS Plays Project is expanding the queer canon
https://substack.com/home/post/p-172178754
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New theatre feat.
@peoplestheatre.bsky.social
and more!
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/seagulls-a...
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Seagulls and The Son
New season at the People's Theatre and local writer nominated for award
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/seagulls-and-the-son?fbclid=IwdGRjcAMbzaVjbGNrAxvNomV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEebc3s1zLQVrq6l8yZEHn2mdi0xrZH1tkIB7yQ6Mu7K2yUJlJZl62SJhb_Vvo_aem_JY70Xu2HiOivqqXiFc712w
29 days ago
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I enjoyed the second outing for this exciting new north east theatre company:
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/pits...
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Pits, People and Players at Horden Methodist Church: fierce immediacy
Read our review of Pits, People and Players at Horden Methodist Church, County Durham: energetic and engaging celebration of Horden’s history performed with verve by an all-North East cast
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/pits-people-and-players-review-horden-methodist-church-county-durham-ensemble-84
30 days ago
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Review to follow but I enjoyed Ensemble '84 Pits, People and Players last night - a lively look at the history of Horden
about 1 month ago
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A new dance festival, plus some great shows coming up (including
@livetheatre.bsky.social
)
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/the-harves...
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The Harvest Festival at Dance City
Plus shows from Rosy Cheek and Ensemble '84
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/the-harvest-festival-at-dance-city?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMRLlpjbGNrAxEuU2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEe2cBTByY91GebPFHASX5kNHZYnMiHvNSXYY5G5l8Bvz1nV9Qj-Lrcx-JRqNw_aem_hdAAqispnau_GnlBU_IzkQ
about 1 month ago
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Bryan Safi at Ed Fringe, Andy Goldsworthy and cool bookshops - plus Gerry & Swell returns!
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/an-edinbur...
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An Edinburgh jaunt: Bryan Safi, cool bookshops and Andy Goldsworthy
Plus: Gerry & Sewell is back (again!)
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/an-edinburgh-jaunt-bryan-safi-cool
about 1 month ago
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Wasn't entirely sure what I thought of Snoligoster
@alphabettitheatre.bsky.social
but the more I sit with it the more I like it: a little strange, a little sad, a lot funny and serious beneath the jokes. do buy some stickers to support abortion access / queer & trans charities if you can afford it!
about 2 months ago
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My love for
#911onABC
is only as alive as Bobby Nash but my love for Josh Russo eternal so was delighted to get to see Bryan Safi's solo show at
#EdFringe2025
about 2 months ago
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Indie bookshops in York plus great shows coming up
@livetheatre.bsky.social
Northern Stage, Laurels and more:
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/discoverin...
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Discovering indie bookshops in York
Plus Buffy and dinosaurs on stage
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/discovering-indie-bookshops-in-york?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwL-tOtjbGNrAv606WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeKatoTQHSgACdbE8NsEAsju4R4NlzYtLWmPTPfQ80u4KA4BikDKQfuGlo0NU_aem_JqP5nI14i4GzTyo2X6V_sg
about 2 months ago
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Spotlight on
@alphabettitheatre.bsky.social
plus some exciting new work:
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/spotlight-...
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Spotlight on Alphabetti
Plus Rosy Cheek's Flock and South Shields legend Dolly Peel
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/spotlight-on-alphabetti
about 2 months ago
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A look at
@livetheatre.bsky.social
fab new season: lots I'm excited about now I'm finally leaving the house again!
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/new-season...
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New Season at Live Theatre
Plus Tracey leaves the house!
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/new-season-at-live-theatre
2 months ago
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reposted by
Tracey Sinclair
Durham Free Fringe
2 months ago
Many thanks to Tracey Sinclair for including us in her weekly newsletter. Durham Free Fringe begins one week today.
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A look at
@durhamfreefringe.bsky.social
and how when it comes to writing, your milage may vary:
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/durham-fre...
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Durham Free Fringe launches
Plus when it comes to writing, your mileage may vary
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/durham-free-fringe-launches?fbclid=IwY2xjawLkiE1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHkxYcky0GyPp1T2qrI2xsiBRxAXn2ApMWKFsGEg1LtsxZGCwFTjvNvYMtScM_aem_jHXjc9fYbzjoNeHKrzt-Ew
2 months ago
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spotlight on
@peoplestheatre.bsky.social
new season and Newcastle Fringe
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/the-people...
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The People's Theatre new season
Plus some Newcastle Fringe highlights
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/the-peoples-theatre-new-season-8e8?fbclid=IwY2xjawLbRIVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHju486ucfFIIAuMSYcVV6F9NNJEzD2dCRICP89xlabuasMtohCSZ2LIvgXli_aem_lzNeiKdqGUxPbbe7plhz1Q
3 months ago
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Alas I am still too scuppered to do a proper newsletter so please enjoy this piece from the archives that still feels depressingly relevant:
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/creative-f...
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Creative FOMO and the freelance hustle
Or why is everyone else doing better?
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/creative-fomo-and-the-freelance-hustle
3 months ago
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Given the current ignoring of disabled voices, resharing this conversation I had with disabled activist and theatre maker Vici Wreford-Sinnott about urgently needed changes:
exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/its-not-ju...
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'It's not just about lifts and ramps – it's about attitudes and biases'
Is British theatre still failing disabled artists? Vici Wreford-Sinnott on 30 years of activism, punk, and fighting for space
https://exeuntmagazine.substack.com/p/its-not-just-about-lifts-and-ramps
3 months ago
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Since I've started receiving press releases for Newcastle and Edinburgh I'm sharing this again and also *begging* people not to make the title of your email something generic like "a new play!"
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3 months ago
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reposted by
Tracey Sinclair
I've had so much response to this across my other platforms - especially from women who work in publishing - I'm sharing again.
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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Newcastle folk! I'm not well enough to use my 2 tickets for this and I'd hate to see them go to waste so if you want them DM me.
3 months ago
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Tracey Sinclair
Live Theatre
3 months ago
This weekend from tomorrow Fri 27 - Sun 29 Jun we are hosting 'Trans Performance Now' A celebration of trans-led UK theatre & performance practices hosted in collaboration with
@northumbriauni.bsky.social
& Curious Arts. Find out more & register at
www.live.org.uk/whats-on/tra...
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Trans Performance Now
Trans Performance Now
https://www.live.org.uk/whats-on/trans-performance-now
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Recovery kicking my ass so a slightly different Substack this week!
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/ensemble-8...
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Ensemble '84 new show
Plus a meditation on kindness
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/ensemble-84-new-show?fbclid=IwY2xjawLHbqRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnxXuDSiJmmGpvzf7IM01Ptq6Y7Big7YZGQspY2Wtm03VSQyu3qRkH5lYXvX_aem_Hg7H2aRjVPorx7L2UrlOPQ
3 months ago
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Newcastle IRL pals! I'm still recovering from surgery so can't make this show tomorrow night and have 2 tickets going. Message me if you fancy it (I don't need paying just don't want to waste them)
3 months ago
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Back
@livetheatre.bsky.social
for a night of poetry and music
3 months ago
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This week's Substack highlights exciting new project in Sunderland plus another story!
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/you-are-he...
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You are Here: Sunderland
Plus a story of Geordie words
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/you-are-here-sunderland?fbclid=IwY2xjawK-MqhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoR6WATdx_G85bcNKz4fQ-Th-PKMgJcS7FHCV4vGRdukL1mKmjZK75gK3FMy_aem_qizqSCApDHDZ-4US0fiwIw
3 months ago
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Annual outing to the most fun show in town last night
@solvealonga.bsky.social
3 months ago
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I've had so much response to this across my other platforms - especially from women who work in publishing - I'm sharing again.
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3 months ago
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A short story this week: on being a woman in the world. being working class in the arts. Hope you enjoy / relate!
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/the-daily-...
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The Daily Edit - a story
A story for your weekend
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/the-daily-edit-a-story
3 months ago
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The Bench
@livetheatre.bsky.social
was a charming play about an unlikely tentative romance between two very different people:
prodigalgeordie.blog/2025/06/12/t...
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The Bench at Live Theatre
Jeff Brown’s football themed play The Bench comes to Live this week as part of a wider tour, and I was lucky enough to get an invite to see it last night. [Image description: poster for The Bench] …
https://prodigalgeordie.blog/2025/06/12/the-bench-at-live-theatre/
3 months ago
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Review of the warm, witty production of Steel Magnolias
@peoplestheatre.bsky.social
prodigalgeordie.blog/2025/06/11/s...
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Steel Magnolias at The People’s Theatre
The North East is blessed with a raft of great theatres, but, perhaps unusually, we also have a couple of genuinely lovely amateur spaces. I had my first trip to The Little Theatre in Gateshead ear…
https://prodigalgeordie.blog/2025/06/11/steel-magnolias-at-the-peoples-theatre/
4 months ago
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Always enjoy a trip to
@peoplestheatre.bsky.social
and this was a warm, witty production
4 months ago
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reposted by
Tracey Sinclair
Book bargain alert: *all* of my books are 99p on Kindle this month!
4 months ago
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My July rec for
@exeuntmagazine.bsky.social
is Newcastle Fringe
4 months ago
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My June rec for
@exeuntmagazine.bsky.social
comes to
@livetheatre.bsky.social
next week
4 months ago
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Review of Shit Life Crisis
@alphabettitheatre.bsky.social
a glitter-strewn delight of a show that tackles cancer through... Karaoke?
prodigalgeordie.blog/2025/06/06/s...
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Shit Life Crisis at Alphabetti
Yesterday was a day of pop bangers for me. An afternoon matinee of & Juliet – a fun, poppy revision of the Shakespeare story set to noughties tunes – at the Theatre Royal was followed by the ka…
https://prodigalgeordie.blog/2025/06/06/shit-life-crisis-at-alphabetti/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKvmD9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHm8oGDuCui8bi5c0bycnQakpFel-SuD4A2eUT3ycUYeFjoCzs9YCKUez7P5G_aem_bq3C9Tc--QIxTvjLl-7rNQ
4 months ago
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Really enjoyed & Juliet at Theatre Royal Newcastle. Lots of energy and fun
4 months ago
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Five mistakes you might be making in your theatre press release (plus great shows coming to
@livetheatre.bsky.social
and
@alphabettitheatre.bsky.social
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/theatre-pr...
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Theatre press releases: 5 mistakes you might be making
And how to fix them
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/theatre-press-releases-5-mistakes?fbclid=IwY2xjawKtIYNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHhKCY4FMYTfuKMUyj5kO00LMrmMTCE2qq-Qk0AMMXbed55V5fUDUQ18d2Z-S_aem_IO6yh9cxH2GZNQc1VBeNbA
4 months ago
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Book bargain alert: *all* of my books are 99p on Kindle this month!
4 months ago
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My two main reads at the minute so I feel zeitgeisty
4 months ago
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reposted by
Tracey Sinclair
Exeunt NYC
4 months ago
O.K.! is definitely okay, but it could have succeeded more by doing less.
exeuntnyc.com/reviews/revi...
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Review: O.K.! at INTAR Theatre - Exeunt Magazine NYC
Loren Noveck reviews Review: O.K.! at INTAR Theatre at INTAR Theatre
https://exeuntnyc.com/reviews/review-o-k-at-intar-theatre/
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I'd forgotten how much I love South Shields Custom House as a venue so it was great to see this fun, local legend based show (plus some great singers in the bar after!)
4 months ago
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This week's newsletter feat. Newcastle Festival plus Unearthed
@livetheatre.bsky.social
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/newcastle-...
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Newcastle Fringe Festival
Plus Unearthed at Live continues
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/newcastle-fringe-festival
4 months ago
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Exciting things happening in North East theatre
traceysinclair.substack.com/p/from-cape-...
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From Cape Town to Country Durham
Exciting new theatre company Ensemble '84 debuts
https://traceysinclair.substack.com/p/from-cape-town-to-country-durham?fbclid=IwY2xjawKdMaBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHlZ1jY3mTmBm-X5teLLB1S7FqOm88nJnIuo0xSC5DQLgmnXnEjhnWKa0U5Dc_aem_IIBdOcMJUlXpDN_hVVzLgQ
4 months ago
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Enjoyed Grounded
@alphabettitheatre.bsky.social
- moving two hander exploring grief and family during the height of the pandemic, deftly capturing that strange, liminal time
4 months ago
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New North East company Ensemble 84 launches with a powerful production of Mother Courage (and I say that as someone who doesn't love Brecht!)
www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/moth...
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Mother Courage and Her Children review at Horden Methodist Church: timeless
Read our review of Mother Courage and Her Children at Horden Methodist Church, County Durham: Bold, energetic production makes for an impressive debut for Ensemble ’84
https://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/mother-courage-and-her-children-review-horden-methodist-church-county-durham-ensemble-84-lee-hall-brecht?fbclid=IwY2xjawKX3BBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHskTFfQChVP6nHlADIS_rJwlBDr6NZ0dLXdDXLTixm0UAztrsCCo0r6asUsZ_aem_xgWDe5PLDjrWexa4_Dr7Ag
4 months ago
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